NMC’s Shane Meier Completes Building Operator Certification
Newton Medical Center’s Facilities & Safety Director Shane Meier has completed Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (MEEA) Building Operator Certification® (BOC). Meier was awarded the certification at a December 13th event. “Shane’s initiative to augment his knowledge for added proficiency in managing our facilities is characteristic of Shane. He takes ownership of his role to ensure […]
NMC Partners with American Heart Association for CPR
Newton Medical Center announced today a collaboration with the American Heart Association and their CPR in Schools program. Through this program, Newton High School will receive a CPR in Schools Training Kit™, to train the next generation of lifesavers. “We know that approximately 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home, so knowing CPR […]
NMC Health CEO Vallerie Gleason Named Hospital President
Newton Medical Center has named current chief executive officer Vallerie L. Gleason as president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 22, 2016. Gleason succeeds Steven G. Kelly, who has led the hospital for the past 16 years. She has served as CEO since March 2016, responsible for day-to-day hospital operations, including the recent launch of […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Dr. Koontz Completes National Patient Safety Fellowship
Dr. Koontz Completes National Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
