News and Events
Crossroads to host grief support group at Bothwell
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care will host a Grief Recovery Method Outreach Program from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays starting Sept. 11 and ending Oct. 30 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. in Sedalia. The Grief Recovery Method Outreach Program, based on the Grief Recovery Handbook, will guide those who wish…
Read MoreBothwell PEAK and Bothwell Orthopedic & Sports Medicine host injury clinics
For the sixth year, Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Bothwell Peak Sport & Spine are offering a free Saturday morning injury clinic for student-athletes. Dr. Evan Stout, orthopedic surgeon at Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, is the clinic’s attending physician who examines athletes and provides care recommendations. One of four Bothwell Peak athletic trainers…
Read MoreBothwell Auxiliary awards three health care scholarships
Three $2,500 scholarships were recently awarded to area health care students by the Bothwell Auxiliary. Scholarships were given to Ashley Barnes, Serena Cronk and Stacey O’Donnell. Barnes is a Registered Nurse at Bothwell Regional Health Center in the Endoscopy department. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Western Governors University. Cronk…
Read MoreLearn life-saving skills in a day; next CPR/AED class Sept. 16
Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer Community CPR/AED and First Aid courses on Saturday, Sept. 16 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…
Read MoreFisher receives DAISY Award
Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Helen Fisher. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Fisher, a Registered Nurse (RN) since 1987 in Women’s Health and Newborn Care, was nominated by Gabby White. “I came…
Read MoreBothwell adds new Lactation Consultant
Sarah Cordes, a registered nurse in Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Women’s Health and Newborn Care unit, recently passed the exam to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and will be Bothwell’s new full-time Lactation Consultant. Cordes has worked in Labor and Delivery in Bothwell since starting her nursing career nearly six years ago.…
Read MoreBothwell Regional Health Center to start new grief support group
Bothwell Regional Health Center is starting a new grief support group offered to the public and employees. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays starting Sept. 7 through Oct. 26 in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th St. in Sedalia. Hospital Chaplain Rob Ayers recently became a Certified Grief…
Read MoreMedicare Simplified seminar Sept. 11
The Bothwell Foundation’s Community Relations committee will host a free Medicare Simplified seminar at 11:30 am Sept. 11 at Heckart Community Center. The seminar is a presentation for those currently enrolled or preparing to enroll in a Medicare program. Attendees can expect to hear from skilled professionals on all topics pertaining to Medicare. Panel experts…
Read MoreFrom the hospital bed to the finish line
Last November, life took on new meaning for Knob Noster resident Kevin Butler. Though he did not have a history of health complications, Butler experienced at age 62 a sudden heart attack and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. “My life was normal,” Butler said. “I didn’t have any health issues or take medication for anything. I…
Read MoreBothwell Auxiliary volunteers offer support, fundraising for hospital
The Bothwell Auxiliary began in 1971 by a group of determined and tenacious women, many of them wives of doctors at the hospital. The goal then was to be a light for patients, visitors and staff at Bothwell. The purpose of the Auxiliary today is to enhance the quality of care and support provided by…
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