(Hays, KS – May 28, 2015) – HaysMed will present a Wound Symposium on Friday, June 12, 2015.   The program will be held at HaysMed in the Hadley Conference Rooms.  The presentations will run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:30 am.

Topics to be covered include treatment options for arterial and venous disorders, peripheral artery disease, acute and chronic osteomyelitis; radiofrequency ablasion for PAD; identification and application of dressings and compression wraps/ wound care for patients with orthopaedic deformities.

Speakers for the symposium are Ray Datillo, MD, Flint Hills Heart, Vascular and Vein Clinic, Manhattan, Kansas, Michael Tilley, MD, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Gulraiz, Cheema, MD, HaysMed Orthopedic Institute, Todd Walburn, RN, WCC, and Tara Roa, PA, HaysMed Medical Specialists both with the HaysMed Wound Care Center.

The program is designed for Physicians, PAs, RNs, LPS, ARNPs, Social Workers, PTs, OTs and other interested healthcare professionals.

FIVE (5)  hours of continuing education credit are available for CME and FIVE (5) hours for CNE. Paperwork will be provided to submit to KOTA and KPTA for credit.  The Hays Medical Center Respiratory Care Continuing Education Evaluator, on behalf of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, has approved this program for FIVE (5) CRCE Hours.  An application has been submitted to ASRT.  Approval is pending.

The fee for the program is $60.00.  The fee for CAHs is $30.00.  There is no charge for HaysMed, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital and St. Rose Health Associates.

To register go to www.haysmed.com/education or call 1 (800) 248-0073  Ext 5500. or email debbie.mclaren@haysmed.com.

(Hays, KS – May 19, 2015)  – HaysMed recognized several nursing Associates during Nurses Week.  Kelsey Keith, Patient Care Technician (PCT) was recognized with the Caring hand PCT of the year. The PCT is a very important part of the patient care team as they extend the care of the nurse through positive interaction with patients and visitors by anticipating needs.

Josita Dreiling, Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) was named the Debra Boeken HUC of the Year. A HUC serves as the face of the unit and often sets the tone for how our patients’ family members and other visitors see the hospital and the care provided.

The Lanita Smith LPN of the Year award was given to Betsy Dreiling.  The LPN of the Year award is named after Lanita Smith, a former nurse that took pride in her role as an LPN and her ability to positively impact a patient’s life as a nurse in many different roles at HaysMed.  This award honors an LPN who displays many of the same characteristics that Lanita had including kindness, compassion, concern and friendliness all the while being a great member of the patient care team.

Keith works in the Skilled Care Department and has been with HaysMed since 2013.  Jo Dreiling is in the Float HUC Department and has been an Associate of HaysMed for 32 years and  Betsy Dreiling works in the Bone, Joint and Spine  Unit and has been an Associate of HaysMed for 6 years.

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William Cadoret, Director of Pharmacy and Oncology Services and Penny Davis, Pharmacy Technician

(Hays, KS – May 18, 2015)  – HaysMed Associate Penny Davis, Pharmacy Technician, was awarded the Kansas 2015 Pharmacy Technician of the Year by the Kansas Council of Health-System Pharmacists.  The award was presented at their annual meeting held on April 25, 2015.

Davis was nominated by a fellow Associate at HaysMed for the extraordinary work she provides the pharmacy department to help meet the needs of their customers.  She serves as the lead on multiple projects and works with pharmacy technicians to ensure quality control within the Pharmacy Department.

Davis has been an Associate of HaysMed for 12 years.

HAYS, Kan. (May 15, 2015)    HaysMed has launched a wait time app for their new Convenient Care Walk-In Clinic.  The new smart phone application, HaysMed Wait Times, will provide the current wait times to your smart phone as well as directions to the clinic and phone connection.

The wait time is defined as “check-in to room” time.  It is the average time from when a patient arrives and checks-in at the clinic to the time when they are placed in a room and treatment begins.  The times are updated every 60 seconds based on actual times from the preceding two hours.

“We wanted to give patients information they need, at their fingertips, to make informed decisions about their care.” said Terry Siek, Chief Nursing Officer at HaysMed.  “People are on the go and need information in a timely manner to plan their days.”

The HaysMed Wait Times app is available at the Apple Store and Google play.  Both iPhone and Android versions are available.