HaysMed Internal Medicine Specialists Accepting New Patients

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We are excited to announce that HaysMed Medical Specialists, a part of our Internal Medicine department, is accepting new patients. Our highly qualified team, including Shanon Custer, MD, Robert Rosin, MD, and Andrea Paul, PA provides comprehensive care to Hays and the surrounding communities.

Our Services

At HaysMed Internal Medicine, we offer a wide range of internal medicine services to meet your health needs for patients 18 and older, including:

  • Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Health Problems: Expertise in managing conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and thyroid disease.
  • Men’s and Women’s Health Exams
  • Treatment of Skin Disorders
  • Osteoporosis Care: Evaluation and ongoing management.
  • Nursing Home Care: Providing compassionate and continuous care.
  • Treadmill Stress Tests: Assessing heart health under physical stress.
  • Joint Injections: Relief for joint pain and inflammation.
  • EKG: Monitoring and diagnosing heart conditions.
  • Diabetes Education: Empowering patients with knowledge and strategies for managing diabetes.

By choosing HaysMed Internal Medicine, you are choosing a team committed to your well-being. We look forward to welcoming you to our practice and partnering with you on your health journey.

For appointments, please call 785-623-2312 or visit haysmed.com/services/internal-medicine. Our team is here to ensure you receive the highest quality care and support for all your health needs.

HaysMed Highlight: Cardiology CTA Program

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HaysMed Highlight

The cardiology team at the DeBakey Heart Institute, led by Dr. Hema Pamulapati, has successfully launched the coronary CT angiography (CTA) program at HaysMed. “HayMed’s entire cardiology team is committed to excellence in cardiovascular imaging and has played a pivotal role in expanding our imaging program” praised Eddie Herrman, President and CEO of HaysMed.

The DeBakey Heart Institute team is the sole provider of this advanced service in rural western Kansas, delivering state-of-the-art care to our patients. Coronary CTA is crucial for diagnosing coronary artery disease in low to intermediate risk symptomatic patients and offers a noninvasive assessment of coronary anatomy and the patency of bypass grafts.

At HaysMed, we are committed to keeping your heart healthy.

Feldt Appointed to Serve on State Board and Peer Reviewer

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At HaysMed, we proudly highlight Pre-Admission Coordinator and Operating Room Scheduler/Circulator Brian Feldt, BSN, RN for his outstanding contributions and representation on key state and nursing practice platforms.

In October 2023, Feldt was appointed to the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) Practice Committee. This committee, composed of KSBN Board Members and nursing professionals, reviews and recommends revisions to nursing statutes and regulations. They provide guidance on nursing and mental health technician practices and address evolving needs through research and education.

In November 2023, Feldt joined the inaugural cohort of the Association of Operating Room Nurse’s (AORN) Journal Peer Reviewer Academy. This program equips dedicated nurses to review scholarly, evidence-based articles, ensuring the quality and relevance of content published in the AORN Journal. Their work supports the advancement of perioperative nursing practices and patient care.

Feldt’s active involvement reflect HaysMed’s commitment to excellence in healthcare. His leadership enhances nursing standards and patient care at both the state and national levels.

Join us in congratulating Brian Feldt for his accomplishments and continued representation of HaysMed.

(left) Carol Moreland MSN, RN, CPM – Executive Administrator of the KSBN (right) Brian Feldt, BSN, RN-Practice Committee Member

Upcoming Women’s Health Symposium

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Save the Date! 

Upcoming Women’s Health Symposium

New Date! Rescheduled for November 22, 2024!

   Target audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Register Nurses, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other interested Healthcare Professionals.

   Presentation Topics:

  • Birth Equity
  • Trauma Informed Care on Birthing
  • Updates and New Techniques in Birthing Positions
  • Step to Improve a All Stage of Pregnancy
  • Benefits to Vaginal Births
  • Resources and Options for Fetal Demise

Joint providership with HaysMed, The University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education and Professional Development and Area Health Education Center – West

   For more information and to RSVP: Click here

HaysMed Nationally Recognized for its High-Quality Stroke Care

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The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care

July 19, 2024 – HaysMed has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.

“HaysMed is one of 18 hospitals in the state of Kansas receiving this award, showcasing that HaysMed is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” said Eddie Herrman, HaysMed President and CEO. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people in the Hays and surrounding communities can experience longer, healthier lives.”

 Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.

 “We are incredibly pleased to recognize HaysMed for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”

HaysMed also received two Honor Roll awards including the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.

The second Honor Roll award that HaysMed received was the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award. Target: Type 2 Diabetes aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.

