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Stormont Vail Health Earns 4-Star Rating from CMS for Hospital Quality

Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce it has received a 4-Star Hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. This recognition reflects Stormont Vail’s continued commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care to the communities it serves. The CMS star ratings evaluate hospitals nationwide…

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Message 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…

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Shawna & 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…

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Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Henry Goppert, DPM, to the Cotton O’Neil Foot and Ankle Clinic

Stormont Vail Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Henry Goppert, DPM, to its Podiatry team. He will provide both surgical and non-surgical care at the Cotton O’Neil Foot and Ankle Clinic, located at Kanza Park, 2660 S.W. 3rd St., Topeka, KS 66606. Dr. Goppert offers a comprehensive range of in-office procedures, including ingrown toenail removal…

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Stormont Vail Community News Aug. 19, 2025

In this week’s issue: Dr. Karli Alderson Joins Cotton O’Neil Pediatrics ClinicWe’re pleased to welcome Dr. Karli Alderson back to the team! As a Pediatric Weight Management specialist with an extensive family medicine background, Dr. Alderson offers invaluable support and resources to her fellow providers, patients, and their families. Dr. Alderson first joined Stormont Vail Health in…

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Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Dr. Kaitlynn Christiansen to Manhattan Campus Primary Care

Stormont Vail Health is pleased to introduce Kaitlynn Christiansen, M.D., a board-certified family medicine physician with lifelong ties to the Manhattan community, to the Stormont Vail Manhattan Campus, 1325 Research Park Dr., 66502. With its blend of year-round residents, students, and service members, she finds the community’s diversity both impactful, fascinating, and meaningful. She believes…

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We Celebrate Jeannine McClellan, DAISY Award Winner

Stormont Vail Health is proud to celebrate Jeannine McClellan, a registered nurse (RN) in our Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), for her DAISY Award! During a recent procedure, Nurse Jeannine helped a young patient with special needs feel safe and calm. Her simple act of kindness made a lasting impact and is a beautiful example of…

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Pediatric Weight Management Physician Karli Alderson, M.D., Returns to Stormont Vail Health

Stormont Vail Health is pleased to introduce Dr. Karli Alderson, a Pediatric Weight Management physician. Dr. Alderson, a board-certified Family Medicine physician, brings more than five years of specialized expertise managing weight-related conditions to Cotton O’Neil Pediatrics-Gage, 4100 S.W. 15th St. Topeka, 66604. In family medicine, Dr. Alderson saw the link between patients’ health and…

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Help Raise Awareness During Malnutrition Awareness Week | Sept. 8–12, 2025

Stormont Vail Health is proud to partner with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) for Malnutrition Awareness Week, a national initiative focused on improving nutrition care and outcomes. We’re excited to share that our Clinical Nutrition team is launching a new care process for identifying and treating malnutrition at our Topeka and…

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Stormont Vail Health Becomes First Topeka Hospital to Offer 24/7 Access to Da Vinci Robotic Surgery

Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce it is the first hospital in Topeka to offer patients 24/7 access to robotic-assisted surgery via the Da Vinci Surgical System. This level of around-the-clock surgical care ensures that regardless of when a patient arrives to the ER, they will have access to the most advanced surgical technology…

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