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 Launches Patient and Family Advisory Council
Newton Medical Center (NMC) has launched a patient and family advisory council (PFAC), a new engagement initiative focused on utilizing patient feedback to continually improve the hospital experience. In addition to hospital staff, the council is made up of advisors. These advisors are members of the community who have been recent patients of Newton Medical […]
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 […]