 

About HaysMed

Hays Medical Center (HaysMed) is a private, not-for-profit, 200+ bed hospital providing the only tertiary-level services in the region. As the premier provider in western Kansas for specialized care, HaysMed offers a wide variety of specialty programs including cardiology, orthopedics, cancer, surgery (general, minimally invasive and robotic), ENT, pulmonology, critical care and women’s services. HaysMed is a Level III Trauma Center and a certified Primary Stroke Center.

Other services include rehabilitation, hospice, neonatal, intensive care and diagnostic imaging, as well as a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center and a Sleep and Neurodiagnostic Center. HaysMed is proud to be one of only 20 U.S. hospitals recognized by Vizient in 2023 as a Top Performer in the Complex Care Medical Center cohort. In 2022, HaysMed was named as one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country by the National Rural Health Association. Learn more at haysmed.com.

 About Get With The Guidelines®

Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 14 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.

 

Hays Medical Center Nurse Receives International Award

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Jessica Albers honored for exceptional contributions to forensic nursing specialty

July 15, 2024 – The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) honored Jessica Albers, MFS, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P. with the Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award in Forensic Nursing, the Association’s highest award, at a presentation held at Hays Medical Center (HaysMed) in Hays, Kansas on Friday, June 28, 2024. Albers is Sexual Assault/Forensic Nurse Examiner at Hays Medical Center. The award is named for Virginia Lynch, known globally as the “mother of forensic nursing.”

Albers also serves the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in several capacities: Continuing Nurse Education Program Coordinator, Statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Clinical Consultant, and SANE/Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART) Instructor.

“Jessica is a leader and role model for forensic nursing in Kansas and has shown her commitment to the development of the specialty year after year,” said Jandi Head, Forensic Program Coordinator in Liberal, Kansas and the current Kansas IAFN Chapter President, who both nominated Albers and presented the award. “She has presented thousands of hours of training, extending both her knowledge and clinical skill to expand forensic nursing throughout the state. Jessica’s pioneering spirit has impacted countless patients’ lives and careers of nurses, and it has contributed to the overall specialty’s growth,” she said.

Albers was selected for the international award in recognition of exceptional contributions to forensic nursing, particularly her work focused on trauma-informed and patient-centered care, strangulation, suspect exams, sexual violence awareness and forensic nursing, as well as her dedication to evidence-based practice solutions and innovative approaches to meet the SANE shortage. Her forensic nursing expertise rests on not only clinical skills but also professional research and work in forensic science; in 2004, Albers worked as a graduate student in Iraq with the first wave of archaeologists and anthropologists who collected evidence that was used in the trial against Saddam Hussein.

Hays Medical Center’s President and CEO, Eddie Herrman praised Albers saying, “Jessica Albers embodies the excellence that defines HaysMed. Her unwavering commitment to forensic nursing and her compassionate care for patients set a high standard for our entire team. We are incredibly proud to recognize her outstanding contributions with this award.”

“Jessica is a pillar of expertise with a unique perspective of a nurse clinician and educator as well as a forensic scientist,” said Anne Boatright, MSN, RN, SANE-A, FAAN, IAFN president. “Our specialty is deepened and expanded by pioneering forensic nurses like Jessica, and it is truly an honor to recognize her contributions with forensic nursing’s highest award,” she said.

Albers earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Master of Forensic Science from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is a native of McCook, Nebraska and has worked in Kansas since 2001.

 

About HaysMed

Hays Medical Center (HaysMed) is a private, not-for-profit, 200+ bed hospital providing the only tertiary-level services in the region. As the premier provider in western Kansas for specialized care, HaysMed offers a wide variety of specialty programs including cardiology, orthopedics, cancer, surgery (general, minimally invasive and robotic), ENT, pulmonology, critical care and women’s services. HaysMed is a Level III Trauma Center and a certified Primary Stroke Center.

Other services include rehabilitation, hospice, neonatal, intensive care and diagnostic imaging, as well as a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center and a Sleep and Neurodiagnostic Center. HaysMed is proud to be one of only 20 U.S. hospitals recognized by Vizient in 2023 as a Top Performer in the Complex Care Medical Center cohort. In 2022, HaysMed was named as one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country by the National Rural Health Association. Learn more at haysmed.com.

 

About IAFN

The International Association of Forensic Nurses is a professional organization of approximately 6,000 nurses from 25 countries who provide specialized healthcare for patients impacted by violence and trauma. The Association establishes the standards of practice for forensic nursing; defines and advances the global research agenda to enhance forensic nursing’s evidence-based response; develops, promotes, and disseminates information about forensic nursing science; and serves as a global network for forensic nurses to exchange ideas, serve as mentors, and enhance their practice. Additionally, the Association offers board certification for sexual assault nurse examiners who care for Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A®) and Pediatric/Adolescent (SANE-P®) patients. For more information, visit www.forensicnurses.org

HaysMed Celebrates Registered Nurse Residency Program Graduates

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Twenty registered nurses were recently honored at HaysMed for graduating from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program. The program included a year-long practice introduction that was filled with many accomplishments along the way.

