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We Recognize Brad Parry, ATC
We recognize Brad Parry, MS, LAT, ATC, a Stormont Vail Health athletic training team member since 1987, for his induction into the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. The veteran ATC is retiring at the end of this school year after a career spanning about 40 years.
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Mar 05)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Lincoln Center OB/GYN Jessica Kieffer, M.D. Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Jessica Kieffer, an OB/GYN specializing in reproductive medicine and pregnancy care, to the Stormont Vail Women’s Services team. Dr. Kieffer delivers various women’s health services in the Stormont Vail OB/GYN-Lincoln Center, 800…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Feb 29)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Community and Nursing Reports Capture Milestones Each year Stormont Vail Health creates annual reports to recognize and document our accomplishments of the past year. The Community Report and Nursing Report are provided in print and online as a way to tell our story. The “We Are Stormont” theme…
Read MoreWe Recognize Isaac Littlejohn, February Person of the Moment
Facilities management professionals are the cornerstone of an effective environment of care. These professionals play an important, though often hidden, role in preparing facilities to meet patient and team members’ needs. In a healthcare setting, they ensure the effective, uninterrupted operation of hospitals and clinics by managing equipment and environmental services, utility maintenance and use,…
Read MoreStormont Vail Health Flint Hills Campus Receives Funding for New Portable X-Ray System
Stormont Vail Health is pleased to announce that the Flint Hills Campus has received funds to purchase a DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System for use by the Imaging Department. The purchase of the mobile imaging unit enhances the quality of care across the Flint Hills Campus departments, including The Birthplace, Emergency Department, Medical Surgical Unit, and…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Feb 22)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Deb Yocum: Trading Spreadsheets for Alpacas Deb Yocum had no idea as a new staff accountant assigned to handle the books of an internal medicine clinic that someday it would evolve into a 35-year career in healthcare administration. In short order, Deb was hired in 1988 by the…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Feb 20)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Supporting You: How Our Benefits Promote Your Educational Goals The decision to take college courses toward completing your baccalaureate or advanced degree requires an investment of both your time and financial resources. Stormont Vail Health offers you two types of support – one during your education process and…
Read MoreWe Recognize Tammy Barber, January Person of the Moment
Soft-heartedness and technical expertise are equally vital in phlebotomy. After all, better draws (and consequently, results) naturally happen when patients feel more comfortable and relaxed – something that’s easier said than done. For this reason, the best phlebotomists have the expertise and empathy to put patients at ease, even during intense vulnerability or distress. That’s…
Read MoreWe Recognize Tracy O’Rourke, Hero in Healthcare
As Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tracy O’Rourke wears many hats, from financial management to resource allocation to quality improvement and patient safety – with the ultimate goal of helping patients receive higher-quality, more accessible care. Patient advocacy underlies (and complements) Tracy’s extensive business and healthcare expertise, which have gone a long way…
Read MoreWe Together: A Communication of Stormont Vail Health (Feb 08)
Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Todd Crane, M.D., FACEP, Welcomed to Flint Hills Campus Emergency Department Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Todd Crane, a board-certified emergency medicine specialist, to the Flint Hills Campus Emergency Department, Junction City. A native Iowan, Dr. Crane has considered himself a “Kansas guy” since moving to Manhattan…
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