Hospital confronts family practice ob obstetric privileges policy
In Garden City Kansas debates focus on whether family practitioners should hold high risk obstetrics privileges at St Catherine Hospital and Plaza Medical Center. OB/GYNs argue high risk cases need specialist care and Cesarean sections require certified surgeons. Hospital reviews credentialing policy and considers a specialty hospital project costing 4 to 9 million dollars that could reshape local medical competition.
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Welch
Taylor
Matthews
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Kansas
Mike Mattek
Salina Regional Health Center
Mattek
Women’s Clinic
Ben Williams
Hays Medical Center
Central Kansas Medical Center
Great Bend
American Academy of Family Physicians
Plaza Medical Center
AAF
AAFP
Cooper Medical Buildings
Oklahoma City
Hospital
Garden City smokers weigh city ban on smoking
Garden City faces a heated debate over a possible smoking ordinance as residents and business owners argue rights and health. Patrons from Remingtons Bar and the Red Baron push for choice while El Zarape and Herb's Carry Out share mixed views after earlier bans. Local shopkeepers predict cross-border patron shifts if the city restricts smoking.
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Schle
Ellen Oswalt
Red Baron
Oswalt
Finney County
Schlegal
Bill Hembree
Remingtons
Hembree
Fred’s
Shooter’s
Holcomb
Salyer
Kansas
Dodge City
Liberal
Lucky Kane
Kane
Garden City Commission
Peter Cedillo
el Zarape
Garden City
Cedillo
Herb
Gary Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Bobby Johnson
Johnson
Remingtons Bar
Richard Carmona
Shane Trentman
St Catherine Wound Care Center Wins Curative Best of the Best
The Wound Care Center at St. Catherine Hospital earned Curative Health Services Best of the Best in Wound Care Centers. Kathy Fox praised Margene Lagunas for 2005, citing dedication and teamwork as keys to clinical and financial success.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Curative Health Services
Kathy Fox
Curative
Margene Lagunas
Margene
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