The nurses in the ANCC Registered Nurse Residency Program at HaysMed began their journey in July 2023. This program included a year-long practice introduction providing the twenty nurses with essential clinical experience, personalized mentorship, and on-the-job training, all aimed at enhancing their skills and experience. Additionally, nurses in the program received training from professionals in several departments, such as Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Obstetrics, Ambulatory Care Unit, Surgical, and others.

The HaysMed RN Residency graduating class:

Sierra Bell, RN
Janelle Bott, RN
Kate Chelagat, RN
Sydney Devlin, RN
Azha Elliott, RN
Brittany Elliott, RN
Kaitlyn Engel, RN
Melania Esposti, RN
Tianna Farris, RN
Haleigh Gerstmann, RN
Aubry Hull, RN
Cynthia Kiilu RN
Alex Kirnie, RN
Emily Lang, RN
Esther Nelima, RN
Lauren Parr, RN
Gabrielle Pitre, RN
Jessica Schield, RN
Mireya Serrano, RN
Madeline Weber, RN

Focus on Ford County: Q&A with Felecia Minyard, APRN, of HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City

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Focus on Ford County: Q&A with Felecia Minyard, APRN, of HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City

At HaysMed, we’ve always believed healthcare is at its best when it’s local and personal. Convenience is key, and everything we do is designed to make it easy for you to access not only the care you need, but the best care available. That’s why we ensure HaysMed’s exceptional care is conveniently accessible for people in and around Dodge City.

To explain more about the primary and specialty care options available at the HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City, we sat down with Felecia Minyard, APRN. As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with 20+ years of experience, Felecia provides comprehensive primary care for children and adults of all ages at the Dodge City clinic.

What types of care and services are available for patients at the HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City?

It’s a multispecialty clinic – so there are several types of care options available under one roof, all right here without leaving Dodge City. So that’s very nice and convenient for the patients. I provide primary care services, and our clinic is also home to specialists in orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, pulmonology, and urology – plus, we are connected to every type of specialist at HaysMed. And it’s really nice because patients can establish with us when they’re healthy, so we can go over their full health history and get their medications. Then, if they develop an acute illness and need specialized care – here or via referral to a specialist at HaysMed – everything is already in the system and their care can be coordinated for the best results.

Would you say your patients are happy to have the HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City? What do they say about it?

Yes. There definitely is a large need here in the community. This clinic benefits patients because we can collaborate professionally with other providers to make sure there is continuity of care – and to keep as much of your care close to home as possible. For example, if you’re a patient under the care of a HaysMed cardiologist and you need to have your lab work done, you can come here, have your labs drawn, and the results will be entered here at the clinic and sent right to your cardiologist through our integrated system. The process just makes the whole healthcare system flow faster. We also don’t have that delay in trying to get outside records from other places or requesting lab results and not repeating tests that you just had done.

This is a unique model for rural healthcare in Western Kansas. How is it different?

It’s very comprehensive. It’s very nice to have that collaboration with these specialty clinics because you might be seeing urology, and we have a question about one of your medications. I can always reach out to urologists, touch base with them, see if it’s okay that we make this adjustment. Or if you’re seeing one of the cardiologists that comes here for outreach, we can see whenever they’re here next, and we can get the testing and screenings done ahead of time.

Tell us about what you do as a primary care provider at the HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City.

I see patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors. With a goal of helping my patients stay healthy and providing personalized care when they are sick or injured, my team and I provide wellness checks, preventive health services, screenings, vaccinations and much more, including expert management of chronic and acute medical concerns. Whether it’s a patient who has always had regular, on-time primary care or someone who hasn’t seen a doctor in years, we welcome everyone to see us for better health and great healthcare.

We are accepting new patients, and like all providers here at the clinic, we try to address gaps and unmet needs that limit access to healthcare in rural areas. For instance, when patients speak little or no English, we know that’s a barrier to seeking out the care they need, so we have translation services available.

What do you like best about working in Dodge City?

I like practicing in Dodge City because in a rural setting you get that small town feeling. It’s very personalized care. And I like that. I like being able to follow up on my patients and see them go through different phases of their lives or meet their healthcare goals. There are always opportunities to help people, educate people, and improve their lives. It’s been very rewarding – a great career – and I’ve been very happy with it. The need in the community is what drew me to this clinic.

For more information…

The HaysMed Multispecialty Clinic in Dodge City is located at 2300 N. 14th Ave, Suite 200. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call for appointments and assistance:

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2220 Canterbury
Hays, KS 67601

855-429-7633

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3216 Vine, Suite 20
Hays, KS 67601

785-261-7065

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Weekends & Holidays 24 hrs

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