Hays, KS– Kelsey Lahey, PA-C, has joined the staff of Medical Specialists at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System.
She completed as Master of Physician Assistant at Wichita State University specializing in internal medicine.
Lahey will be seeing existing patients at the clinic. To schedule an appointment at Medical Specialists please call 785-623-2312.
(Hays, KS) – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is pleased to welcome Spencer Anderson, MPAS, PA-C to the Orthopedic Clinic.
Anderson completed his masters of physician assistant studies at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
“It’s always a good feeling to be able to recruit qualified staff to our orthopedic clinic,” said Bryce Young, chief operating officer, at HaysMed. “We serve patients from all over western Kansas and Anderson will be a great addition to our team of professionals.”
Anderson will be working with Dr. Oluwaseun Akinbo, Orthopedic Surgeon.
To make an appointment call 785-261-7599 or go to www.haysmed.com/orthopedic-institute/.
Hays, Kansas – In 2018, organ donors saved 818 lives in Kansas and western Missouri, more than ever before for a single year. To keep that momentum going strong, HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is honoring National Donate Life Month in April by engaging an influential group of people: its employees.
The initiative – part of a regional awareness campaign in partnership with Midwest Transplant Network and its Green Ribbon Champions – aims to increase the number of registered organ donors in Kansas and Missouri.
According to Jan Finn, Midwest Transplant Network’s chief executive officer, nearly 171,000 new or renewed donors joined the Kansas and Missouri donor registries in 2018. That’s an outstanding accomplishment, she says, but the need for organs still vastly exceeds the number of registered donors. To increase registrations, the organ procurement organization introduced its Green Ribbon Campaign in 2018 and is partnering with hospitals and transplant centers again to broaden the outreach.
“In our region of Kansas and western Missouri, there are more than 125,000 hospital and transplant center employees, and each of them can be a green ribbon champion by inspiring others to give hope and share life,” said Finn. “As transplant waiting lists continue to grow, the voices of health care professionals will be powerful in spreading this lifesaving message.”
“We are fortunate that organ donations at HaysMed have contributed positively to other people’s lives.” said Eddie Herrman, CEO. “Two people were both given a second chance at life with the gift of a kidney transplant. The donations also included the gift of skin that can be used in reconstructive surgery and liver and intestine tissue that will be used for the purposes of medical research. Patients are very receptive to being organ donors. The more that agree to be organ donors, the more others can benefit from their generous decision”
HaysMed has been recognized for several honors for organ donation for 2018. They were awarded the excellence in both organ and tissue donation for having donations that resulted in 14 organs transplanted with 12 lives saved.
In addition to motivating hospital employees to join the state’s donor registry, the campaign encourages them to serve as advocates among their families, friends and the general public. Key points for educating the public and creating awareness include:
Joining the donor registry is a simple process. Individuals can register online at sharelifemidwest.com or at the DMV when obtaining or renewing a driver’s license
or ID card.
Hays, KS– Mark Hancock, MD, Hematologist/Oncologist, has joined medical staff of HaysMed at the Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System. Hancock has been seeing patients on a part time basis and has moved to full time status.
Hancock completed medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed a residency at Parkland Health and Hospital Southwestern Medical School and a fellowship at Simmons Comprehensive Cancer, Southwestern Medical School. He is board certified in Medical Oncology.
Hancock joins the cancer team of Anthony Accurso, MD, Hematologist/Oncologist, Lyle M. Harrison, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Babu Prasad, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Lyle M. Harrison, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Robert Rodriguez, MD, Hematologist/Oncologist.
Dr. Hancock is accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment please call 785-623-5774 or go to https://www.haysmed.com/dreiling-schmidt-cancer-institute/
HAYS, Kansas – NOTICE: HaysMed will be conducting a series of small controlled burns over the next few weeks. These burns are a natural weed and vegetation control to care for our prairie grasses. The Hays Fire Department is aware and has approved these burns. Thank you for your patience as we move forward with our grounds upkeep.
Recipient of the Sr. Mary J. Mollison Nurse of the Year Award was Cheryl Glassman, RN. This award honors a nurse who displays excellence in the areas of job knowledge and performance, quality improvements, self-development and participation in hospital and community affairs Glassman is currently serves as an admission’s nurse and part-time chaplain at the hospital.
The Vic Eddy, MD, Physician of the Year Award was presented Dr. Lee Hodny, OB/GYN at HaysMed. The award recognizes a physician who displays a high level of clinical experience and an extraordinary dedication to improving healthcare delivery in the community.
