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Bothwell names Vice President of Clinic Operations
Bothwell Regional Health Center has named Marvin Smoot as its Vice President of Clinic Operations. In this role, Smoot is responsible for the leadership, strategy, operational support and effectiveness of Bothwell’s 20-plus outpatient clinics. Smoot has over 20 years of experience in health care and leadership roles. His work includes overseeing physician practice management, provider…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates two AEDs to Sedalia Parks & Recreation
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave automated external defibrillators (AED) to Sedalia Parks & Recreation for Clover Dell Soccer Field and Centennial Park. 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,…
Read MoreBothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency receives continued accreditation
The Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency received continued accreditation following an annual review and site visit by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Graduate medical education refers to the period of education in a particular specialty (residency) or subspecialty (fellowship) following medical school. ACGME is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center awarded grant for medical equipment
Bothwell Regional Health Center has been awarded a Rural Hospital Medical Equipment and Supplies grant for $88,056 from the Patterson Family Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase nine Eleganza 4 bed platforms and nine mattresses to replace current beds in the hospital’s Surgical Short Stay unit. Maggie Schaffer, Bothwell’s Case Management and Quality…
Read MoreBothwell announces Christmas and New Year’s Day clinic hours
All Bothwell Regional Health Center outpatient clinics will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. Clinics will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Dec. 26. On Monday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, Walk In Winchester located on the first floor of the Healing Arts Center at 3700 W. 10th Street will be open from 10…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates AEDs to two area churches
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to LaMonte Christian Church and Calvary Baptist Church in Sedalia. 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…
Read MorePublic invited to retirement reception for Dr. Ken Azan and Dr. Elmer Van Dyke
Bothwell Regional Health Center will host a joint retirement reception for long-time physicians Dr. Ken Azan and Dr. Elmer Van Dyke from 4-6 pm Dec. 12 in the Bothwell Café on the hospital’s ground floor. Patients and the public are invited to attend. Azan and Van Dyke will retire from their respective practices on Dec.…
Read MorePublic invited to Community Fitness Night
The medical staff at Bothwell Regional Health Center will again host a free community fitness night from 6 to 9 pm Dec. 28 at Heckart Community Center. The public is invited to attend to use the facility and learn about health topics. There are almost 100 members of the medical staff, which includes physicians and…
Read MoreWear Red for Women donates an AED to St. John’s Community Center
Wear Red for Women, a Bothwell Foundation committee, recently gave an automated external defibrillator (AED) to St. John’s Community Center in Bahner. 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 electrical shock…
Read MoreLower receives DAISY Award
Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Linda Lower. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Lower, a Registered Nurse who currently works on 2 Southwest, was nominated by Carla Jackson on behalf of her father,…
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