NMC’s Wound Center Earns HBOT Accreditation
Newton Medical Center (NMC) is pleased to announce its Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center has received accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). This makes NMC the first facility in Central Kansas and only the second in the state to receive this distinction. UHMS accreditation recognizes those facilities that meet or exceed the […]
Newton Medical Center Announces Nursing Scholarship Recipients
Newton Medical Center (NMC) announced today the recipients of this year’s Sandra Qamar Nursing Scholarship. The fund honors longtime NMC nurse leader, Sandra Qamar, and it provides scholarships to NMC registered nurses pursuing higher degrees in nursing or nursing-related fields. Selected applicants demonstrate an outstanding capacity for nursing practice and leadership, have a record of […]
NMC Recognized for Higher Quality in Maternity Care
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) has recognized Newton Medical Center (NMC) with a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Maternity Care designation as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated hospitals that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures […]
NMC Health Recognizes Rod Wedel for Service to Hospital
Newton Medical Center (NMC) is proud to recognize Rod Wedel, biomed technician, for 37 years of employment at NMC and 24 years of participation in the Kansas Healthcare Engineers Association (KHEA). During his 24 years as a member of KHEA, Wedel has served many roles within the organization. Members of KHEA elected Wedel to the […]
NMC Nurse Earns Scholarship, Partners with Wound Center
Every year, nearly one million Americans develop at least one chronic wound, which is a wound that doesn’t heal within three months. As the clinical nurse manager at Newton Home Health, Newton Medical Center’s (NMC) home health agency, Samantha Leinbach, RN, has seen an increase in the number of home health patients who suffer from […]
NMC Receives Grant for Wound Center
Newton Medical Center (NMC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $1,500 grant from the Women’s Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation. NMC will use the funds to provide wound care supplies to patients who are unable to afford them. “At our Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center, we often see […]
NMC Earns Recognition for Excellence in Patient Outcomes
Today, on National Rural Health Day, Newton Medical Center announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in outcomes, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation. “As a rural acute care […]
NMC Health Recognized for Fragility Fracture Patient Care
Newton Medical Center (NMC) is proud to announce that it has received 2018 Star Performer recognition from the American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone® program. A broken bone, also known as an osteoporotic or fragility fracture, is a serious complication of osteoporosis and often the first sign that a person has the disease. Unfortunately, […]
NMC Receives High 5 for Mom & Baby Renewal Recognition
Newton Medical Center (NMC) has met the requirements and received renewal of its High 5 for Mom & Baby status. The High 5 program – initiated, funded and provided at no charge to Kansas hospitals by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund – incorporates specific new maternity care procedures based on proven health benefits associated […]
NMC Health Diabetes Education Earns National Recognition
Newton Medical Center has been awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate. This recognition affirms that, through their diabetes self-management education program, the hospital provides high-quality education, which is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment. The Association’s Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management […]
