Bothwell Foundation celebrates community impact with $20 for 20 Years campaign

This year, the Bothwell Foundation is marking two decades of enhancing local health care services, supporting patients and ensuring access to care close to home. To celebrate this milestone and continue building on its mission, the foundation invites community members to join its $20 for 20 Years campaign. A simple $20 donation will help fund…

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Learn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class June 14

Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, June 14 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…

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Hospital Week event open to the public

National Hospital Week is May 11-17, and Bothwell Regional Health Center will host a public event from 4-8 pm Friday, May 16 at Bothwell Hospital.  Hospital Week: Under the Big Top is a circus-themed event that is open to the community. Free activities include a petting zoo, a cake walk, face painting, a balloon artist,…

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Cancer Perks continues mission through Bothwell Foundation

Cancer Perks, a local nonprofit that has provided comfort bags and emergency assistance to cancer patients since 2015, is entering a new chapter with the Bothwell Foundation. The transition ensures that Cancer Perks’ original mission, adding light, hope and practical support to those facing cancer, will continue to thrive within the foundation. Whitney Cromley, founder…

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Online self-referral form for community assistance now available

Pettis County residents who are facing challenges related to food, transportation, home repairs, utilities assistance and more can now seek help through a new online self-referral form available as part of the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) program administered by Bothwell Regional Health Center. ToRCH is a rural health program sponsored by the Missouri…

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Bothwell sponsoring baking contest at 2025 Missouri State Fair

Each year, the Missouri State Fair hosts a variety of contests in the Home Economics building on the fairgrounds. Bothwell Regional Health Center is sponsoring a gluten-free baking contest at 2 pm Aug. 8. The deadline to register is July 21, and entries are now being accepted.  Entrants are encouraged to create a gluten-free baked…

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Grief support group beginning May 20 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 May 20 and meets from 6:30 to 9 pm each Tuesday at Bothwell Hospital. Grief is a personal…

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Practicing a compassionate approach to elderly health care

Michael Yuhas, MD

I am proud to be a new member of the Bothwell Regional Health Center medical team practicing at Bothwell Internal Medicine Specialists with Nurse Practitioners Leah Hermanson and Shawna Sapaugh and Nurse Specialist Rene Boland. Some of you may know this clinic as Dr. William Woolery’s practice. Dr. Woolery retired in December after 42 years…

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Bothwell to offer Safe Sitter class May 3

Bothwell Regional Health Center’s upcoming Safe Sitter class for pre-teens has been rescheduled and will now be held on Saturday, May 3. 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…

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Family medicine physician joins Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic

Stephanie Schirding, MD

Stephanie Schirding, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician, has joined Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic and is now seeing patients. Dr. Schirding is a United States Air Force veteran and brings experience from military and civilian medical practices. As a Captain in the Air Force, she recently served as a staff physician in the Warrior Operational…

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