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Stormont-Vail HealthCare’s New Emergency Department: Great Care. Less Wait

Stormont-Vail HealthCare’s new Emergency and Trauma Center offers patients quicker care in a more efficient environment. Patients are also given explanations about the care they are receiving and reassurance. The facility is Topeka’s only verified trauma center.

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Meet the Newest Physician to join the Stormont-Vail Family

Now accepting new patients.

Kahlil Alleyne, M.D.
Family Medicine
Cotton-O'Neil Clinic-Carbondale
(785) 836-7111

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Coming Together for Cohesive Urological Care

Richard Isaacson, M.D., Mark Brandsted, M.D. and Chu-Chi Chen, M.D. now provide services under one roof, creating a more unified urological practice at Cotton-O'Neil Clinic. Please visit them at the Robert O'Neil Building at 823 S.W. Mulvane, Suite 275, if you have an appointment with any of these physicians after August 4.

As a Cotton-O'Neil Clinic sub-specialty clinic, Drs. Isaacson, Brandsted and Chen provide a convenient and efficient patient experience, while diagnosing and treating disorders of the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra, and male reproductive organs.

The new location of Cotton-O'Neil Clinic–Urology:
Robert O'Neil Building
823 S.W. Mulvane St., Suite 275
(785) 270-4355

Click here for a map that guides you to their new location.

Stormont-Vail Achieves Heart Failure Accreditation and Status as a Chest Pain Center

Stormont-Vail HealthCare announces that it has received Heart Failure Accreditation and status as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. Hospitals that have achieved SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack.

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Need a doctor?

Stormont-Vail's Health Connections can help you find a doctor accepting new patients. Call (785) 354-5225. Health Connections' representatives are available around-the-clock, every day.

BIG HEARTS for little hearts Golf Tournament

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The10th annual BIG HEARTS for little hearts tournament will be Sept. 20, 2010 at the Topeka Country Club. For more information contact the Foundation at (785) 354-6851.

Heart Care Takes Team Approach

When a person has symptoms of a heart attack, seek immediate medical help by calling 911. Every minute counts. If emergency responders are able to do an EKG in a personÕs house and it indicates a heart attack, then patients who come to Topeka's Stormont-Vail are met by a medical team ready to treat the heart condition. That starts a whole process of special care, including follow up after the patient leaves the hospital. This WIBW report tells more.

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Are you a Physical Therapist looking to be a part of a great team?

Stormont-Vail HealthCare has physical therapy opportunities – providing therapy in the hospital and at our clinic – for individuals with a BS, MS or PhD in Physical Therapy from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.

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Caring for Stormont-Vail HealthCare's Tiniest Patients

Stormont-Vail HealthCare's Neonatal IntensiveCare is the only one of its kind in the Topeka, Kansas area. It has 24/7 coverage by neonatologists (specialized physicians for infants) as well as other specialists to ensure our tiniest patients receive the best of care.

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A Higher Level of Patient Care

Learn what it really means for patients that Stormont-Vail HealthCare has achieved accreditation as a Chest Pain Center and Heart Failure, and become certified as a Primary Stroke Center. The Fall 2010 issue of Healthy Times is now available with that information as well as other health news you can use. Click to read it here or call Health Connections at (785) 354-5225 to have a free copy sent to your home.

You Can Now Pay Your Bill Online!

Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center and Cotton-O’Neil Clinic now have an online bill pay system. Check out our free Online Business Office to pay your bill in a simple, quick and secure way or check your account information.

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