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Celebrating Nursing Excellence at Magnetizing KC 2025
Stormont Vail Health proudly participated in the annual Magnetizing KC symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Magnet Program Directors Consortium. This year’s theme, “Ignite the Power of Excellence,” spotlighted innovation, collaboration, and compassion in nursing. Fifty-nine team members represented Stormont Vail, including several presenters who shared impactful work in nursing leadership and innovation. Podium Presentations…
Read MoreStormont Vail Community News Sept. 16, 2025
Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. In this week’s issue: Creating Comfort Through Art and Care Thanks to the generosity of the Stormont Vail Foundation, the Inpatient Behavioral Health Child and Adolescent Unit has received new rocking chairs that bring warmth and comfort to the kids’ milieu area. Complementing this gift…
Read MoreSurgical Precision Starts with a Picture
Join Dr. Regier at our FIRST Walk with a Doc in Junction City. Dr. Daniel Regier, general surgeon at our Flint Hills Campus in Junction City, will explain how imaging tools like CT and MRI give our Surgical Care team the clarity they need to deliver the BEST care patients deserve—from identifying issues early to…
Read MoreStormont Vail Community News Sept. 2, 2025
Dear Community Partners, Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews. In this week’s issue: Stormont Vail Health Announces $1.5 Million Contribution to City of Emporia Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce a $1.5 million charitable contribution to the City ofEmporia, reinforcing the healthcare organization’s deep-rooted commitment to the community and a shared vision for a vibrant,…
Read MoreMessage from Mark: The Impact of Partnership
Stormont Vail Health has had pivotal collaborations in its history that have changed the course of the organization. Thirty years later the the joint venture has proven to be one of the most successful hospital-medical clinic mergers in the country, resulting in today’s Stormont Vail Health. “The success of this was primarily because all operating…
Read MoreShawna & Janet: July 2025 Persons of the Moment
How Teamwork Turned a Call into a Lifesaving Moment At Stormont Vail Health, our Transitional Care Management team makes follow-up calls to every discharged patient. These calls support recovery—but one recent call became a life-saving moment thanks to the incredible teamwork of Shawnna Beck (Care Manager) and Janet Spantgos, registered nurses with Care Transformation. When…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Amy Kincade, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Selected for Leadership Kansas Congratulations to Amy Kincade for being selected as one of 40 Kansans for the 2025 Leadership Kansas Program! Leadership Kansas is one of the oldest and most prestigious statewide programs and Amy was selected out…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Dr. Molly Disbrow Appears on KMAN Radio to Talk About GI Health Molly Disbrow, M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Stormont Vail Manhattan Campus, appeared on Within Reason With Mike Matson on KMAN Radio/Podcast last week to talk about digestive health and the importance of screening for colorectal cancer.…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Ingram’s Magazine Honors Stormont Vail Duo It is a great honor to be recognized along with a special Stormont Vail volunteer as 2025 Heroes in Healthcare in the recent issue of Ingram’s Magazine. Andy Tompkins, a lobby ambassador, was honored in the Volunteer Category, and I received recognition…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Mayo Clinic Doctor to Visit Stormont Vail Health Cardiology Team Stormont Vail Health will host a leading expert and researcher in the field of cardiology from Mayo Clinic, for a visit with our cardiology and cardiac rehab teams this Friday at the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center. Joshua Smith,…
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