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 […]
Photo: Impact Sports & Fitness 2019 Weight Loss Challenge winners, pictured left to right are: Team Trainer, Laurol Overlease; 3rd place, Teresa Hudson; Team Trainer, Anita Larson; and 1st place, Rod Jones. Not pictured: 2nd place, Brent Wilson. The challenge has been met, and the winnings have been awarded to the top three winners of […]
Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) recently wore blue jeans 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 just over $294 was presented to Village Manor in Abilene for their […]
Village Manor long-term care facility, 705 North Brady in Abilene, is hosting a community chili feed on Monday, March 11, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come by for some wonderful food prepared by the Dietary staff of Village Manor. While you are there, get a tour of the 78-bed facility which offers person-centered care […]
The Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC) recently purchased two crash carts for the Respiratory Care and Cardiac Rehabilitation departments at Memorial Hospital through the volunteers’ annual gifting program. The new locking carts are organized exactly as the carts in other departments at the hospital so staff can easily, and quickly, locate what they need. […]
