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Dear Community Partners, Stormont Vail Health has many connections with Washburn University – through alumni, academic programs that educate future healthcare professionals and more – and our connection with Washburn will be even more visible this weekend. We are hosting our second “Walk with a Doc” from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, starting from the…
Read MoreDr. Korri Phillips sits down with WIBW in this weeks To Your Health to talk about why you should get your flu shot. Also, mark your calendars for September 30 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for our first adult drive-thru clinic of the season in the surgery parking lot. Remember, you’re not you, when…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, We started off Monday with nine inpatient departments in the hospital at 100 percent occupancy based on available staffing. We are caring for 63 inpatients ill with COVID-19, in addition to patients with medical and surgical needs for which we traditionally provide care. Today’s 63 COVID-19 inpatients compares to 27 COVID-19 positive…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, The Race Against Breast Cancer (RABC) 5K Run/Walk will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 17, at Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee, 3315 S.E. Tinman Circle. The RABC 5K Run/Walk event was the brainchild of Billie Hall, manager of the Stormont Vail Women’s Center 30 years ago. She was disturbed to…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Labor Day is our federal holiday instituted to recognize the accomplishments of United States workers. It first became a holiday in 1894. It seems fitting this Labor Day to give a shout out to all health care workers around the world who have diligently focused on caring for COVID-19 patients and limiting…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Urgent care can feel more urgent in a pandemic. The COVID-19 virus – and especially its delta variant – is tricky, with disease symptoms that can vary widely. Plus, this is a novel virus that we are still learning about, but much remains unknown. Are these symptoms a cold or COVID? Is…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Urgent care can feel more urgent in a pandemic. The COVID-19 virus – and especially its delta variant – is tricky, with disease symptoms that can vary widely. Plus, this is a novel virus that we are still learning about, but much remains unknown. Are these symptoms a cold or COVID? Is…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Changing our Emergency Department to diversion status – which means ambulances carrying patients are diverted to another hospital – is a difficult decision to make. However, it is one that has been made more often the past year. During diversions, our front door to the ED remains open and we continue to…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, There are many hands working together to help keep our community healthy in the COVID-19 pandemic. One important team is at our Infusion Center in Topeka where we provide monoclonal antibody treatment to COVID-19 outpatients. This is a treatment given to patients who are at high risk for developing severe symptoms from…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, We are facing a difficult and dire situation in the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important that we have a full understanding of what this means to us and the health care in our communities. Our hospital is full. At the start of today, all of our hospital’s adult inpatient rooms were filled…
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