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Here are today’s updates: Tracy O’Rourke Recognized for Exceptional Service and Leadership We proudly announce that Tracy O’Rourke, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named the American College of Healthcare Executives’ 2023 Kansas Regent Award Recipient for demonstrating exceptional service and leadership to the Kansas chapter and the profession. Tracy’s achievement…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: American College of Cardiology Recognizes Stormont Vail as Top Hospital Stormont Vail Health has been recognized for our dedication to our cardiovascular patients by the American College of Cardiology in the “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report. Stormont Vail ranked second in Kansas and achieved…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: A Look Back at 2023 There is a premise that if we continually look in the rearview mirror, it will keep us from moving forward. That may be true, but it is our past that can shape our future. It is also often past experiences, both successes and…

For the eighth consecutive year, Stormont Vail Health has been recognized among the best hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Stormont Vail is ranked second in Kansas and achieved the highest rating possible in four cardiac procedures or conditions: catheter percutaneous coronary intervention, Chest Pain-MI, left atrial appendage occlusion, and transcatheter…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Congratulations to Dominic Katsbulas, RN, DAISY Award Winner Congratulations to Dominic Katsbulas, an RN at the Topeka Campus Hospital Intermediate Care Unit, for receiving the DAISY Award after two separate patients nominated him for the exceptional attention he delivered in the IMCU. “Dominic had a lot of patience…

Message from Your Local Stormont Vail Healthcare Team Stormont Vail Health is a local healthcare team, caring for 18,000 Emporia and Lyon County residents at our clinic in Emporia, contrary to what has been implied in the media. We have served Emporia since 1994 through our Emporia Cotton O’Neil Clinic. In August, Stormont Vail was…

Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: Dr. Salah Najm Named Ingram’s Top Doctor Congratulations to Salah Najm, M.D., for being named a 2023 Top Doctor by Ingram’s Magazine. Dr. Najm, Vice President, Acute Care Services, and pulmonologist and intensivist at Stormont Vail Health, is featured in the magazine’s current edition. Dr. Najm shares in…