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Dear Community Partners,

Please enjoy this week’s issue of SVnews.

In this week’s issue:

• Stormont Vail Health Now Offers Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
• We Celebrate Daisy Award Winner Maria Cortez
• Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Moves to 830 Mulvane
• Important Update: Your Weight Management Clinic Location is Changing
• Amy Burns featured on KMAN Radio
• “To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday

Stormont Vail Health Now Offers Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy

Stormont Vail Health now offers Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. This powerful new screening tool can detect lung cancer earlier, safer, and with greater precision.

Our pulmonary team can reach tiny, hard-to-access lung nodules without invasive surgery – meaning faster answers, smaller risks, and better outcomes.

Since launching the technology in April, outcomes for patients have been life changing. Ask your doctor if it’s right for you. Already have a referral? We’ll get you scheduled quickly – just give us a call at (785) 270-0195, option 9.

We Celebrate DAISY Award Winner Maria Cortez

Congrats to Maria Cortez, a nurse in our Birthplace, who was recently honored with a DAISY award after taking swift, life-saving action when a mother experienced a medical emergency during labor.

“Thanks to her quick thinking, expert skills, and unwavering composure, my son is now a thriving 13-month-old—healthy, happy, and without any developmental concerns,” the patient said in her nomination. “I will forever be grateful for Nurse

Maria and I think about her often. She is an extraordinary nurse, and I credit her with saving my child’s life.” Read Maria’s full nomination.

Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Moves to 830 S.W. Mulvane

On June 2, 2025, our Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care team at 823 S.W. Mulvane will move to 830 S.W. Mulvane.

New Address
830 S.W. Mulvane St.
Topeka, 66606 (785) 354-6992

We will inform patients through MyChart and signs at the current clinic location. However, we encourage our team members and volunteers to spread the word, too!

Questions? Call the Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care team at (785) 354-6992.

Important Update: Your Weight Management Clinic Location is Changing

Effective June 11, 2025: All appointments at our Weight Management Center in Topeka will take place at 823 S.W. Mulvane, 4th floor. This move includes Jamie Fowles, APRN, Angie Depperschmidt, APRN, and Shawna Mitchell, APRN. Call (785) 270-0056 for questions or directions.

Amy Burns featured on KMAN Radio

Amy Burns, President and Executive Director of the Stormont Vail Foundation, recently appeared on KMAN’s popular radio show/podcast, Within Reason, hosted by Mike Matson. Amy highlighted how the Foundation—and the generosity of its donors (many of whom include Stormont Vail Health team members)—is creating a meaningful impact throughout our region.

Amy shared how healthcare philanthropy at Stormont Vail goes far beyond events and donations, from providing nursing scholarships and funds for emergency patient needs, to supporting other local nonprofits. Thank you to Amy for shining a light on the power of giving and the incredible ways our Foundation supports the health of our community. Be sure to tune in to Within Reason on weekdays at 9 a.m. on News Radio KMAN to catch more compelling conversations!

“To Your Health” on WIBW-TV this Thursday

Low Dose CT Screenings, New Targeted Therapies, and NGS Testing are the topics for this Thursday’s WIBW-TV “To Your Health” segment. Stormont Vail’s Dr. Alec Britt, Hematology and Oncology specialist at the Cancer Center, will be interviewed for the segment that airs 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.

*Missed last week’s episode with Heather Eisenbarth, APRN, Robin McKay, APRN, and a patient at the Stormont Vail Health Cancer Center discussing the exciting new developments surrounding BiTE (bispecific T-cell engager) therapy? Watch it here.

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Stormont Vail Health is always looking for the BEST talent to join our team. See these jobs and other current openings at  www.stormontvail.org/careers.