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Dear Community Partners,
Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews.
- Dr. Kendra Reith Joins Manhattan Campus Family Medicine Team
- You’re invited to the Emporia Groundbreaking Ceremony!
- Walk with an APP (Topeka): May 16, 2026
- Emporia Team Serves Up Care Beyond the Clinic
- COMING SOON: 2026 Excellence in EMS Award Celebration
- Recognizing a Community Partner Supporting Kansas Kids
- New Mattresses Offer Higher Reliability for Rest
- “To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday
- JOBS SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Kendra Reith Joins Manhattan Campus Family Medicine Team
We’re pleased to welcome Kendra Reith, M.D., as the newest member of our Family Medicine team at our Manhattan Campus. She emphasizes clear communication and shared decision‑making so patients understand their care plans and feel supported. We look forward to the impact she’ll have on our patients and colleagues!
You’re invited to the Emporia Groundbreaking Ceremony!
Stormont Vail Health is proud to officially break ground on our new Emporia Campus—a future home for expanded care, enhanced services, and a continued commitment to caring for Emporia for generations to come.
Time: 9 a.m.
Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Location: 18th Street and Road G, Emporia, KS 66801
Join community leaders, caregivers, partners, and community members as we mark the beginning of construction and the next chapter of healthcare in Emporia. We look forward to celebrating with you.
Parking and Additional Information:
- Enter the drive off 18th Street to park near the soccer fields. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged.
- This is an active construction site—closed-toed, comfortable shoes are recommended.
- If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact Taylor Bugg at [email protected] or 785-581-2996.
Walk with an APP (Topeka): May 16, 2026
Join Leslie Arnold, certified nurse-midwife (CNM), for a casual, one-mile walk focused on postpartum depression, emotional health, and when to find support.
Please help spread the word to friends and family who are pregnant, recently gave birth, thinking about pregnancy, or have experienced postpartum depression.
This event can be especially meaningful for those who may feel hesitant or unsure about bringing up these topics.
Emporia Team Serves Up Care Beyond the Clinic
Beth Weimer and Alicia Criger from our Emporia Clinic recently stepped into the community to provide blood pressure screenings and health support at the United Way of the Flint Hills Pathways to Hope Community Resource Fair on April 25.
The event served more than 200 adults and children, highlighting the impact of meeting our community where they are.
Thank you, Beth and Alicia, for caring for Emporia inside and outside the clinic!
COMING SOON: 2026 Excellence in EMS Award Celebration
Join us Friday, May 22, for the Excellence in EMS Award Celebration to honor EMS professionals, celebrate the strength of trauma survivors, and connect as a community.
✔️ Award presentation
✔️ Food trucks
✔️ Therapy dogs
✔️ Family‑friendly activities è See Details
Recognizing a Community Partner Supporting Kansas Kids
Recently, the team at Walmart Supercenter (Store #341) in Marysville raised $5,924 for Stormont Vail Health, a Children’s Miracle Network hospital, helping support vital pediatric programs and life‑saving equipment.
We’re grateful for their generosity and continuous commitment to helping kids and families in our communities.
Explore the Impact of Partnership
New Mattresses Offer Higher Reliability for Rest
Having a comfortable hospital bed has more benefits than you might think. It can improve rest and recovery, prevent complications, and improve a patient’s morale.
Thanks to the efforts of our Stormont Vail Health nursing staff and others, we recently purchased new mattresses for patient beds for our hospitals in Topeka and Junction City (Flint Hills Campus).
In Topeka, 250 new mattresses will be utilized in the medical specialty areas. There are also plans to order 40 additional mattresses in the coming fiscal year so all medical specialty beds are equipped with new mattresses.
At Flint Hills, three new mattresses have been ordered for Labor and Delivery areas and 10 new mattresses for the medical specialty area. Thank you to all team members who were a part of this initiative to provide a restful stay for our patients.
“To Your Health” on WIBW-TV: Last Week’s Segment
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. In last week’s To Your Health segment Alex Heeren, APRN in Dermatology, discusses the importance of prevention and early detection when it comes to keeping your skin healthy.
Our “To Your Health” segments air at 10 p.m. on WIBW-TV, Channel 13. The segment typically repeats at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Fridays on 13 News This Morning and is posted on wibw.com.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
- Security Officer – Security – FT – Evening (Open)
- Ambulatory RN or Ambulatory LPN – Pulmonary – Ft -Day
- Certified Physical Therapy Assistant – Physical Therapy SVHC – FT – Day
Stormont Vail Health is always looking for the BEST talent to join our team. See all current openings at www.stormontvail.org/careers.
