Hospice of Dickinson County invites Hospice families to “share the journey” with volunteers and staff at the upcoming Celebration of Life Picnic on Tuesday, September 27, at 6:00 p.m. at the shelter in Eisenhower Park in Abilene. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. The meal will be provided by Hospice volunteers and staff. […]
The Radiology and Imaging Department of Memorial Hospital, in Abilene, received notification from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that their mammography services has again passed its recent survey with zero deficiencies. The survey is conducted to see that all certifications, personnel, and equipment meet standards. The KDHE completes an annual survey on […]
Award acknowledges exceptional success in multiple wound healing benchmarks, healing outcomes, patient safety Memorial Hospital is honored to announce that the Memorial Hospital Wound Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence Award. Recipients of this prestigious award meet or exceed national wound care quality benchmarks over a set period […]
Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of August. Employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. For August, a total donation of $1,155 was presented to Tori Murphy, organizer […]
ABILENE—The 12th annual Impact the Cure event is Saturday, October 1st, and this year will have some changes from past events. For 2022, the event will be solely the 2MileFunWalk (no 5k run) and it will be held in Old Abilene Town as the kick-off to the community celebration of the 100th birthday for Memorial […]
With a bittersweet farewell, the Memorial Hospital Outpatient and Surgical Services Department wished Carol Ross good luck on her next journey into retirement, and welcomed the new OR Director, Melissa Taplin, with open arms. On August 8, Melissa officially stepped into the role of OR Director for the Memorial Hospital Outpatient and Surgical Services Department. […]
Memorial Health System’s (MHS) Board of Directors approved a motion on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, to move forward with an Integrated MHS and SRHC Obstetrics Program that will allow MHS and Salina Regional Health Center (SRHC) to work in partnership for OB patients. In April of this year, Memorial Hospital began working with an independent […]
The September Monthly Board of Director’s (BOD) Meeting of Memorial Health System (MHS) will be Tuesday, September 20, at 12:30 p.m. in Conklin Conference Center, at Memorial Hospital, in Abilene.
Shown: Kestrel 5400 Heat Stress Tracker in use at the Abilene High School football field. Excessive heat, combined with high humidity, is always a dangerous combination this time of year in Kansas. This combination is closely monitored as school sports and activities get back underway for the fall season. Beginning this year, all schools now […]
In honor of National Health Center Week, August 7-13, Memorial Health System (MHS) would like to recognize its amazing partner, Heartland Health Care Clinic (HHCC) in Abilene. If ever there was a question what this clinic was capable of, the last few years have certainly highlighted why they should be applauded. HHCC is full of […]