Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County Welcomes New Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Taylor Knauss

By Haley Jones, Director of Marketing and Development Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County (HH&H), an affiliate of Memorial Health System (MHS) is proud to announce the promotion of Taylor Knauss to their department, as the new Hospice Volunteer Coordinator.  Taylor first started with Memorial Health System at Learn & Grow Depot in 2017.  […]

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Coyote Crazy Event Leads to Another Significant Local Donation

Dennis Rider is pictured (second from left), along with other Impact Sports and Fitness Parkinson’s program participants Richard Evers (left) and Kathy Ford (right). They are shown with Alecia Sare (second from right), Certified Personal Trainer, who leads the class. The 5th Annual Coyote Crazy Parkinson’s Benefit Poker Walk was held September 28th at Brown’s […]

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340B Program Protects Access to Much-Needed Health Care

Opinion EditorialNovember 7, 2024Harold Courtois, Hospital Administrator, Memorial Health System For over 30 years, the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program has enabled millions of Americans, including our patients in Abilene, to access essential healthcare. This program allows hospitals and clinics to purchase medications at a discount, ensuring that vulnerable populations—including seniors on fixed incomes and […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Abilene Area Toys 4 Tots

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) in Abilene 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 $985 was presented to the Abilene Area Toys 4 […]

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James Mohr – Grateful for Home Health & Hospice Services

BY:  Haley Jones, Director of Marketing and Development I had the wonderful privilege of speaking to James “Jim” Mohr about his recent services from Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County.  After several weeks, Jim is back to feeling like himself, “Although every time I think I’m getting better, something else happens,” he said with […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Local Girl

Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) wore blue jeans at work, in September, for a “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who made a donation of at least $5 were allowed to wear blue jeans on Fridays in September. A total donation of $1,735 was presented to Macie Heller and her family. This was a new record […]

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Heartland Health Care Clinic – Herington, Thankful for Assistance from Senator Marshall’s Office

BY:  Haley Jones, Director of Marketing and Development Memorial Health System’s Heartland Health Care Clinic (HHCC) location in Herington continues to make progress toward serving all patients in the Tri-County area, thanks to some assistance from U.S. Senator Roger Marshall’s Salina office. After months of building and planning HHCC – Herington, located at 18 N […]

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MHS Employees Donate to Derrik’s Ride

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 they are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. For August, a total donation of $1,215 was presented to Tori Murphy, […]

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Herington Hero Award Winner, Chardy Magnett

BY:  Haley Jones, Director of Marketing and Development Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County in Herington, an affiliate of Memorial Health System in Abilene, has selected the next Herington Hero Award.  Congratulations to Chardy Magnett, and thank you for taking care of Herington!  The nomination had this to say about Chardy: “Chardy has done […]

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Memorial Health System Announces Kaylene Matlack as New Athletic Trainer

BY:  Haley Jones, Director of Marketing and Development Memorial Health System (MHS), along with Abilene High School (AHS), have benefited for many years with long-time Athletic Trainer, Justin Clark, taking care of patients and spending countless hours supporting student-athletes.  MHS is very proud of Justin’s accomplishments during his reign in Abilene, and we wish him […]

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