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For the sixth year, Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Bothwell Peak Sport & Spine are offering a free Saturday morning injury clinic for student-athletes. Dr. Evan Stout, orthopedic surgeon at Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, is the clinic’s attending physician who examines athletes and provides care recommendations. One of four Bothwell Peak athletic trainers…

Three $2,500 scholarships were recently awarded to area health care students by the Bothwell Auxiliary. Scholarships were given to Ashley Barnes, Serena Cronk and Stacey O’Donnell. Barnes is a Registered Nurse at Bothwell Regional Health Center in the Endoscopy department. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Western Governors University. Cronk…

Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, Sept. 16 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. The CPR/AED class is from 8 am to 12:30 pm. The course teaches participants how to provide CPR to an adult, child or infant and how to use an…

Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Helen Fisher. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Fisher, a Registered Nurse (RN) since 1987 in Women’s Health and Newborn Care, was nominated by Gabby White. “I came…

Sarah Cordes, a registered nurse in Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Women’s Health and Newborn Care unit, recently passed the exam to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and will be Bothwell’s new full-time Lactation Consultant. Cordes has worked in Labor and Delivery in Bothwell since starting her nursing career nearly six years ago.…

Bothwell Regional Health Center is starting a new grief support group offered to the public and employees. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays starting Sept. 7 through Oct. 26 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. in Sedalia. Hospital Chaplain Rob Ayers recently became a Certified Grief…

At approximately 9:47 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, Bothwell Regional Health Center issued a report of a bomb threat in response to an anonymous call that was made to the hospital’s switchboard. At approximately 2:10 a.m. on Monday, July 31, the all clear was given. Lisa Irwin, served as the administrator on-call during the entirety…

Editor’s note: Bothwell Off Broadway is now open 8 am-6 pm Monday through Friday. Bothwell Regional Health Center will open its second walk-in clinic on Sedalia’s east side on Aug. 1 Bothwell Walk In Off Broadway is located in Bothwell’s medical building at 700 S. Hancock. Initial hours for the new clinic will be 8…

The Bothwell Regional Health Center Board of Trustees has welcomed Connie McLaughlin as a new member after the Sedalia City Council approved her appointment at its meeting on June 5. “Connie’s appointment to the Bothwell board is a testament to her exceptional dedication and expertise,” said Mayor Andrew Dawson. “With her deep roots in our…

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze award recognizes efforts to address the unique health needs of rural communities People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts, have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased…