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Bothwell Foundation to host second ‘What Your Mama Never Told You’ event May 16
The Bothwell Foundation’s Community Relations committee will host a “What Your Mama Never Told You” event just for women at 7 pm May 16 at RiOak Market Loft in Cole Camp. The free evening is an opportunity for women to hear information and ask questions about health topics important to them. The panel includes Dr.…
Read MoreBothwell’s CEO elected to serve on ACHE Nominating Committee
Lori Wightman, RN, FACHE, Bothwell Regional Health Center’s CEO, has been elected to serve on the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Nominating Committee. ACHE is the professional society for health care leaders, which includes more than 48,000 members from across the country. The organization’s Council of Regents elected Wightman to serve on the eight-member…
Read MoreEar, nose and throat specialist joins Bothwell medical team
Dr. Peter Gochee, a board-certified otolaryngologist, has joined Bothwell Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT). Dr. Gochee is in private practice in Kansas City and will see and treat patients on Mondays at Bothwell ENT. He will diagnose and treat most ear, nose and throat conditions including hearing and balance disorders, ear infections, nose and sinus…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center designated Level III Stroke Center
Bothwell Regional Health Center has again been designated a Level III Missouri Stroke Center by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Time Critical Diagnosis (TCD) Unit. Designations are granted after a thorough review by a survey team consisting of a Stroke Coordinator or Stroke Program Manager, one Emergency Medicine physician, one or two…
Read MoreBothwell to offer Safe Sitter class April 20
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a childcare education course for pre-teens on Saturday, April 20. Bothwell’s Safe Sitter class is for students in grades 6 through 8 to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting. Students will learn indoor, outdoor, online and personal safety skills; child development and childcare routines,…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center to offer community Stop the Bleed class
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a Stop the Bleed class free to the community on Friday, April 19. According to the National Trauma Institute, hemorrhaging is responsible for almost 35% of pre-hospital deaths and 40% of deaths in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event. The national Stop the Bleed initiative, launched in…
Read More“Reading to Your Baby” session set for April 2 at Baby Café
Rachelle Simon, United Way of Pettis County executive director, will give a “Reading to Your Baby” presentation at Pettis County Baby Café on April 2. Baby Café is a free breastfeeding support group that meets each Tuesday from 4-6 pm inside Women’s Health and Newborn Care on the first floor of Bothwell Hospital. The group…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center to host blood drive March 8
Bothwell Regional Health Center will host a blood drive from 10:30 am to 3 pm Friday, March 8 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. in conjunction with Community Blood Center. Appointments are preferred, and walk-ins will be accepted as capacity allows. To make an appointment, visit https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code and enter Group Code…
Read MoreLearn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class March 16
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, March 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…
Read MoreTalk with a Doc session set for March 5 at Baby Café
Dr. Jennifer Dickinson, a physical therapist and pelvic health specialist at Mid-Missouri Pelvic Health, will speak at Pettis County Baby Café on March 5 for a “Talk with the Doc” session. Dickinson will speak and answer questions from 4 to 6 pm on pelvic floor health and physical therapy, highlighting how therapy can help improve…
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