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Learn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class Dec. 13
Bothwell Regional Health Center will host Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Bothwell Education Center, located at 600 E. 14th St. The CPR/AED session runs from 8 am to 12:30 pm and covers how to administer CPR to adults, children and infants, as well as how to use an…
Read MoreKing receives prestigious nursing award
Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Patty King. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. King is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Bothwell OB/GYN Associates and is the first clinic-based nurse to receive the…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: Know Your Risk, Take Action
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where we spread awareness and education on the most common cancer affecting women today. As a cancer physician at Bothwell, I see firsthand how knowledge and early action can change and even save lives. The lifetime risk of breast cancer is about 13% for the average woman in the…
Read MoreBothwell Foundation to host ‘What Your Mama Never Told You’ event Oct. 16
Registration due by Oct. 10 The Bothwell Foundation’s Community Relations committee will host its fourth “What Your Mama Never Told You” event just for women at 7 pm Oct. 16 at The Venue in Sedalia. The free evening is another opportunity for women to hear information and ask questions about health topics important to them.…
Read MorePhysician Assistant joins Bothwell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Cade Chiles, a certified physician assistant (PA), has joined Bothwell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and is now seeing patients in the clinic and assisting in surgery. A Warsaw native, Chiles earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Science from the University of Missouri in Columbia and recently completed a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from…
Read MoreNurse-midwives provide care for women of all ages
When you hear the word “midwife,” many people immediately think of childbirth, and that’s understandable. However, midwives can see patients in an office setting for many different reasons as well as deliver babies in the hospital. In fact, the word midwife comes from Old English and literally means “with women.” It is a role with…
Read MoreFamily medicine physician joins Bothwell Family Medicine Associates
Alexandra Cooke, DO, a board-certified family medicine physician, has joined Bothwell Family Medicine Associates and is now seeing patients of all ages. Cooke provides full-spectrum primary care including prenatal, obstetric and pediatric services, as well as women’s health, mental health, geriatric care and chronic disease management. She received her medical degree at Des Moines University…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center to offer free Stop the Bleed class
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a Stop the Bleed class free to the community on Friday, Oct. 10. The goal of STOP THE BLEED® is to train and equip bystanders to use medically proven bleeding control practices to stop severe blood loss. The person next to a bleeding victim may very well be the…
Read MoreBothwell Foundation to host forum on sustaining local health care
The Bothwell Foundation will host Bothwell & the Bottom Line: What It Takes to Keep Care Local, a free forum for community members to learn about the financial landscape at Bothwell Regional Health Center and what it takes to maintain access to local health care. The event will take place at 5:30 pm Wednesday, Oct.…
Read MoreGrateful Sedalia woman thanks Bothwell’s emergency team for life-saving care
A Sedalia woman recently returned to Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Emergency Department (ED) with a bouquet of flowers and a grateful heart for the nurse she says helped save her husband’s life. Joni Hughes’ husband, Steve, came to the ED late on a Saturday night with heart issues and was stabilized and transferred to another…
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