Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) wore blue jeans on March 29th 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. A total donation of over $250 was presented to the Memorial Health Foundation for […]
Justin Clark, Abilene High School Athletic Trainer from Memorial Health System Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, recently received the Emerging Leader Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) State Association Advisory Committee (SAAC). NATA formally recognizes leaders in the athletic training profession at the state level through this award. The award requires the recipient to […]
Hospice of Dickinson County will host the monthly Hospice Volunteers meeting on Thursday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pizza Hut, 555 Highway 77, Herington. Current volunteers are encouraged to bring people who may be interested in what a hospice volunteer does and meet the current group of volunteers. It will also be a […]
Find the perfect gift for any occasion…an Easter basket, Mother’s Day, graduation, birthday, or just treat yourself at the Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps Spring Collective Goods Sale. The sale will be on March 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and March 19 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital lobby, […]
Hospice of Dickinson County will host the monthly Hospice Volunteers meeting on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Home Health and Hospice Office, 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. Debbie Bielefeld, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, will present the program “How to Be a Healing Presence.” All Hospice volunteers and individuals interested in volunteering are encouraged to […]
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County is offering a Bereavement Support Group monthly in Herington. It will be on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm. The next class will be on Tuesday, March 19. These classes are held at the Home Health and Hospice office, 11 N. Broadway, Herington. The meetings […]
Cooper Holloway continues to help comfort children at medical facilities with his “Cooper’s Care Cases”. Cooper recently donated approximately 200 “cases” (draw-string bags) to Memorial Hospital in Abilene. They will be given to children who are patients in the Emergency Department, Laboratory, Radiology, Inpatient Unit, and Heartland Health Care Clinic. Cooper had help from family […]
Memorial Health System (MHS) Board of Director’s Members will attend the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) Critical Issues Summit for Boards in Wichita on March 7th and 8th.
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will host a support group for caregivers on Tuesday, March 12th, at 6:30 p.m. in their office conference room located at 1111 N. Brady, Abilene. Chris McKee, LSCSW, Bereavement Counselor, will be the facilitator. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you care for a spouse, parent, family member […]
The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group will meet on Tuesday, March 5, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Hospital, in Abilene, Conference Room B. Jennifer Kirkpatrick, the dietitian at Memorial Health System, invites anyone with diabetes and/or their family members to join the group. Jandi Wells from Senior Life Solutions will join the group and discuss […]
