Around the Bend

Melanie Schroeter, DPT, physical therapist, and Brik Thompson, DPT, lead rehabilitation services therapist, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the September episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the physical therapy services offered in Great Bend, including concerns that affect the inner ear and its vestibular system and how vestibular rehabilitation therapy can alleviate symptoms.

On the August episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, Jessica Pries, MD, general surgeon, and Jodi Henrikson, MD, obstetrics and gynecology, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO. They discuss the addition of robotic-assisted surgical technology at the campus, how it allows more advanced surgeries and how minimally invasive surgeries can improve patients' recoveries.

Julie Ward, RN, MSN, chief nursing officer in Great Bend, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the July episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the many opportunities high school and college students have at health system locations throughout Great Bend. Student experiences at the health system in Great Bend are broad and varied, including in nursing, radiology, patient experience and more. To learn more about student opportunities at the health system in Great Bend, call 620-603-7423.

Peyton Zink, CCC-SLP, and Emma Biltoft, CCC-SLP, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the June episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, to discuss the importance of speech and language services in healthcare for people of all ages, the breadth of speech therapy treatments, and swallow studies and feeding therapy.

On the May episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, and Haley Gleason, APRN-BC, discuss the importance of providing women's health and obstetric care in our rural community. They also talk about how critical cancer screenings are, including pap tests, mammograms and colonoscopies.

Adam Blankenship, maintenance manager for the health system in Great Bend, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the April episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss how important the work done behind the scenes is to keep health system facilities in Great Bend safe, clean and well-maintained inside and out for patients and staff.

The March episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System features Brooke Bachar, RN, and Paige Nordman, PharmD, as well as John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator. Brooke is a unit coordinator for the special nursing team, which works especially closely with Paige on the pharmacy care team. They discuss the individualized care the special nursing team provides each person they care for.

Julie Ward, RN, MSN, director of nursing, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the February episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the critical role of nurses in every healthcare setting, how the social work team supports patient care and opportunities the health system provides nurses.

Jake Thompson, DPT, manager of rehabilitation, facilities and nutrition, and Brik Thompson, DPT, physical therapist, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the January episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, to discuss the importance of physical therapy treatments and care, including HydroWorx water therapy and dry needling, and treatment of concussion.

Lindsey Schartz, RN, BSN, perioperative unit coordinator, and Bob Suelter, retired attorney and community member of the Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC), join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the December episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the importance of the PFAC and the role the members of the committee play in helping the health system listen to the community.