NMC to Participate in National Healthcare Decisions Day
Newton Medical Center (NMC), along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making—an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day. As a participating organization, NMC is providing information and tools for the public to […]
Newton Medical Center Names Val Gleason as CEO
Newton Medical Center has named Vallerie Gleason as chief executive officer. Steven G. Kelly, who has served as the hospital’s president and chief executive officer for the last 16 years, will continue to lead the organization as its president, focusing on strategic issues, physician relations, business development and governmental issues. “This was a logical development […]
NMC Launches Patient and Family Advisory Council
Newton Medical Center (NMC) has launched a patient and family advisory council (PFAC), a new engagement initiative focused on utilizing patient feedback to continually improve the hospital experience. In addition to hospital staff, the council is made up of advisors. These advisors are members of the community who have been recent patients of Newton Medical […]
NMC Health Named Blue Distinction® Center+ for Knee & Hip
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has selected Newton Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated health care facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were […]
NMC Surgeon Works with Fire/EMS
Newton Medical Center surgeon, Paul Bogner, MD, was nearing the end of medical school in 1977 when he decided to enroll in an elective taught by trauma surgeon Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD. Although he didn’t know, his decision would have far-reaching impacts. Dr. Bogner was already aiming for a surgery career, and he assumed […]
NMC Employee Selected for National Patient Safety Initiative
Kesa Easter, patient and family engagement coordinator at Newton Medical Center, has been selected by the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative and the Hospital Engagement Network to receive one of eight hospital awards. This award will allow her to participate in the Patient Safety Immersion Initiative, a program of the National Patient Safety Foundation. The goal of […]
NMC Health Names Cardiac Rehab Program Medical Director
Newton Medical Center has named Jennifer Scott Koontz, MD, as medical director of the hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program. In this role, Dr. Koontz will oversee the program as well as evaluate each patient during the rehabilitation process. Dr. Koontz is board certified in family medicine and fellowship-trained in sports medicine. She practices at the hospital’s […]
NMC to Hold Open House for Cardiac Rehabilitation on March 1
On Tuesday, March 1, Newton Medical Center will host an open house for its cardiac rehabilitation program. The public is invited to tour the updated cardiac rehab gym between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day. In addition to viewing new equipment, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the hospital’s program as well […]
NMC Health to Offer Pulmonology and Added Sleep Services
Newton Medical Center announced today plans to offer pulmonology and additional sleep medicine services. Steven Ronsick, MD, FCCP, medical director of Newton Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Center, will begin seeing patients on the hospital’s campus beginning in May. “We’re excited to be able to offer these services to the community. This addition will provide an […]
NMC Named Blue Distinction® Center+ for Maternity Care
Newton Medical Center has been designated as one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care designation, a new designation under Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas’ Blue Distinction® Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers+ for Maternity Care, an expansion of the national Blue Distinction Specialty Care program, are […]
