News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
After working 15 years in the critical care setting, including six at Centura-St. Catherine Hospital, Jennifer Payne recently completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Fort Hays State University and is now working as a cardiology nurse practitioner in the hospital’s Heart Center. Payne, DNP, APRN, NP-C, says she’s […]
While there is no cure for diabetes, there are ways to treat, control and delay the onset of the disease. Managing diabetes will be the topic of this month’s Lunch and Learn program, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 17, at the Senior Center of Finney County, 907 N. 10th […]
Michelle Shull, school nurse at Abe Hubert Elementary School, and Michelle Thompson, wellness champion at Charles Stones Intermediate Center, have received a Healthy Habits for Lifegrant funding from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation to fund at-school programs aimed at helping students enhance their health. Shull received […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications St. Catherine Hospital celebrated the official opening of its renovated Emergency Department on Wednesday, following a nearly year-long project. Scott Taylor, hospital president and CEO, said the renovations will allow for expanded service at St. Catherine Hospital. “We heard you, our patients and […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Finney County employees are taking advantage of a wellness program through St. Catherine Hospital that is helping them improve their health. The county has contracted with the hospital for the past four years. Health experts with the hospital provide wellness program services for […]
The Mayor of Garden City, Roy Cessna, read a proclamation at Gertrude Walker Elementary School Monday morning declaring the week of January 21st through January 27 as Health Awareness Week in Garden City. The proclamation urges all residents of Garden City to take advantage of the many wellness opportunities available […]
Albany, NY — Baby-Friendly USA, announces that St. Catherine Hospital has received prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility and only the second Kansas hospital to do so. Based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this prestigious international award recognizes birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the […]
Recently, Doug Williams, D. Med/D. Min, received the Dr. Richard C. Cabot, MD, award. The presentation, held in Jacksonville, FL, is awarded to only one recipient annually and recognizes “Excellence in Clinical Pastoral Education” (CPE). St. Catherine Hospital’s nationally accredited CPE program emphasizes developing pastoral skills and strengths. Clergy, church workers, […]
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