Brodstone Memorial Hospital - News
Dr. Theis Broadcasts Via Skype
Vital Signs-Ask A Doc” is a segment on Nebraska TV. The station carries the ABC network and may be found on channel 5 for cable TV users. Over the last few months, services from Brodstone Memorial Hospital have been highlighted. These segments air on their early evening news on Thursday evening and may also be viewed on their website. Recently Dr. Julie Theis was interviewed over Skype for the segment on Laser Services. The news story may be found on their website under “only on NTV” or click on the photo with this story. This was unique as it did not require Dr. Theis to travel to their station, located in Kearney. Cindy Hedstrom, Diagnostic Imaging Director, was interviewed at Kearney for the story on 3-D mammography. B.J. Gardner, Therapy Services Director, and Lisa Butler, Certified Lymphedema Therapist, were also featured in their story about Lymphedema and were interviewed in Kearney. These stories are also still on the website and may be viewed. Visit Nebraska TV’s website to check out our very own “stars”. We are proud of the staff highlighted in these stories and we appreciate the time they took to be interviewed. If you have any questions concerning these services or any other services offered at Brodstone Memorial Hospital, contact us. Copy the following link to your address bar for contact information. http://brodstonehospital.org/contact.php
Number of Births Up in 2011
There was a baby boom at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior in 2011. Total births at Brodstone were 47, up from 35 in 2010, 33 in 2009 and 43 in 2008. Of the 47 babies born in 2011 there were 25 girls and 22 boys. The first half of the year was the busiest with 40 out of the 47 babies were born before the end of July. The busiest months being January and June with 8 each and February with 6 and no births in August and November. Brodstone didn’t have to wait long to have their first baby of 2012. Just 25 hours into the new year Reed Joshua Newman was born to proud parents Troy and Christy Newman, Courtland, KS at 1:03 AM and weighed 9 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21.75 inches long. Big brother Peter is 2 ½ years old. Troy is self-employed as a commodity broker for Ag Marketing Partners LLC. Christy began doctoring at Brodstone Memorial Hospital because it was convenient for her as she worked as a cattle buyer for JBS Swift until this past August in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. They liked the staff so much at Brodstone that they decided to continue to doctor there now that Christy is a work-at-home-mom with Mary Kay. Elvera Hansen of Concordia KS is a great-grandmother. Grandparents are Ken Zutz and Bonnie Zutz of Kimball, MN and Ray & JoAnn Newman of Concordia, KS. Members of the Kountry Quilters Quilt Guild of Nuckolls County provided the new baby with a personalized quilt and some childrens’s books along with all of the goodies that newborns receive at Brodstone.
Brodstone's Pink Glove Video Goes Viral
Brodstone's Pink Glove Video which debuted at the Power of Pink 3D in October has now been posted to youtube. Click the photo to view the video. Thanks to the employees of Brodstone for celebrating the strides made in the fight against breast cancer. Brodstone has made an improvement in breast cancer detection with the installation of 3D mammography. In fact Brodstone has the only 3D mammography in the state of Nebraska or Kansas. Contact the Diagnostic Imaging Department today to schedule your 3D digital mammogram. Results may be sent to your healthcare provider. Some Saturday appointments may be available.
Brodstone is Named in Top 100 in America
Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska was recently named one of the top 100 critical access hospitals (CAHs) out of nearly 1,700 in the country. The announcement was made as part of the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) 10th annual Critical Access Hospital Conference which was held in Kansas City, Mo. the last week September. The top 100, including NRHA member Brodstone Memorial Hospital, scored best on the iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index. In this first-ever comprehensive rating of CAHs, the results recognize the top hospitals that are the safety net to communities across America – measuring them across 56 different performance metrics, including quality, outcomes, patient perspective, affordability and efficiency. There were 4 other hospitals in Nebraska recognized, O’Neil, Blair, Ogallala and West Point. One Kansas hospital was on the list, in Chanute. Dena Alvarez, R.N., Quality Improvement and Risk Management Director, was in attendance at the conference to receive the news.
Welcome our new Nurse Anesthetist - Lori Harris
Lori Harris has joined the staff at Brodstone as a Nurse Anesthetist. She is now working with Renee Sinclair since the retirement of Marie Parvi. Lori lives in Newton KS with her husband, Dave, who works in Wichita as a Perfusion Assistant. Lori has two daughters, Hali, a Registered Nurse, who works in the recovery room at KU Medical Center and Chelsea, a student at Hutchinson Community College. Lori was a hurdler on the Kansas University track team and Dave was a defensive back for KU, both named Athletes of the Year for Kansas when they were in high school. Their daughters were both athletes for Newton High School, with Chelsea playing college basketball. Lori's family are all sports fanatics, so she says she will fit right in at Superior. She will have no problem cheering for Nebraska football, however rooting for K-State is out of the question. Grandson, Braxton, 20 mos., is a huge part of their lives and they enjoy travel, language, cooking, working out and they are health food fanatics.
Welcome our new Nurse Practitioner - Alisha Fangmeyer
Brodstone Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Alisha Fangmeyer to our medical Staff. Alisha is a recent graduate of Creighton University and is an Advance Practice Registered Nurse, also known as a Nurse Practitioner. Alisha and her husband, Tyler, live in Deshler with their two children, Gavin and Chloe. Alisha graduated from Deshler High School in 2002 and from Creighton in 2007 with her nursing degree. She worked in the Intensive Care Unit at Mary Lanning for four years. Alisha career interests are women's health and cardio-vascular. She also likes spending time with her family and baseball. She loves attending the College World Series. Brodstone is thrilled to have Alisha join our staff.
