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Dear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: COVID-19 Scorecard (English and Spanish) COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 Scorecard Here’s a look at today’s COVID-19 scorecard: We have 23 inpatients who are COVID-19 positive. The percentage of hospital patients who are unvaccinated over the past 30 days is 82%. Vaccinated is defined as fully vaccinated individuals for greater…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, We are aware there are many connections between the food we eat and our health. That’s why it is so important that healthy foods are accessible and available across the community. Food insecurity is one of the areas our care team monitors with our patients, and if we find a patient doesn’t…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Stormont Vail Health has many connections with Washburn University – through alumni, academic programs that educate future healthcare professionals and more – and our connection with Washburn will be even more visible this weekend. We are hosting our second “Walk with a Doc” from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, starting from the…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: COVID-19 Scorecard (English and Spanish) COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 Scorecard Here’s a look at today’s COVID-19 scorecard: We have 14 inpatients who are COVID-19 positive. The percentage of hospital patients who are unvaccinated for the past 30 days is 76%. Vaccinated is defined as fully vaccinated individuals for greater…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, All ideas do matter at Stormont Vail Health. Two years ago we started a new program at Stormont Vail called All Ideas Matter or “AIM.” The premise of this program was for everyone on the team to have the opportunity to submit ideas that could potentially improve our organization and our work.…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: COVID-19 Scorecard (English and Spanish) COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 Scorecard Here’s a look at today’s COVID-19 scorecard: We have 18 inpatients who are COVID-19 positive. The percentage of hospital patients who are unvaccinated over the past 30 days is 79%. Vaccinated is defined as fully vaccinated individuals for greater…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Next Tuesday, Nov. 2, we each have the opportunity to experience civic engagement at the polls. While the voter registration deadline for Kansas has passed, we still have the opportunity to vote. At Stormont Vail, we encourage this practice through support to our team and to our hospitalized patients. For our team,…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Here are today’s updates: COVID-19 Scorecard (English and Spanish) COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 Scorecard Here’s a look at today’s COVID-19 scorecard: We have 17 inpatients who are COVID-19 positive. The percentage of hospital patients who are unvaccinated over the past 30 days is 79%. Vaccinated is defined as fully vaccinated individuals for greater…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Urgent care can feel more urgent in a pandemic. The COVID-19 virus – and especially its delta variant – is tricky, with disease symptoms that can vary widely. Plus, this is a novel virus that we are still learning about, but much remains unknown. Are these symptoms a cold or COVID? Is…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, Labor Day is our federal holiday instituted to recognize the accomplishments of United States workers. It first became a holiday in 1894. It seems fitting this Labor Day to give a shout out to all health care workers around the world who have diligently focused on caring for COVID-19 patients and limiting…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, The Race Against Breast Cancer (RABC) 5K Run/Walk will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 17, at Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee, 3315 S.E. Tinman Circle. The RABC 5K Run/Walk event was the brainchild of Billie Hall, manager of the Stormont Vail Women’s Center 30 years ago. She was disturbed to…
Read MoreDear Community Partners, We started off Monday with nine inpatient departments in the hospital at 100 percent occupancy based on available staffing. We are caring for 63 inpatients ill with COVID-19, in addition to patients with medical and surgical needs for which we traditionally provide care. Today’s 63 COVID-19 inpatients compares to 27 COVID-19 positive…
Read MoreImmunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a critical component to reducing COVID-19-related illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths and to help restore societal functioning. The more people who receive it, the better the immunity in the community, which will result in less spread of the virus. COVID-19 Vaccine Assistant Line Contact Us 5+ Schedule a…
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