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APPs an Important Part of Clinic Operation

Pictured from left: Dara Wright, Hillary Kersten, Todd Smith, and Rachelle Sims. Heartland Health Care Clinic, in Abilene, is proud of the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who provide outstanding care to patients every day. APPs are important to physicians, because they allow a physician to extend their practice in order to care for the large […]

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Memorial Hospital Upgrades Sonogram Equipment

Right to left: Brittany Root, ARDMS; Genesis Sanchez, Newman University sonography student; and Rhonda Schmid, Memorial Hospital Radiology Manager Memorial Hospital’s Imaging Services sonographers are excited to begin using the new Samsung RS85 Prestige Sonography machine. “The advanced intellectual technology, in this new piece of equipment, allows us to confirm with confidence for challenging cases,” […]

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Hospice of Dickinson County Cancels Golf Tournament

Hospice of Dickinson County regrets to announce that the Annual Ed Kuntz Memorial Golf Tournament has been canceled for 2021. The difficult decision to cancel the tournament was made because of the economic impact COVID-19 has had on our community. They will plan to resume the tournament again in 2022. Hospice of Dickinson County is […]

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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, April 27 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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Volunteer Appreciation Bingo to be Part of National Healthcare Volunteer Week

A Memorial Health System Volunteer Appreciation Bingo Party will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Nichols Education Center, 1003 N. Brady, in Abilene. Volunteers should park in the lot east of the building and use the east entrance. This is the lower level of Abilene Childcare Learning Center II. The […]

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MHS May Board Meeting

The May Monthly Board of Director’s (BOD) Meeting of Memorial Health System will be Tuesday, May 4th, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the 2nd Floor BOD Room of Memorial Hospital.

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MHS Employees Donate to Local Family

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) recently wore blue jeans at work for a “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who made a donation of at least $5 were allowed to wear blue jeans on the last Friday of March. A total donation of $391, was presented to a local family. The Abilene home, that the family […]

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Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center Receives “Going the Distance” Quality Award

Photo: Anne Rose, RN; Dr. William Short; Katie Purdue, RN; Kristen Frieze, RN, COC Award acknowledges center as nationwide leader in would healing patient outcomes Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center, in Abilene, earned the 2020 Going the Distance award, issued by RestorixHealth, an organization that specializes in the development and management of comprehensive wound healing and […]

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Memorial Hospital Will Begin Screening Patients, Guests, and Visitors at the Main Entrance Beginning Monday, March 29

Patients, guests, and visitors entering Memorial Hospital will be required to complete a COVID-19 screening beginning Monday, March 29, 2021. The screening will consist of three automated steps: a temperature check, answer one question regarding exposure and symptoms, and then a sticker will be printed, and the person will be asked to wear the sticker […]

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