MHS October Board Meeting

The October Monthly Board of Director’s (BOD) Meeting of Memorial Health System will be Tuesday, October 6, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Nichols Education Center. *Due to the need for social distancing, we are providing an option for attending the meeting in an alternate way: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92305138464?pwd=U2FEeTBqVmk3Mmw4a2x5a3pkRmJsZz09 Meeting ID: 923 0513 8464 Passcode: […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Derrik’s Ride

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) recently wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who make a donation of at least $5 are allowed to wear blue jeans on the last Friday of the month. For August, a total donation of $282 was presented to Tori Murphy, organizer of Derrik’s Ride. […]

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Caring for the Abilene Community for 20 Years – William Short, M.D.

Memorial Health System would like to recognize Dr. William Short. For the past 20 years, Dr. Short has been caring for his friends and neighbors in the Abilene community. Dr. Short is Memorial Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, and a family medicine physician at Heartland Health Care Clinic. He has been a family medicine physician in […]

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Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County to Host Caregiver Support Group September 8

Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will host a support group for caregivers on Tuesday, September 8, at 6:00 p.m. in their office conference room located at 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. Teri Kohman, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, will be the facilitator. The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month, and there is no […]

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Health System Employees Recognized for Service

Memorial Health System honored 42 employees for their 465 years of combined service during a service awards ceremony, recently held in the Nichols Education Center in Abilene, which included a presentation of service pins and gifts. Employees honored for five years of service were:  Dawn Berry, Tamara Black, Michelle Brown, Hannah Burleson, Shelbie Carter, Jordan […]

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The Ice Age is Over…MHS Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Receives New Treatment Equipment; Unit Also at Abilene High School

Athletic Trainer Justin Clark (top left), from Memorial Health System (MHS) Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, provides training to staff on the new Kelvi unit while Jeff Sanborn (top right), MHS Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Director, assists. Memorial Health System (MHS) Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, in Abilene, recently received two new Kelvi units to treat patients. […]

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Impact Sports & Fitness Welcomes New Massage Therapist

Impact Sports & Fitness, in Abilene, has added Kinley Hodgson as a massage therapist to their team! She will join certified massage therapist Nicole Goodale beginning this week. Massages offered at Impact Sports and Fitness include:  deep tissue, Swedish, stone, and pre-natal. Hodgson will be available for day and evening appointments on Thursdays, and daytime […]

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Memorial Hospital Wound Center Staff Offers Tips for Healthy Feet

Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center, in Abilene, is asking patients to love their feet by being mindful of certain conditions and complications associated with non-healing wounds. When it comes to foot care, the wound center staff knows that healthy feet are vital to the happiness and activity level of a patient. Approximately one out of every […]

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Mammography Services Passes Survey

The mammography department at Memorial Hospital passed a KDHE survey in which no deficiencies were found. Pictured, from left: Memorial Hospital Radiology and Imaging Director, Rhonda Schmid; Kari Smith, Radiologic Technologist; and Chelsi Baker, Radiologic Technologist. The Radiology and Imaging Department of Memorial Hospital, in Abilene, received notification from the Kansas Department of Health and […]

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