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Stormont Vail Health Earns Blue Distinction Center Designation for Cardiac Care
Stormont Vail Health has received a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that meet quality standards and have proven to deliver quality care with safe practices that lead to…
Read MoreCelebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week
“Together we own patient safety and the patient experience. We provide safe, high-quality care with a kind and generous spirit.” Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 12 – 18. At Stormont Vail Health, we are dedicated to helping all who turn to us. We help the sick heal, the worried find peace, and the healthy…
Read MoreEmergency Medicine Physician Jonathan Dompeling, D.O., Joins Stormont Vail Health
Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Jonathan Dompeling, D.O., is joining our team to practice as an emergency medicine physician, located at Stormont Vail Hospital. Dr. Dompeling grew up in the Chicagoland suburbs and attended Loyola University in Chicago, Ill., and Dominican University, River Forest, Ill., where he earned both a Bachelor of…
Read MoreLalita Mahaseth, M.D., Joins Stormont Vail Health Pediatrics Team
Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Lalita Mahaseth, M.D., has joined our pediatrics team. Dr. Mahaseth grew up in Nepal where she received her medical education at Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal. Even at a young age, she enjoyed caring for kids. However, the biggest driving force behind her decision to pursue a…
Read MoreStormont Vail Health and Children’s Mercy Kansas City Announce Expanded Partnership
Stormont Vail Health and Children’s Mercy Kansas City are expanding their ongoing relationship that provides pediatric specialty services for children and families in Topeka and surrounding areas by opening a new dedicated pediatric clinic in Topeka-Children’s Mercy Topeka at Stormont Vail Health. The new clinic is scheduled to open in October. The Children’s Mercy team…
Read MorePediatric Intensivist Satish Shah, M.D., Joins Stormont Vail Health
Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Satish Shah, M.D., has joined our medical team and will practice as a Pediatric Intensivist, located at 1500 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kan. 66606. Dr. Shah will work in intensive care units or emergency rooms, providing emergency medical care to children. Dr. Shah’s approach to medicine is…
Read MoreOrthopedic Surgeon Casey Whale, M.D., Joins Stormont Vail Health
Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Casey Whale, M.D., has joined our medical team and will practice as an orthopedic surgeon, located at Cotton O’Neil Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, 2660 SW 3rd St., Topeka, Kan., 66606. Dr. Whale is an adult reconstructive orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complex primary total knee and total…
Read MoreLibby Rosen, PhD, RN Named Baker School of Nursing Dean
Stormont Vail Health is proud to recognize Libby Rosen, PhD, RN, as the Baker University School of Nursing Dean on Stormont Vail’s campus. She was appointed as the Interim Dean in October of 2021 and named the permanent Dean on January 1, 2022. Rosen’s nursing days started at the Stormont Vail School of Nursing when…
Read MoreStormont Vail Health’s Letter of Intent Signed by Geary Community Hospital Board of Trustees, Geary County Commission
Stormont Vail Health, a Topeka-based regional health care system, has agreed through a Letter of Intent to negotiate a contract with the Geary County Commission and the Geary Community Hospital and its Board of Trustees that could result in Stormont Vail providing hospital and clinic services in Junction City and Geary County. Stormont Vail Health…
Read MoreFamily Medicine Physician, Jocelyn Mattoon, M.D., joins Stormont Vail Health
Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Jocelyn Mattoon, M.D., is joining our team to practice as a family medicine physician, located at Cotton O’Neil Manhattan, 1133 College Ave., Manhattan, Kan., 66502. Dr. Mattoon is excited to return to her home in the Flint Hills to practice medicine. “I’ve heard nothing put positive things…
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