45 Year
LeAnn Keener
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Joyce Heffel
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Maggie Leiker
Debra Miller
Cindy Robben
JoAnn Schauvliege
Stephanie Staab
Rhonda Stramel
35 Year
Kay Kruse
Debbie Linenberger
Susan Little
Dr. Kevin McDonald
Linda Waldschmidt
30 Year
Michelle Beyer
Vicky Sauer
Terry Siek
Donna Younger
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JoDee Altman
Chris Augustine
Wanda Augustine
Jamie Dinkel
Bonnie Jamieson
Deb Krier
Pam Mayers
Shawn Mulkey
Denise Pfeifer
Ann Robinson
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Holly Bittel
Sarah Dreiling
Tanya Fross
Courtney King
Lesa Klozenbucher
Patti Lane
Patty Larson
Pam Leiker
Kathleen McGinnis
Connie Mermis
Mandy Meyers
Nikki Mihm
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Sue Noll
Leslie Olmstead
Chada Schleicher
Laura Schwindt
Diane Scott
Mary Selensky
Christy Stahl
Marsha Stremel
Carolyn Terry
Cammie Townley
Phyllis Vonlintel
Annette Voss
Lona Werth
Gayla Wichman
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Lindsy Allen
Steven Balthazor
Stephanie Banker
Amy Barnes
Kelly Brungardt
Dr. Ross Buckles
Shanna Carrillo
Sandy Cearley
LeAnn Dix
Deloris Farthing
Sarah Fischer
Joy Glick
Patrick Green
Sarah Green
Dr. Heather Harris
Traci Jacobs
Jason Livesay
Laura McCarter
Melanie McCoy
Cristina Meier
Kelly Myers
Crystal Raat
Cari Readle
Tara Roa
Amanda Schmidt
Warren Smith
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Kirsten Angell
Kim Befort
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Charles Brungardt
Brenda Bryant
Willy Cadoret
Shawn Clark
Roxie Einsel
Tami Grover
Tara Harding
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Carmen Keller
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Hays, Kansas – Kylie Geist, RN and Ann Arnold, RN were recognized as HaysMed DAISY Award Winners. Geist works on the acute care unit and Arnold works in the special nurse services unit.
Geist and Arnold were selected from a group of blinded nominations voted on by the HaysMed Practice Committee. The Practice Committee consists of Staff and Supervisors from a variety of departments across HaysMed. Nominations are received from patients and family members, physicians, volunteers and Associates for nurses in inpatient, outpatient and clinic settings.
“Their nominations epitomize teamwork, leadership and customer service,” said Terry Siek, VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at HaysMed. “We are so fortunate to have nurses of her caliber and dedication working at HaysMed.”
The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. HaysMed is proud to be a DAISY Award Hospital Partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor every quarter.
To nominate a HaysMed nurse for the DAISY Award online, go to www.haysmed.com/daisyaward. If you have questions, you can call 785.623.2388
HAYS, Kansas – Alan Wamser, IT Manager, was recently awarded HaysMed’s quarterly Associate Spirit Award. The Associate Spirit Award recognizes an outstanding Associate who has gone above and beyond their daily job duties to care for a patient, visitor or Associate at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System.
Wamser went above and beyond when the HaysMed Foundation needed to move existing data from an old database to a new cloud based solution. On his own personal time he wrote a program that pulled the nearly 2000 files from the old database, assigned them to the correct donor record and pulled them into a format that could be used to import into the new database. The solution saved the foundation countless hours of manual labor moving information from one database to another with the added benefit of eliminating any errors in aligning the data.
Wamser was awarded the traveling “Associate Spirit Stick”, $50 in chamber checks, and his own Associate Spirit Award parking spot for 90 days.
Hays, Kansas– It may take only a few minutes, but for the victim of sudden cardiac arrest, it can be the event of a lifetime.
Sudden cardiac arrest strikes about 250,000 adults in the United States annually. More than 95 percent of its victims die before reaching a hospital – many because they don’t receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation in time. Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device gives an electric shock to the heart to help restore the heart’s normal rhythm.
To help improve those odds, the HaysMed DeBakey Heart Institute and the Hays Medical Center Foundation will hold its 18th annual Staying Alive Hands Only CPR Training on Saturday, March 23, at the Center for Health Improvement at Hays Medical Center. The one and one half hour class is designed for members of the general public, eight years and older; and is not for those seeking professional certification. More than 30 certified instructors and volunteers will donate their time to the event.
Classes in adult and pediatric CPR will be offered at 10:00 am. To register, call 1-800-248-0073, ext 5500 or 785-623-5500 or go to www.haysmed.com/education/
When performed immediately, CPR may double a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival by adding critical minutes to a patient’s life. With CPR, breathing and chest compressions circulate oxygenated blood to the brain, heart and other vital organs until defibrillation is performed.
Cardiac arrest survival is directly linked to the amount of time between the onset of sudden cardiac arrest and defibrillation. Chances of survival drop 7-10 percent with every minute of delay. Brain death starts to occur in just four to six minutes
Seventy-five to 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home, so knowing how to perform (CPR) can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one, according to the American Heart Association.
Hays, Kansas – HaysMed clinics and services are now fully operational. We experienced a non- weather related power outage at the hospital late Sunday afternoon and temporarily suspended seeing patients in several areas on Monday.
“The hospital has procedures outlined for situations such as this,” said Bryce Young, chief operating officer at HaysMed. “Once the outage occurred we successfully implemented backup measures within minutes. At no time was patient safety compromised.”
“When these situations happen, our patients are the main concern,” added Young. “Our staff is well trained and came together seamlessly to carry out the downtime procedures.”
The hospital has resumed normal operations as of this publication.
