NMC Health Named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital

Newton Medical Center has been named one of iVantage Health Analytics’ Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States. “We are honored to be recognized as one of the top performing rural and community hospitals in the country,” says Val Gleason, chief executive officer of Newton Medical Center. “This designation is a true […]

NMC Names Cindy Knoeppel as Chief Clinical Officer

Newton Medical Center has named Cindy Knoeppel, MSN, RN, CNOR, as chief clinical officer. Knoeppel fills the position previously held by Val Gleason, who recently became CEO of the hospital. “Cindy’s credentials and years of progressive managerial experience have prepared her to assume these new and expanded responsibilities. She is well-equipped as a clinical nurse […]

NMC Earns 2016 National Respiratory Care Award

Newton Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals. About 700 hospitals, or approximately 15% of hospitals in the United States, have applied for and received this award. Newton Medical […]

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 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 […]