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Fisher receives DAISY Award
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…
Read MoreBothwell adds new Lactation Consultant
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.…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center to start new grief support group
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…
Read MoreMedicare Simplified seminar Sept. 11
The Bothwell Foundation’s Community Relations committee will host a free Medicare Simplified seminar at 11:30 am Sept. 11 at Heckart Community Center. The seminar is a presentation for those currently enrolled or preparing to enroll in a Medicare program. Attendees can expect to hear from skilled professionals on all topics pertaining to Medicare. Panel experts…
Read MoreFrom the hospital bed to the finish line
Last November, life took on new meaning for Knob Noster resident Kevin Butler. Though he did not have a history of health complications, Butler experienced at age 62 a sudden heart attack and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. “My life was normal,” Butler said. “I didn’t have any health issues or take medication for anything. I…
Read MoreBothwell Auxiliary volunteers offer support, fundraising for hospital
The Bothwell Auxiliary began in 1971 by a group of determined and tenacious women, many of them wives of doctors at the hospital. The goal then was to be a light for patients, visitors and staff at Bothwell. The purpose of the Auxiliary today is to enhance the quality of care and support provided by…
Read MoreMedicaid renewal reminder
MO HealthNet is Missouri’s Medicaid program that helps people with limited income and resources with their health care costs. During COVID-19, continuous reenrollment for Medicaid was implemented, meaning people who qualified for health care coverage through MO HealthNet kept their coverage for the past three years without having to renew annually. As part of the…
Read MoreLocal wound care available
Orville “Moose” Moellman, 67, lives in Cole Camp and went to the Bothwell Walk In Clinic last July with what he thought was an infected callus on the ball of his foot. After an initial examination from a nurse, he was directed to go straight to the Bothwell Wound Healing Center for further evaluation. There,…
Read MoreSettling into rural family medicine care
The two resident physicians who joined Bothwell Regional Health Center last July are entering the second year of their three-year training through the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency. In the past year, Dr. Brittany Pendergraft and Dr. Levi Harris have had the opportunity to expand their education in a rural medicine setting while…
Read MoreIncreasing health care cost transparency
Say goodbye to unexpected, heavy-hitting medical bills in the mail or notices from collection agencies regarding a forgotten hospital visit from six months ago. Say hello to clear cost breakdowns and payment expectations at the time of your appointment. In a transformational move to increase overall patient satisfaction and provide consistent communication throughout the organization,…
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