Emergency care stories

This Cicero community volunteer survived pancreatic cancer with treatment at Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago, where he had worked for decades.

Ascension Sacred Heart nurses provide medical support to the American Magic competitive sailing team in Pensacola, Florida.

Jamin Dodson had never been hospitalized prior to being diagnosed with Sigmoid diverticulitis in July. So when the 32-year-old Wellington, Kansan was looking at surgery after four prior admissions, he was extremely anxious and at times lonely, as his wife was home caring for their two children.

Months after Janet Waters battled COVID-19, she still felt the aftereffects of the virus on her health. When she felt her heart “pounding out of her chest,” she sought care at Ascension St. Vincent’s St. John County ER.

Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa turned 12 on Aug. 11, marking a dozen years of growth and service, improved access to care for west Wichitans and the surrounding communities, culminating this Spring with a Leapfrog "A" Hospital Safety Grade.

As a single mom, Kelly Anderson didn’t have time to be sick. But after experiencing intense abdominal pain for several days and a long night with nausea, she finally gave in and drove to Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County’s ER.