NMC Launches Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Newton Medical Center (NMC) announces today the addition of pulmonary rehabilitation, its newest service offering. Pulmonologist John Flesher, MD, will serve as the medical director. “Pulmonary rehabilitation programs are one of the best ways patients with respiratory disorders can improve their symptoms, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life,” says Dr. Flesher. “It’s exciting that […]
Ground Zero Remains Toughest Assignment for NMC Social Worker
A social worker in NMC’s Generations unit, Terresia (middle) has volunteered for various agencies most of her adult life – she sees it as putting her faith into action. For the past 20 years, she has served as a Disaster Mental Health volunteer with the American Red Cross. Through this position, Terresia has traveled many […]
NMC Welcomes First Baby of 2018 on New Year’s Day
Newton Medical Center (NMC) welcomed baby boy Jhett Michael as the first baby born at the hospital in the new year. Baby Jhett, originally due on January 14, arrived at 7:11 a.m. on New Year’s Day. He weighed in at eight pounds, fourteen ounces, and he measured 19 inches long. The hospital presented Jhett’s family […]
Successful Surgery Puts NMC Patient Back in the Swing
For avid golfer John Wilson, PhD, a rotator cuff injury meant more than just shoulder pain — it was a potential lifestyle changer. The retired Wichita State University professor and longtime Kansas educator has, for many years, played competitive golf, hitting the links six times a week. Consequently, when he faced shoulder surgery last spring, […]
NMC Employees Named to Healthcare Board Positions
Newton Medical Center (NMC) is proud to announce that Janie Mosqueda, RN, infection control coordinator, and John Spielman, environmental services manager, have been invited to serve as board members for their respective professional organizations. Beginning in January, Mosqueda will join the Wichita-chapter board of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) for […]
NMC Supervisor Called to Mission Work
Jason, a supervisor in NMC’s food and nutrition services department, first felt the call to do mission work in 2010, but he couldn’t find the right program for him. He wanted to help those that weren’t the first thought in people’s minds when they heard the words ‘mission work’.
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 Implements UV Technology to Enhance Hospital Safety
As part of its ongoing commitment to patient safety, Newton Medical Center (NMC) has partnered with Clorox Healthcare to bring advanced, ultraviolet (UV) light technology to the hospital’s existing patient safety and infection-fighting protocols. Four Clorox Healthcare® Optimum-UV® Systems now complement NMC’s comprehensive infection control plan, which combines manual surface disinfection with pathogen-killing UV technology. […]
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 […]
