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Wear Red for Women donates AED to Camp Branch Baptist Church
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Camp Branch Baptist Church. 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…
Read MoreCancer physician to join Bothwell Regional Health Center
Dec. 30, 2024 Kristen Strasser, MD, a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist, will join Bothwell Susan O’Brien Fischer Cancer Center this month. Strasser has been a physician since 2010. She received her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts with a minor in Chemistry and her medical degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed an Internal…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AEDs to E.W. Thompson Health and Rehab Center
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the E.W. Thompson Health and Rehab Center. 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…
Read MoreJohn H. Bothwell Hospital Trust makes donation to Bothwell Regional Health Center
Representatives for the John H. Bothwell Trust recently presented a check for $39,452.43 to Bothwell Regional Health Center. John Homer Bothwell lived from 1848 to 1929 and established the charitable trust in 1926 with an initial investment of $150,000, which is about $2.6 million in today’s dollars. Bothwell created the trust to establish a cooperative…
Read MoreBothwell CEO participates on MHA conference panel
Bothwell Regional Health Center’s CEO Lori Wightman participated on a patient safety panel at Missouri Hospital Association’s (MHA) 102nd annual convention held in Kansas City in November. Wightman was joined on the panel with Greg Teale, Pharmacy Services director at Saint Luke’s Division of BJC Health Care; Beth Alpers, Chief Human Resources Officer at MU…
Read MoreBothwell Auxiliary awards two employee scholarships
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…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AEDs to State Fair Community College
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…
Read MoreTop baby names of 2024 at Bothwell Regional Health Center
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…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AED to Heard Memorial Club House
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…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center seeks input for Community Health Needs Assessment
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…
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