Sleep center helps Kansans get proper rest
Lila Blackburn learned she has sleep apnea after overnight tests at Hutchinson Hospital Sleep Diagnostic Center. The center expanded to four beds and now runs six nights a week as doctors stress awareness and treatment. Blackburn now sleeps with a CPAP, reports better rest, and says she knows what good sleep is.
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Lila Blackburn
Raymond
Blackburn
Hutchinson Hospital
Sleepeducation.com
Robert Spark
Hutchinson Clinic
Janette ‘Crum
Crum
Spark
Hutchinson
Jackie Harvey
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Moran proposes boost to Medicare payments for small Kansas hospitals
U.S. Representative Jerry Moran introduces legislation to raise Medicare reimbursements to 101 percent for rural hospitals with 25 to 50 beds, expanding coverage to inpatient, outpatient, home health and ambulance services. The bill targets facilities like Ransom Memorial Hospital and Memorial Hospital in McPherson to preserve access as communities face closures and population shifts.
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Kansas
U.S
Jerry Moran
Moran
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Congress
Citi
Zens
Kevin White
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
Hutchinson
Wichita
Barber County
McPherson's Memorial Hospital
Rex Walk
Walk
Smoking ban advocates push for state action after failed vote
Colorado health and consumer groups seek local bans now and may again press lawmakers next year. Only a statewide ballot is not an option until 2006, but organizers plan to meet to decide whether to pursue legislation or a ballot initiative.
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Denver
Colorado
Senate
RJ. Ours
American Cancer Society
Ours
Wilmouth
Capitol
Lola Spradley
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