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ToRCH Be Well Advisory Board awards grants to area organizations
The ToRCH Be Well Advisory Board, which formed in January, recently awarded nearly $240,000 to four local community-based organizations. The organizations receiving funding include Pettis County Health Center, Pillars of Pettis County, Compass Health Network and Bothwell Regional Health Center. Allison Brosch, Dean of Health Sciences at State Fair Community College and chair of the…
Read MoreExperienced nurse practitioner joins Bothwell Ear, Nose & Throat
Liz Kessler, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, has joined Bothwell Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) and will care for patients of all ages. As a nurse practitioner, Kessler will diagnose, treat and evaluate patients who have ear, nose and throat disorders. She can also order diagnostic tests, provide health promotion education, assist in ENT surgeries,…
Read MoreBothwell Auxiliary awards three health care scholarships
Three $2,500 scholarships were recently awarded to area health care students by the Bothwell Auxiliary. Scholarships were given to Elisa French, Rachel Gammill and Jennifer Owen. French lives in Knob Noster and plans to enroll in the Licensed Practical Nursing program at State Fair Community College. Gammill, Sedalia, is a Certified Medical Assistant at Bothwell…
Read MoreLearn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class Sept. 14
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, Sept. 14 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…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AED to Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market (SAFM), which operates at Nucor Pavilion on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. An AED is a small, lightweight device that allows individuals and first responders to treat sudden cardiac arrest. The machine automatically analyzes the…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AED to Pettis County Clerk’s Office
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Pettis County Clerk’s Office. 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…
Read MoreDermatologist joins Bothwell Regional Health Center
Christopher Dallo, MD, a board-certified dermatologist, has joined Bothwell Regional Health Center and will provide skin care for patients of all ages. As a general dermatologist, Dr. Dallo is formally trained to conduct skin checks, as well as to surgically remove skin cancers on the trunk, arms and sometimes legs. He can also identify, manage…
Read MoreNew physician joins Bothwell Regional Health Center
Dalton Lohsandt, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician, has joined the Bothwell Regional Health Center medical team and will provide primary care and sports medicine for adults and children. Dr. Lohsandt received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at University of Missouri-Columbia, earned his medical degree from Mizzou’s School of Medicine and completed a Family Medicine…
Read MoreO’Shea receives DAISY Award
Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Reilly O’Shea. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. O’Shea, a Registered Nurse in the Progressive Care Unit, was nominated by Robin Holloway. “As the spouse of a recent…
Read MoreRecognizing a woman trailblazer
The Pettis County NAACP, Sedalia Business Women (SBW) and Bothwell Regional Health Center will honor local community activist Lauretta Emerson for her contributions to Sedalia and Pettis County at 1:30 pm Aug. 8 in the Bothwell Hospital lobby. The event is open to the public. SBW past president Dianne Simon said a large portrait of…
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