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Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health Trainers Take Care of Our Athletes – On and Off the Field Happy St. Patrick’s Day! March is National Nutrition Month Walk with a Doc in Topeka this Saturday: Dr. Mary Franz Certified Nurses Day is March 19th Remembering Dr. Frisco Morse Day is Tuesday,…
Read More“It takes a village.” This proverb has become ingrained at the Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills Campus. This team is one that understands it takes many, together, to achieve common goals. When news that the Flint Hills Campus lab staff would be welcoming four new lab techs from the Philippines, this proverb once again, rang…
Read MoreStormont 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 MoreDear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Extraordinary Care Award Winner: Charles Davis Stormont Vail Health Earns Blue Distinction Center Designation for Cardiac Care Celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week Just Another Magnet Monday Podcast: Episode 2 Professional Governance – Be a Voice of Influence Current Status at Stormont Vail Health Extraordinary Care Award Winner: Charles…
Read MoreMarch is National Athletic Training Month and what better way to celebrate than to give you the inside scoop on the extent Stormont Vail Health goes to in order to provide athletic training services to the community we love. Not only do we have two certified athletic trainers (ATCs) who work full-time with Washburn Athletics…
Read MoreMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. Fortunately, colorectal cancer is highly treatable when caught early. Due to an increase in number of colon cancer related deaths of people under age 55, the American Cancer…
Read MoreMarch is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme is Fuel for the Future. Eating with sustainability in mind is a tasty way to nourish ourselves during every phase of life and protect the environment. To learn more about this theme and to explore opportunities to put it into practice, visit www.eatright.org. Let’s also take…
Read More“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 MorePlease help us celebrate our February Person of the Moment, Janis Holiwell, COVID Clinic Specialist 2! Janis is such a caring and thoughtful individual that brings so much to her team and patients. “During her vaccine appointment, a patient mentioned that her mother recently passed away and she had been feeling pretty depressed. Janis took…
Read MoreHappy International Women’s Day! On March 8, we are celebrating the achievements and contributions of women around the world. To celebrate, meet an outstanding nurse who has paved her own way forward for nearly four decades as a caregiver – Tracy Bredow. Tracy is a proud charge nurse in the Stormont Vail Health Birthplace and…
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