Allen County Regional Hospital has partnered with Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SEKAAA) to offer nutritious meals for older adults through a new 60+ Dine program. The hospital’s cafeteria is the first location in…

Scholarships to pursue health-related fields are being provided by the Allen County Regional Hospital Auxiliary.  Applicants must be accepted for admission in a health-related field of study at a two or four- year college, university,…

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Saint Luke’s Health System announced on Wednesday it plans to merge with BJC HealthCare of St. Louis.  Both systems plan to keep separate headquarters and maintain their existing brands.  It…

A board that oversees health-related buildings owned by the county is facing the reality of taking on a landlord role. The Allen County Regional Hospital’s facilities board recently completed a major renovation of the Medical…

Dear editor, We are concerned about the recently signed ambulance contract with AMR.   Unless a solution can be found we will have no ambulance transfer capabilities as of 8/1/2023. There is an average of…

Allen County will enter a five-year contract with American Medical Response (AMR) to provide countywide EMS services starting Aug. 1. Commissioners approved the contract on Tuesday, pending a few details still to be worked through.…

Dion Lefler’s recent piece in the Wichita Eagle about the ups and downs of Wichita’s AA baseball team the Wichita Wind Surge has me thinking about our expectations of what a new state park will…

After nearly six years, mammography service has returned to Allen County Regional Hospital.  The hospital lost accreditation for the service in May 2017. Since then, patients — men and women — have had to get…

Following is an overview of screenings provided by the Saint Luke’s Health System at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola and Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. CardioScan CardioScan, or coronary artery calcium scan, is a…

A bit of healthy curiosity can be a good thing. Dr. Brian Neely recalls a patient who sought a cardiac screening not because he was worried about symptoms but simply because he was curious.  The…