Wamego Health Center Emergency Department receives Geriatric Accreditation

Wamego Health Center Emergency Department receives Geriatric Accreditation The Wamego Health Center Emergency Department has received a Level III accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program (GEDA), which along with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Emergency Nurses Association and American Geriatrics Society developed and released geriatric ED guidelines.

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Patients should continue seeing providers for chronic health concerns, emergencies


If you have a chronic health condition and have regular appointments with your primary care physician, please be sure to keep any scheduled appointments. For patients with ongoing health issues like heart problems, COPD, diabetes or other conditions, maintaining your scheduled appointments is really important. As we practice social distancing and while many of us

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5 Things You Need to Know About Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)


By Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, Executive Vice President, Clinical & Network Services, Ascension What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a virus that causes mild cold-like symptoms in the majority of patients, but could lead to more serious illness including pneumonia in elderly individuals and those who have chronic medical conditions. Thus, elderly individuals and patients with

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Wamego Health Center administrator to leave organization

Wamego Health Center administrator to leave organization Steve Land, Wamego Health Center’s senior administrator, has announced plans to leave the role that he has held since 2016. Land, a licensed physical therapist who served as Wamego Health Center’s Heartland Rehabilitation director for four years prior to his current role, is returning to working in patient

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Mary Jane Damme earns hand therapy certification

Mary Jane Damme, an occupational therapist at Wamego Health Center’s Heartland Rehabilitation, earned her Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential. The CHT credential is the highest recognition of competency in upper limb rehabilitation. Damme, who grew up in Blaine, has been an occupational therapist at Wamego Health Center for 7 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree

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Dwight Faulkner recognized as ‘Exemplary Trustee’ by Kansas Hospital Association

On Oct. 28, the Kansas Hospital Association recognized Dwight Faulkner as one of six “Exemplary Trustees” who provided exemplary contributions through leadership and governance. Trustees from across the state were nominated by their respective local hospitals. Those selected routinely went above and beyond the call of duty. Dwight Faulkner has provided a combined 18 years

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