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Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: We Together Give HOPE: Dave’s Story Dave Rosebrough, an LPN with Stormont Vail Behavioral Health, knows first-hand how Stormont Vail Health’s HOPE Fund can make a difference during tough times. The HOPE (Helping Our Peers in Emergencies) Fund offers financial assistance to Stormont Vail team members facing unexpected…
Read MoreOur team members strive to create memorable experiences for all patients during their stays. Recently, Julie Parnell, Justine Wilt, and Annie Wiggin went the extra mile to reunite two married patients assigned to different units. They worked together to move both beds into one room so the couple could spend time together. The couple was…
Read MoreStormont Vail Health welcomed the first baby in Geary County of 2025 on Jan. 5, 2025 at 6:41 p.m. Baby boy Marquez Garcia weighs 7 lbs. and 2 oz. and measures 19 inches long. Marquez was born to Holden Hopkins and Angelica Marquez Garcia. Stormont Vail’s Birthplace offers compassionate, high-quality care for expectant mothers. The…
Read MoreJan. 7, 2025 Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Thank You to All Who Assisted During Extreme Winter Weather We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible team members, their families and others in the community who demonstrated unwavering commitment during the recent unprecedented winter weather. From those who braved the snow…
Read MoreOur team members strive to create memorable experiences for all patients during their stays. Recently, Julie Parnell, Justine Wilt, and Annie Wiggin went the extra mile to reunite two married patients assigned to different units. They worked together to move both beds into one room so the couple could spend time together. The couple was…
Read MoreDr. Clayton Wood went above and beyond to assist one of the small, rural hospitals in our region; to get a patient the best available care, when SVH didn’t have the resources to bring the patient here. Often times, we get calls on the transfer line where outside facilities have limited capabilities and resources and…
Read MoreStormont Vail Health welcomed the first baby born in Shawnee County in 2025. Baby boy August Martell was born at 3:07 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025. August weighs 8 lbs. and 7 oz. and measures 21 1/4 inches long. He was born to Kerstin and Ethan Martell. Stormont Vail’s Birthplace offers compassionate, high-quality care for…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Happy New Year! Here are today’s updates: Sharing the Gift of Music – from Carnegie Hall to the Cancer Center From her piano playing in New York’s Carnegie Hall to providing musical selections at the Cotton O’Neil Cancer Center in Topeka, 12-year-old Chloe Ma impressed all who heard her amazing performances. The…
Read MoreThe Stormont Vail Foundation is proud to announce upgrades to the Stormont Vail Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Mother & Baby Department, reinforcing its commitment to providing exceptional care for newborns. The announcement was made today during a special event in celebration of team members and local donors, including Advisors Excel, who made…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Vicky McGrath Selected as Magnet Abstract Reviewer Congratulations to Vicky McGrath, DNP, MBA, RN, OCN, Assistant Professor at the Baker School of Nursing, for being selected as a 2025 Magnet abstract reviewer for the ANCC National Magnet Conference® and the ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference®. This is an honor for Vicky…
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