When an Ascension Tennessee colleague shared photos of a pet wall in their COVID-19 unit, Sara Herridge, Ascension Kansas' director of Nursing Transformation, passed it on to Lindsay Holman, RN.
October 6, 2021
Helping others succeed is what fuels Kimberly Oates, a patient navigator with Ascension Via Christi’s surgical weight management program.
August 26, 2021
The health screeners at Ascension Via Christi hospitals and clinics play an important role in helping maintain a safe environment of care as the community continues to battle COVID-19. But they also play a role in how staff start or end their shift and in putting visitors and patients coming in for outpatient services at ease.
August 26, 2021
Physician assistant Matt Steadham, who assists with vein harvesting in cardiothoracic surgeries at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis was recently awarded recognition by Getinge’s Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Circle of Excellence.
August 17, 2021
For as long as she can remember, Erica Cameron wanted to be a nurse. After giving birth to her son five years ago, she further refined her goal.
August 5, 2021
For hospitals to recruit and retain the bedside nurses needed to provide safe, quality care, they must develop innovative ways to allow nurses to spend the majority of their practicing at the top of their license, says Carla Yost, chief nursing officer for Ascension Kansas.
July 29, 2021
As part of their future careers, Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residents must master the art of suturing various types and degrees of lacerations.
July 20, 2021
Shortly before his 5th birthday, Joseph Sumhlei and his family immigrated from Burma to the United States.
July 20, 2021
A dozen night shift nurses and nursing support associates recently came for an early morning "Coffee with Carla" at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis.
July 12, 2021
Melanie Northcutt, a registered respiratory therapist who has served at Ascension Via Christi for the past 33 years, recently completed the Suspenders4Hope Suicide Awareness and Prevention training program.
July 2, 2021