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Grief support group beginning March 18 offers guidance for navigating loss
Bothwell Regional Health Center is offering a grief support group led by Chaplain Rob Ayers, a certified grief recovery specialist, to help individuals navigate loss and find comfort in a supportive community. The next eight-week session begins March 18 and meets from 6:30 to 9 pm each Tuesday at Bothwell Hospital. Grief is a personal…
Read MoreDr. Donald Peghee joins Bothwell OB/GYN team
Donald Peghee, MD, a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined Bothwell Regional Health Center and will provide specialized care in women’s health, with an emphasis on hormone replacement therapy using bioidentical hormones. Dr. Donald Peghee has been practicing medicine since 2006 and has extensive experience in hospital and clinic settings. He offers a full range…
Read MoreBothwell to host progressive open houses for new, renovated clinics
Bothwell Regional Health Center invites the community to a series of progressive open houses for three of its new and renovated clinics on Wednesday, March 26. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the range of services available at each location, meet providers and tour some updated clinic spaces. Sedalia Area Chamber of…
Read MoreLearn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class March 15
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, March 15 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 MoreSerrano receives prestigious nursing award
Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Jenice Serrano. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Serrano is a Registered Nurse and works in the hospital’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU); she was nominated by recent…
Read MoreObstructive Sleep Apnea: Symptoms and treatments
As a physician living and practicing in Sedalia, I am privileged to treat many patients in this city and surrounding communities. One of the areas of focus is sleep disorders. The most common sleep disorder I encounter is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is when the airway becomes partially or completely blocked during the night…
Read MoreBSJ Cancer Fighting team donates $10,000 to Bothwell Foundation
The BSJ Cancer Fighting Team recently donated $10,000 to the Bothwell Foundation’s Gene Loveall Cancer Services Fund. Funds were raised through multiple events throughout the year in Warsaw, with the largest fundraiser, Quartermania, taking place in October. The donation supports purchasing cases of Ensure for patients, gas gift cards for transportation, a patient assistance fund…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AED to CHS-Dawn Compton Early Learning Center
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Center for Human Services (CHS) Dawn Compton Early Learning 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…
Read MoreMisty Todd, MD, receives physician specialty board certification
Dr. Misty Todd, a board-certified family medicine physician at Bothwell Regional Health Center, has met all requirements for additional board certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics with Surgical Qualification through the Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics (BCFMO), an affiliate of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS). ABPS is a nationally recognized multi-specialty certifying…
Read MoreWear Red for Women combines awareness, action and fun
In 2019, the Bothwell Foundation created its Wear Red for Women committee with a two-fold purpose – host an annual signature event to raise awareness about women’s heart health and raise money to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs), which are small, lightweight devices that allow individuals and first responders to treat sudden cardiac arrest. Since…
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