Diabetes Support Group to Meet Tuesday, June 1

The Dickinson County Diabetes Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., in Memorial Hospital Conference Room B. The next meeting will take place on June 1st. All participants are required to wear a mask to the meeting, and social distancing will be followed. Summer is quickly […]

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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, May 25 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 monthly in Herington. The next class will be on Tuesday, May 18, 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 […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Junior League of Abilene

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) recently wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who made a donation of at least $5 were allowed to wear blue jeans on the last Friday of April. The day was organized by the MHS Employer of Choice (EOC) committee. A total donation of $255 […]

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Volunteer Corps Donates to Transportation Fund

The Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC) recently donated $4500 to the Memorial Health Foundation. The donation is designated for the Abilene Public Transportation Fund, a fund that provides public transportation rides to and from medical appointments within Abilene city limits.Shown, from left, are: Michelle McClanahan, MHS Director of Volunteer Services; Barbara Cole, MHSVC Treasurer; […]

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Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps Scholarships Awarded

Pictured left to right, Elaine Mills, MHSVC Corresponding Secretary; scholarship recipients Allison Liby and Reagan Ditto; and Linda Duncan, MHSVC President.    The Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC) is pleased to announce Reagan Ditto and Allison Liby, both 2021 graduates of Abilene High School, have each been awarded a $500 scholarship. Reagan will be […]

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MHS June Board Meeting & Annual Meetings

The Annual Meeting of Hospital District No. 1 of Dickinson County, Kansas (d/b/a Memorial Health System) will be Tuesday, June 1, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor Board of Director’s (BOD) Room of Memorial Hospital. The Annual Frontier Estates BOD Meeting will follow, and the June Monthly BOD Meeting of Memorial Health System […]

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Laboratory at Memorial Hospital Passes Survey

Pictured are some of the staff from the Laboratory at Memorial Hospital, which passed a recent survey. Shown, from left to right, are: Jackie Estelle, Krista Whitley, Danielle Blickenstaff, Trevor McKee (department manager), Cassie Rouse, Abi Emberlin, and Christina Bartel. Not pictured: Nicole To, Kris Roney, Shafiq Hasan. A Laboratory Survey conducted on April 21 showed […]

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Fraudulent Scam Occurring

The physicians at Heartland Health Care Clinic, in Abilene, would like to alert their patients of a fraudulent scam that some of their patients have received the past few days. If you receive a phone call, or any notification, for a “Cardiovascular Next Generation Sequencing” test kit for “hereditary cardio screening NGS panel” from Peak […]

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