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McPherson Center for Health Expands Family Planning Services

McPherson, KS – November 25, 2024 – McPherson Center for Health is pleased to announce an exciting expansion of services through the McPherson Health Department’s Title X Family Planning program, offering patients access to additional contraceptive options, including Nexplanon and IUDs (Intrauterine Devices), through a new collaboration with our Rural Health Clinic providers. As part […]

Official Statement on Clinic Physicians

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As many of you know, McPherson Center for Health is in a season of transition. We announced internally in November that two physicians, Dr. Buller and Dr. Gorman, will not be continuing to practice in our clinic. Both physicians provided great medical care to our community, and we wish them well in their future endeavors. […]

Strella Joins Family Medicine Group

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McPherson Center for Health is pleased to announce the addition of a physician to its family medicine clinics. McPherson native Grace Strella, MD, has joined McPherson Medical and Surgical Associates physician clinics. Dr. Strella graduated from McPherson High School in 2012. She then graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, minor in […]

Hospitalist Service Expands Staff

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McPherson Center for Health announces the placement of two new health providers, Kirsten Garver, APRN, and Kathy Linde, APRN in their hospitalist services department. Hospitalists are physicians and other providers who work specifically in a hospital setting to provide care at the bedside. They supplement the role of a patient’s primary care physician (PCP) while […]

New CFO Joins Staff

McPherson Center for Health is pleased to welcome Tanner Wealand who is now serving as Chief Financial Officer. Wealand comes to McPherson from Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where he served as System Financial Controller, overseeing financial operations for the hospital and health system affiliates. Prior to Hutchinson, Wealand served as Chief Financial Officer for Clay County […]

Wound Care Receives Award

McPherson Center for Health is honored to announce that their Wound Care Clinic is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Patient Satisfaction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a set period of time. RestorixHealth launched its Patient Satisfaction recognition award program to recognize those centers that have met or achieved […]

Clinic Passes CMS Survey

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Officials at McPherson Center for Health announce that the Rural Health Clinic (RHC), also known as McPherson Medical and Surgical Associates, recently completed a successful survey from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with zero deficiencies. The purpose of the survey was to ensure that the clinic is operating appropriately under CMS guidelines.  […]

High Five Designation

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McPherson Hospital has continued its commitment to infant and maternal health by earning recognition through High 5 for Mom & Baby, a program developed by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Kansas. High 5 for Mom & Baby provides resources and a framework to help Kansas hospitals […]

Health Coach Services Now Offered

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McPherson Center for Health announces a new service through the Hess Fitness Center. The facility now offers individual health coaching. Krysti Bergcamp, fitness assistant at the center for over 4 years, has recently earned a Certification in Health Coaching through the American Council of Exercise (ACE), a nationally recognized program that properly credentials exercise and […]

AHA Recognizes 100 Year Membership

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that it has honored McPherson Hospital in appreciation for the hospital’s 100 years of participation and leadership in the AHA. While the AHA was founded in 1898, the first year of admitting institutional members was 1919. Built as McPherson County Hospital in 1921, several services were added until a […]