Ransom Memorial Hospital earns Five-Star designation
Ransom Memorial Hospital at 1301 S Main St was named a Five-Star Community Value Index hospital in Kansas small rural category for strong financial health reinvestment and low patient charges. The honor reflects top scores in financial viability facility reinvestment and hospital costs with staff and community support noted by CEO Larry Felix.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Larry Felix
Ransom
Kansas
William C. Cleverly
Ohio State University
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Joanna M. LaFortune
William Cleverly
Community groups donate to Home Care in Kansas
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 5901 gave Home cam of Kansas a $600 donation to buy cleaning supplies and paper products for Home Team consumers. Betty Kimble said the gift helps low income clients access items they normally could not obtain. A series of pain management seminars for nursing home residents runs statewide through November. The events start Aug 17 at Brookside Manor in Overbrook and continue Oct 29 in Topeka, Nov 19 in Lawrence, and Nov 23 in Osawatomie with seminars by Kansas Advocates for Better Care funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Attendees receive a booklet on pain management and can call 800 525 1782 for info. A Batten Disease conference Aug 5-8 at Overland Park Marriott will inform families about the genetic disorder. The Batten Disease Support and Research Association hosts the event, led by Craig Butler at ewbutler optonline.net or 718 321-2873 ext 204.
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Home Cam of
Kansas
S. Main St
Ottawa
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Betty Kimble
Kimble
Brookside Manor Nursing Home
Overbrook
Aldersgate Village
Topeka
Lakeview Manor
Lawrence
Osawatomie Life Care Center
Kansas Advocates For Better Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Overland Park Marriott
Metcalf Ave
Overland Park
The
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
Craig Butler
Ewbutler
Optonline
Veggies May Help Keep Brains Sharp In Older Women
A federally funded study of 13,388 nurses found older women in their 60s who consumed more cruciferous and green leafy vegetables showed less decline on memory attention and verbal tests in their 70s. The research notes stronger links with diet and lifestyle to dementia risk.
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Harvard
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston
Philadelphia
Kang
Marilyn Albert
Alzheimer Association
Miia Kmpelto
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
West Nile Virus Found in Kansas Birds in Johnson Harvey
Kansas confirms West Nile Virus in birds across multiple counties with a hawk and blue jay positive in Johnson County and two blue jays in Harvey County. Earlier birds tested positive in Barton Sedgwick Shawnee and Wilson counties. Mosquitoes pick up the virus from infected birds and can transmit it to horses and people. Acting state epidemiologist Gail Hansen warns the illness can be severe and deadly and urges precautions.
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Harvey Counties
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Johnson County
Harvey County
Barton
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wilson
Kansas
Gail Hansen
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