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Stormont Vail Health’s Mother & Baby Department is proud to announce the availability of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) for expectant mothers, providing women with more personalized choices in their childbirth journey. This emphasizes our commitment to supporting patient choice and supporting safe, evidence-based care for families in our region.

When You Give Your Best, You Deserve the Best Alofa is more than a success story—she’s one of us. As a patient care technician (PCT) with our Perioperative Services team, Alofa Mariner gives her best every day. With support from our Weight Management program and bariatric surgery, she lost more than 150 pounds—and gained newfound…

Next time you need to fill your vehicle up, stop by Darrell’s Service at 4300 S.W. 21st St. in Topeka and consider using The Giving Pump! When you choose the Giving Pump, you’re not just fueling your car, you’re also fueling Children’s Miracle Network at Stormont Vail Health. For every gallon of fuel sold, a percentage gets…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Team Bowling Event Rolls Like a Perfect Game Stormont Vail Health’s inaugural team bowling event last Friday evening certainly rolled out the teamwork – and was a strike of fun for all who attended. With 30 bowling teams representing departments from across the system, creativity abounded…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: We Celebrate Maggie Scheck, DAISY Award Winner Congratulations to Maggie, an RN in our Transitional Care Unit, for her DAISY Award! She received a nomination from a patient who praised Maggie’s emotional intelligence and ability to connect with those in her care. “Maggie embodies the spirit of the…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Forensic Nurse Team Represents Stormont Vail at Concealed Revealed The Stormont Vail forensic nursing team represented our organization at the Concealed Revealed event the past weekend benefitting the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment. Our Stormont Vail team works closely with this program to assist victims and survivors…

Dear Team, Here are today’s updates: Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Recognizes Business Leaders I am humbled to be among four individuals who were honored last Thursday at the Junior Achievement’s Topeka Business Hall of Fame 2025 Tribute Dinner. Additional laureates were Karen Lynn, BT&Co., Chuck Lower, Lower Plumbing, Heating and Air, and Doug…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health’s March Walk with a Doc – Dr. Robert Ricci Stormont Vail Health invites the Topeka community to its monthly Walk with a Doc program, which promotes health and wellness through casual outdoor exercise. The event will be 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at…

The Stormont Vail Health Board of Directors announced Thursday that Mark F. Slyter, DSc, FACHE, a Kansas native and longtime healthcare executive, will be the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Stormont Vail Health. Most recently, Mr. Slyter has been President and CEO of Dignity Health (DH) Arizona East Valley Market in the Greater…