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Wear Red for Women donates AEDs to Maplewood Church and Applewood Christian School
Members of Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently presented two automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Maplewood Church and Applewood Christian School. 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 delivers an…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates an AED to Sacred Heart School
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to Sacred Heart School. An AED is a small, portable device used to treat sudden cardiac arrest. According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, about 350,000 cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S., and AEDs can significantly improve outcomes if…
Read MoreBothwell’s Elizabeth Green receives Missouri Rural Health Excellence award
Elizabeth Green received the Rural Health Excellence Award for Innovation at the 2026 Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA) conference held Sept. 9-10 in Lake Ozark, Missouri. Green was recognized for her work with the Bothwell Regional Health Center Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) program. In 2024 Bothwell was selected as one of six rural…
Read MoreHypertension, the “Silent Killer”
More than 120 million adults in the United States — roughly 47% of the population — have hypertension. Only about half of those people are being treated, and only one in five of those being treated have it well controlled. Think of your cardiovascular system like the plumbing in your home. The heart is the…
Read MoreBothwell Joins Show-Me High Value Network To Strengthen Care Close To Home
New clinically integrated network will support quality improvement, care coordination and value-based care while preserving local independence Bothwell Regional Health Center has joined 23 other independent Missouri hospitals to form the Show-Me High Value Network, a statewide collaboration designed to strengthen participating hospitals individually while improving health care quality, affordability and value in the communities…
Read MoreGrief support group beginning Sept. 15 offers guidance for navigating loss
Bothwell Regional Health Center is offering an eight-week grief support group beginning Sept. 15 to help people process loss in a welcoming and compassionate setting. The group meets Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the waiting room of the Bothwell Susan O’Brien Fischer Cancer Center and is facilitated by Chaplain Rob Ayers, a certified…
Read MoreBothwell residency graduate returns to Cole Camp clinic after obstetrics fellowship
Brittany Lefevers, MD, has joined the medical team at Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic, where she is now seeing patients of all ages, including children, adults and obstetric patients. Lefevers is a 2025 graduate of the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency, the first program in Missouri specifically designed to train physicians to practice in…
Read MoreFamily medicine physician joins Bothwell Eldenburg Family Practice
Karstan Luchini, DO, a family medicine physician, has joined Bothwell Eldenburg Family Practice and is now seeing patients. Luchini earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kansas City University in Joplin, Missouri. He brings specialized training in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) to help patients with pain and muscular dysfunction, as well as a certification in…
Read MoreResetting sleep habits for back to school
As summer winds down, back-to-school prep usually means buying school supplies, picking out new clothes and setting earlier alarms. One of the biggest keys to a good school year often gets overlooked: getting enough real, restful sleep. During summer, it’s easy to fall into a routine of staying up late and staring at screens until…
Read MoreFree Saturday Sports Injury Clinic opening Aug. 29
For the ninth year, Bothwell Regional Health Center and Bothwell Peak Sport & Spine are offering a free Saturday Sports Injury Clinic for student-athletes beginning Aug. 29. Dr. Evan Stout, orthopedic surgeon at Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, and Dr. Dalton Lohsandt, family and sports medicine physician at Bothwell 10th Street Clinic, will evaluate athletes…
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