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Our Healthcare Heroes
Denice Morrison, left and Mary Calvert, were recognized by Ingrams Magazine as 2016 Healthcare Heroes. Every day, lives are saved and people get better thanks to healthcare professionals, who truly are heroes. Each year, Ingram’s Magazine recognizes a few of the local healthcare heroes. This year, they selected Denice Morrison, Surgery educator; and […]
Happy 9th Birthday, Janel!
Being a Leap Year baby makes birthdays even more special for Janel Brown. Officially, Janel Brown, BSN, RN, Inpatient Wound Healing, turns only nine today because she’s a Leap Year baby born on February 29, 1980. The odds of being a Leapling are only one in 1,461 births. In fact, Janel is the only NKCH […]
A Race to the Finish
Friends met Carmen Llana, BSN, RN, as she crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious races. The date was April 15, 2013, and she had just completed her sixth marathon. Carmen, wrapped in a thermal blanket for warmth, crossed the finish line of her first Boston Marathon […]
Heart Disease Hogwash
Heart disease. It’s scary, life changing and we don’t like to talk about it. But, with Kansas City’s heart disease death rate hovering at 170 deaths per 100,000 (that’s three more people than the total population of Blue Eye, MO, down by Branson), it’s a genuine health concern. But, what you don’t know can hurt […]
4 Healthy Reasons to Get Your Ducks in a Row
“Get Organized” consistently ranks in the Top 10 of New Year’s resolutions. But for many people, the motivation lasts only through the cleaning of one closet before it fizzles. If piles of papers and clusters of clutter have taken over your life, perhaps this bit of information will recharge your organizational batteries: Organizing your physical […]
Life in Lyrics
Ryan Hanlin, NKCH Plant Operations employee, has rubbed shoulders with some of the most prominent musicians in Nashville, but it’s the little people in his life who mean the most. As a child, Ryan listened to 61 Country radio with his grandfather. He loved the stories and sounds that defined country music. At 19, he […]
GPS-like Technology Takes Cancer Out of the Drivers Seat
Similar to how the global positioning system (GPS) on your car or smartphone directs you to a desired destination, new cancer-fighting technology can pinpoint the exact location of a tumor in your liver or prostate and track its movement in real time during radiation treatment. Known as Calypso, the system allows cancer doctors to target […]
Holiday Depression When Its Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Sparkling Christmas lights, holiday party invites and cheery music are hallmarks of the winter holidays. They all send the same message: It’s the happiest season of all! But for many people, its not. For some, the hustle and bustle of the season add a new level of stress and anxiety.
The Gift of Constructive Criticism
We all love receiving glowing compliments about our work. But we don’t always love the sting of less-than-positive feedback that we occasionally get from a boss or coworker. While compliments are lovely and feed our egos, constructive criticism is a true gift. After a long career, I remember each of these sometime difficult conversations vividly. I […]
A Passion to Help
Purchasing Associate Della Alleven gathers medical supplies for donation. Sutures, exam gloves and other medical supplies that are common in the United States can be luxury items in impoverished third-world countries. Life-saving surgeries may be cancelled in some areas of the world because there are no sutures or the needed supplies. It’s hard […]
In a Heartbeat
“As I began feeling the effects of the anesthesia, I thought about the possibility of never seeing my husband, our 2-year-old son Anthony, or my family again. I thought about never having the chance to meet my unborn daughter.” Just 14 weeks into her second pregnancy, Angela Mason, 35, discovered her aortic stenosis had progressed […]
Healthy School Lunches From Home No Sweat
It’s hard to believe the first quarter of the school year has come and gone. By now, your daily schedule is likely packed with school events, after-school activities and homework. And chances are, those healthy school lunches you were determined to send with your child to school have fallen by the wayside, victims of more […]