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Wear Red for Women donates an AED to Sedalia Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Sedalia Seventh-Day Adventist Church. An AED is a small, portable device used to treat sudden cardiac arrest. Administering defibrillation within the first three minutes can increase the survival rate by up to 70%, underscoring the importance of placing AEDs…
Read MoreHealthy Blue awards grant to Bothwell ToRCH program
Healthy Blue, a Missouri Medicaid health plan, recently presented a $4,500 grant to the Bothwell Regional Health Center Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) program. ToRCH is a rural health program sponsored by the MO HealthNet Division, which manages the Missouri Medicaid program. It is a model of care that directs resources to rural communities…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates an AED to Bethany Baptist Church
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Bethany Baptist Church. An AED is a small, portable device used to treat sudden cardiac arrest. According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, about 350,000 cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S., and AEDs can significantly improve outcomes if…
Read MoreBothwell earns 2025 Performance Leadership Award
As part of National Rural Health Day, Bothwell Regional Health Center has earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in outcomes from The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a national organization that evaluates rural hospital performance. The Performance Leadership Awards recognize rural hospitals nationwide that rank in the top quartile, or top 25 percent,…
Read MoreBuilding a stronger emergency department, one connection at a time
After years of working in the Florida heat, treating everything from tropical illnesses to traumatic injuries, I wanted a challenge that would allow me to help people in an area like the one where I grew up. A challenge that would let me make a deeper impact in a close-knit community. I recently relocated from…
Read MoreLearn 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…
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