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Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees welcomes state and national representatives during recent monthly meeting
The Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees had some special guests in attendance for their regular monthly meeting this past week. In attendance for the meeting last Wednesday were several national and state healthcare leaders, including Chief Operations Officer of the National Rural Health Association Brock Slabach and President and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association Chad Austin. During their time in Emporia, Slabach and Austin spoke on several matters, including readiness translating to a hospital’s value, intentional decision-making for keeping essential services local, the shared responsibility of community health, collaboration and more.
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Asylum to Institution: 120 Years of the Topeka State Hospital
Opening its doors in 1879 just outside the city limits at 2700 W 6th St, the Topeka State Hospital housed thousands of patients across its century-long operation. Over the decades, the publicly funded institution saw significant evolution in its treatment methods. Though the facility has closed, its rich history lives on through surviving structures and the stories of those who passed through its doors.
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Letter to the Editor: Data Centers and Public Health
As Emporia voters consider the November ballot measure to ban data centers, public health concerns deserve answers grounded in evidence. Current research has not established that living near a data center causes cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, or other serious health problems. That does not mean environmental concerns should be dismissed. It means we should address them with facts, responsible engineering, and enforceable standards.
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Newman Regional Health launches remote patient monitoring program
Newman Regional Health began using wearable technology to monitor hospital patients Oct. 7, becoming the first hospital to launch a remote patient monitoring program through the Anchor Hospital Advancement Program. Labette Health launched the technology the following week. The two hospitals are the first in a network of 10 rural...
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Stormont Vail marks 12 years in Mayo Clinic Care Network
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Leaders from the Mayo Clinic traveled from Rochester, Minnesota, to Topeka this week to celebrate 12 years of Stormont Vail’s collaboration in the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Dr. Mark Larson is a gastroenterologist and medical director of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The network gives...
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Hospital Gets Grant for Packaged Meal Program
The Food and Nutrition Services department at the hospital in Abilene has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Dickinson County to support the development of a new Packaged Meal Program at Memorial Hospital. According to Memorial Health System, the grant will help fund equipment, planning and...
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Topeka families face growing health and food gaps | Exclusive
The recent closure of an East Topeka community health center and the lack of progress on restoring a full-service grocery store to the central Topeka community have shed light on issues of accessibility in the capital city. Some local nonprofit organizations are trying to step up to fill the gap. GraceMed Health Clinic announced in late May that the Highland Park Family Clinic at 2025 SE California would close June 9. Operations from that location were absorbed into GraceMed’s Capitol Family Clinic at 1400 SW Huntoon. GraceMed clinics offer primary care, dental and vision services to underserved populations. GraceMed CEO Julie Elder pointed to severe staffing shortages as the reason the East Topeka clinic was shuttered, saying the lack of community health providers is a nationwide problem. Community health centers across the U.S. are losing employees Providers across the U.S. are leaving jobs in community health for careers in other health care fields at an alarming rate. Low pay, heavy workloads and funding concerns associated with public health have taken a toll on the industry and have left some patients with fewer options. “For people who relied on that location, going elsewhere may require different transportation arrangements, more time away
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Newman Regional Health begins community survey, prepares for Wave of Light remembrance ceremony
Newman Regional Health is asking residents to take part in a community survey designed to help “shape the future” of local healthcare. The hospital is expanding its medical offerings as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, focusing its investments on providers, technology and partnerships to help augment a range of medical services — emergency, inpatient, maternity, surgical, primary and specialty care. Director of Marketing & Public Relations Kacie Hastings:
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Cora Miller Hall demolition nearly complete
There’s not much left of Newman Regional Health’s Cora Miller Hall. Demolition has progressed substantially over the last 3 weeks after beginning with asbestos abatement and window removal in August. As of Monday morning, the only parts of the building left standing were the stairwells at the east and west sides of the structure.