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Two $2,000 scholarships were recently awarded to Bothwell employees by the Bothwell Auxiliary. Scholarship recipients were Leisha Nakagawa and Crystal Hoyes. Nakagawa is the Bothwell Foundation Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. In her application, she said she will apply the…

Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave four automated external defibrillators (AED) to State Fair Community College. Two devices were placed in the Hopkins Student Services Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic, and two will travel with athletic teams. An AED is a small, lightweight device that allows individuals and first responders to…

The list of top names for babies born at Bothwell Regional Health Center in 2024 includes both unique and timeless names. Ten girl and 10 boy names hold the title of most popular compiled from the list of the 386 babies born through Dec. 16 at Bothwell. The most popular girl names were Chloe and…

Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Heard Memorial Club House. An AED is a small, lightweight device that allows individuals and first responders to treat sudden cardiac arrest. The machine automatically analyzes the heart rhythm and when appropriate, it delivers an electrical shock to the…

Over the next few months, Bothwell Regional Health Center is conducting its triennial Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and requesting feedback from the community through a survey that is available until Dec. 31, 2024. The online survey is available at brhc.org/health-survey. Printed copies are at all Bothwell clinics and at community health partner locations including…

According to an update from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Philips Respironics (Philips) in June 2021 recalled certain sleep and respiratory care devices including ventilators, bi-level positive airway pressure (also known as Bilevel PAP, BiPAP, or BPAP) machines and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines because of potential health risks. The recall was…

Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Heather Kaneko. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Kaneko is a Registered Nurse and works in the hospital’s Progressive Care Unit (PCU) as a charge nurse; she was…