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Sept. 2, 2010

Trauma Coordinator Tereasa Demeritt, R.N., was one of 32 graduates of the Kansas Hospital Association's ninth annual Leadership Institute.

August 19, 2010

Labette Health will introduce Jodi Schmidt, its new president and chief executive officer, during a public reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, in the hospital’s main entrance.

July 29, 2010

Labette Health welcomes three new physicians: Dr. Terrence Coffey, Dr. Julie Griffin and Dr. Eric Thomson.

July 19, 2010

The Labette Health Foundation has awarded a record $17,250 in scholarships to 19 area allied health students.

July 7, 2010

Labette Health has received a five-star ranking in an annual Community Value Index (CVI) study of some 3,000 U.S. hospitals conducted by Cleverley + Associates, an Ohio-based healthcare data and consulting firm.

July 2, 2010

Jodi Schmidt has signed a five-year contract to become the next President and Chief Executive Officer of Labette Health.

June 29, 2010

Labette Health has received one of six statewide Community Connections awards from the Kansas Hospital Association. The award was presented June 29 in the hospital's Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center.

June 25, 2010

Beth Shelton, M.D., has been certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

May 21, 2010

Labette Health clinicians will provide free physical examinations for area students who plan to participate in sports and other activities during the 2010-2011 school year. The first of three screening session will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, in the Parsons Middle School Gymnasium.

May 6, 2010

Labette Health has been designated a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement as part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s expansion of its Blue Distinction® program.

April 23, 2010

Wymetta Higginson was honored as the Labette Health Auxiliary’s Volunteer of the Year during a luncheon for Auxiliary members

March 31, 2010

When we think of harp music, we usually think of soothing, relaxing airs – the kind of sophisticated, gentle music one might hear at a classical concert or maybe a wedding. Bob McKinzie thinks it’s the perfect accompaniment to “Who let the dogs out?”

March 10, 2010

Javine Horani, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has joined Labette Health and is now seeing patients.

Feb. 11, 2010

Winter conditions mean an increased risk of falls and related injuries, particularly among older people, according to Tereasa DeMerritt, R.N., Labette Health trauma coordinator.

Jan. 28, 2010

For Labette Health’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) crews, small three- by five-inch GPS units recently provided by the Labette Health Foundation have proved to be even more valuable than expected.

Jan. 5, 2010

U.S. Representative Jerry Moran toured Labette Health's Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center.

Dec. 15, 2009

Three-time World's Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier helped cut the ribbon to open Labette Health's new Center of Rehabilitation Excellence (The CORE).

Dec. 4, 2009

Physicians and clinics will begin moving into Labette Health’s new medical office building this weekend.

Nov. 17, 2009

Dreams do come true, especially if you bring together the right combination of resources, knowledge, dedication and energy and then apply a dash of inspiration and a lot of hard work.
The Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center on the Labette Health campus is such a dream.

Nov. 5, 2009

Dedication ceremonies for the new Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center on the Labette Health campus will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Oct 27, 2009

Labette Health Foundation raises more than $113,000 in a cruise-themed gala evening and honors two area Health Care Heroes.

Sept. 18, 2009

Labette Health's trauma center has been verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee of the American College of Surgeons, making it the only ACS-verified trauma center in Southeast Kansas, and the only Level III center in the state.

September 17, 2009

Labette Health Foundation is pleased to announce Murray Company as the presenting sponsor of the gala fundraiser, Destination Voyage, to be held on October 24th in Labette Health's new Medical Office Building.

September 12, 2009

Shellie Collins, R.N., has been named director of the Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center at Labette Health.

September 10, 2009

Labette Health will welcome several new healthcare providers with a reception from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in the hospital’s main lobby.

August 27, 2009

Labette Health recently became the first hospital in the state of Kansas to achieve the Caregiver Safety Accreditation distinction for 2009.

August 26, 2009

Labette Health will open a new medical clinic Oct. 5 at 209 East Main Street in Cherryvale. The clinic will be operated by Cherryvale native Scott Fox, A.R.N.P.

July 29, 2009

ELVIS gets Botox injections. Lots of them. That would be ELVIS, the Electronic Virtual Injection Simulator mannequin, not the late singer.

July 24, 2009

The Labette Health Foundation presented scholarships totaling $11,500 to 15 students in healthcare-related fields during a luncheon at Commercial Bank.

July 22, 2009

The Labette Health Foundation and The Parsons Sun present "Healthcare Heroes" to honor excellence and give recognition to those deserving in the healthcare industry.

July 10, 2009

Labette Health's newest emergency physician is Shawn Southwick, D.O.

July 2, 2009

A third case of Influenza A H1N1 has been confirmed in Labette County and two more are suspected, according to Labette County Health Department Director Debbi Baugher, R.N., and Labette Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Benjamin Cochran, R.N.

June 24, 2009

Labette Health is partnering with one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., to bring an endocrinology clinic to Southeast Kansas. Dr. Wayne Moore, endocrinology section chief at Children’s Mercy, headed the first clinic at Labette Health June 18.

June 12, 2009

Two patients who came to Labette Health’s ExpressCare with flu-like symptoms have been confirmed as the four-state area’s first cases of Influenza A H1N1 or swine flu…

April 2, 2009

The Labette Health Foundation has broken ground for its unique new Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center…

March 20, 2009

Jerry D. Bouman, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., has performed Labette Health’s first single-incision laparoscopic gall-bladder removal.

March 5, 2009

The Lebed Method – Focus on Healing Through Movement and Dance is a unique therapeutic exercise program designed to improve the lives of breast-cancer survivors and others with lymphedema and chronic conditions. Classes offered at Labette Health are the only ones in the Southeast Kansas Area..

Feb. 9, 2009

Dr. Frederick T. Okie has completed requirements for board certification in obstetrics/gynecology.

Feb. 7, 2009

Labette Health welcomed five new physicians with a reception in the first-floor lobby…

Jan. 2, 2009

Diabetes Self-Management Education, a Labette Health course designed to empower diabetics with lifestyle tools for self-care, has been reaccredited by the American Diabetes Association.

Dec. 23, 2008

Thanks to new blood-banking software, Labette Health’s laboratory now uses bar-coding technology to track each of the more than 1,500 units of blood it processes each year.

Dec. 18, 2009

With the touch of a button, Labette Health Intensive Care Unit staff who are called to a crisis can instantly summon a remote team of seasoned critical-care specialists to keep an eye on their other patients.

Dec. 5, 2009

Inspired by grandson Rhett, Jacque and Kelly Rector have announced a gift to the Labette Health Foundation to create a one-of-a-kind diabetes resource center.