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Prioritizing Men’s Health: A Key to Well-being
In today's fast-paced world, where our hectic schedules often take priority, it's crucial to emphasize the significance of maintaining good health. In this article, we'll explore the importance of men's health and provide practical tips for a balanced and fulfilling...
Area Resident Receives Expert Care Close to Home at Saint John
Paying attention to changes in your health is important, even with small changes. Area resident Stephen Framstad knows that importance after suffering a cardiac arrest in early March. Having diabetes and a family history of heart disease, Stephen has always kept a...
Saint John Therapist Helps With Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Elizabeth McGehee, PT, DPT, OCS, has joined the Rehabilitation Staff at Saint John Hospital. She has specialized training in helping women with pelvic health and pelvic floor dysfunction. Elizabeth graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2015 with a...
Physician Receives Expert Care, Close to Home at Saint John for Early Stroke Care
For local pediatrician Lori Golon, MD, having expert care close to home made all the difference recently when she began experiencing stroke symptoms. What started as a horrible headache, being dizzy and having shoulder pain, turned into a scary experience as she was...
Thoughts From Our CEO – December
Happy Holiday Season. I hope all had a fantastic Thanksgiving. Still processing that it is almost Christmas…wow, the year flew by. We have so much to be thankful at Saint John Hospital…I am beyond thankful for our employees and the outstanding work and effort that...
Scholarship winner announced
Destiny Brown was recently named the recipient of the Susan Abramovitz Scholarship. Destiny is a second year Radiology student at Penn Valley Community College. The Scholarship fund is in memory of Susan who worked at Saint John for more than 40 years and was actually...
KCHEART has Star Lighting Ceremony at Saint John
For a few years, the star atop Saint John Hospital has been dark during the Christmas season. Last December 2021, during their regular maintenance of the radio and antenna equipment, the Kansas City Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Team (KCHEART) volunteers took it...
Director of Kansas Physician Services Announced
Mark Davis has been named Director of Physician Services – Prime Healthcare Kansas Market for Providence and Saint John. With more than 25 years of healthcare administrative management and operational experience, he now has Administrative oversight for 14 Primary and...
New Regional Patient Experience Director Named
Danielle “Danie” Turpin, CPXP, is the new MOKAN Regional Patient Experience director. Danie is leading experience improvement efforts and has responsibility for the four MOKAN hospitals, partnering closely with local staff and leadership in helping deliver the very...
Healthgrades Recognizes Saint John Hospital
Saint John Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced recently that it is nationally recognized in pulmonary and critical care service lines and received two Five-Star ratings according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for...
Thoughts From the CEO – November
Farewell October and Welcome November! Yes, it is November already and we all know that means completely different weather and temperatures and lots of holiday plans. With only two months left in the year, I believe we should celebrate and acknowledge the great...
Community Health Information and Resource Fair Oct. 11 at Riverside Community Center
A Community Health Information and Resource Fair will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Community Center, 123 N Esplanade St., Leavenworth, KS. Residents are invited to the Fair to explore information regarding healthcare resources...