Gantner Named New Director of Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County

Danielle (Dani) Gantner has been named the new director of Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County, an affiliate of Memorial Health System in Abilene. She succeeds Carol Whitehair, who is retiring December 17 following almost 20 years as director, and over 45 years in healthcare. Gantner has worked as a Registered Nurse (RN) at […]

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Bereavement Support Group Offered in Abilene

Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County is offering a Bereavement Support Group in Abilene. The next class will be on Tuesday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m. These classes are held at the Home Health and Hospice office, 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. Lindsey Brummer, Bereavement Coordinator, serves as the group facilitator. These gatherings are designed […]

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Bereavement Support Group Offered in Herington

Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County is offering a Bereavement Support Group in Herington. The next class will be on Tuesday, November 16, at 6:00 p.m. These classes are held at the Home Health and Hospice office, 11 N. Broadway, Herington. Lindsey Brummer, Bereavement Coordinator, serves as the group facilitator.  These gatherings are designed […]

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Impact Sports and Fitness Now Offering NormaTec Compression Therapy; First Session Free to Try

Pictured is Justin Clark (left), Memorial Health System Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer, giving instruction on the use of the NormaTec compression therapy system to Anita Larson (middle), Impact Sports & Fitness Certified Athletic Trainer, and RaeLyn Racy (right), Impact Sports & Fitness Director. Impact Sports and Fitness in Abilene is excited to now […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Abilene Area Toys 4 Tots

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of October. Employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $740 was presented to the Abilene Area Toys 4 Tots organization. […]

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Memorial Health System Welcomes Dr. Christopher Young

Memorial Health System (MHS) is pleased to announce our new General Surgeon, Christopher Young, M.D. Dr. Young attended the University of Sydney where he received his M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) in 1987. From 1997 to 1999, Young completed a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.  During this time his […]

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Memorial Hospital Wound Center Receives Wound Center of Excellence Award

Award acknowledges exceptional success in multiple wound healing benchmarks, healing outcomes, patient safety Memorial Health System is pleased to announce Memorial Hospital Wound Center, in Abilene, is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Wound Center of Excellence award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national wound care quality benchmarks over a set period of time. The […]

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