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Dear Community Partners,
Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews.

• Memorial Day Clinic Holiday Hours: Monday, May 25, 2026
• Emporia Campus Groundbreaking Celebration
• Donate Blood Today – Make a Lifesaving Impact Tomorrow
• Dine Out for a Cause: Jefferson’s Meals for Miracles 2026
• Carol Perry Granted Honorary Doctorate of Public Service
• Enhancing Patient Care Through Virtual Nursing
• Terri Dean Featured on KMAN Radio
• “To Your Health” on WIBW-TV
• JOBS SPOTLIGHT

Memorial Day Clinic Holiday Hours: Monday, May 25, 2026

Plan ahead and share this information with patients, family, and friends who may need care during the holiday.

CLOSED

• Primary and specialty care clinics
• Retail Pharmacy
• Flint Hills Campus Rural Health Clinic & Walk-In Services

OPEN

• Topeka Express Care clinics: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Infusion Center: 8 a.m. –noon

Emporia Campus Groundbreaking Celebration

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of our future Emporia Campus. It was a great morning recognizing this important step forward for expanding access to care in the Emporia community—a community we’ve been serving for more than 30 years.

Located at 18th Street and Road G, the new campus represents Stormont Vail Health’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality care close to home. Construction is now underway, and we look forward to sharing updates as the project progresses.
👉 See more photos from the event.

Donate Blood Today – Make a Lifesaving Impact Tomorrow 🩸

One small act can make a lifesaving difference in our community. Your donation can save up to three lives.

• 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026
• Centennial Rooms A & D, Stormont Vail Hospital

Walk-ins welcome, or you can sign up at savealifenow.org/group
Use group code TPKS.

Questions? Contact Melissa Morgan at (785) 270-4788 or [email protected].

Dine Out for a Cause: Jefferson’s Meals for Miracles 2026

100% of proceeds from every ticket supports local kids through Children’s Miracle Network at Stormont Vail Health.

👉 Get Tickets
👉 See Details

Carol Perry Granted Honorary Doctorate of Public Service

Carol Perry, retired Stormont Vail Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service by Washburn University. The honor was presented during the Harmony J. Hines School of Nursing graduation in White Concert Hall last Friday.

Carol is a 1983 graduate of the Washburn School of Nursing and received her Master of Science in Management from Baker University. She devoted her entire 40-year nursing career to Stormont Vail Health, where her leadership helped shape patient care, nursing excellence and workforce development across the region.

Carol started her career as a student nurse technician, and later as a registered nurse in Labor and Delivery. She moved into leadership roles within the maternal/child service line, then case management, performance improvement and the hospitalist program.

She was appointed Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer in 2001, then promoted to Senior Vice President and CNO in 2019. Under Carol’s leadership, Stormont Vail achieved Magnet designation four times, reflecting sustained excellence in nursing practice and patient outcomes. Carol retired in 2024 and remains active in her commitment to Kansas healthcare and nursing education.

Two other Washburn graduates receiving honorary doctorates from Washburn were:

• Jim Slattery, Honorary Doctorate of Law, who was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives while a law student and served three terms and was speaker pro tem from 1977—79. He later served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995.

Dr. Joe Anthony “Tony” Ware, Honorary Doctorate of Science, who built a distinguished career as a cardiologist, physician-scientist and pharmaceutical executive whose work has advanced cardiovascular medicine and improved patient care worldwide.

Enhancing Patient Care Through Virtual Nursing

We’re enhancing patient care through an expanded virtual nursing program that blends innovative technology with experienced human care.

Virtual nurses connect with patients through secure cameras and web-based technology to assist with admissions, discharges, medication support, and patient education. The program also helps strengthen communication between bedside nurses, physicians, specialists, and family members who may not be able to be present in person.

Recent upgrades allow for integrated translation services, making it easier to support Spanish-speaking patients and others who need language assistance.

Staffed by experienced Stormont Vail Health nurses, the virtual nursing team helps relieve some bedside tasks, allowing in-room nurses to focus more on hands-on, direct patient care.

👉Learn more about our Virtual Nursing capabilities.

Terri Dean Featured on KMAN Radio

Terri Dean, Director of Talent Acquisition, was recently featured on Within Reason with Mike Matson on KMAN Radio. Terri shared insights into the role of Talent Acquisition, why it’s so important in today’s healthcare landscape, and how it helps connect the right people to meaningful careers at Stormont Vail.

Thank you, Terri, for representing Stormont Vail and helping showcase the impactful work happening across our teams.
👉 Catch the full conversation here.

“To Your Health” on WIBW-TV

In last week’s To Your Health segment, Matt Dittmer, LSCSW, Stormont Vail Behavioral Health Clinical Therapist Supervisor explained our Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, a virtual program designed for adults needing extra support. 👉Watch It Now

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

• Amb RN or Amb LPN – Lincoln Center- Ft – Days
• Clinical Informaticist 1 – Radiology Administration – FT – Day (Open)
• Radiation Therapist – Cancer Center Radiation Therapy HOPD – 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

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