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We are excited to welcome our first student registered nurse anesthetist (SRNA), Trevor Mason, to learn from our anesthesia team at Amberwell Atchison. Trevor joins Amberwell Health as a part of the University of Kansas Nurse Anesthesia Education Program. Amberwell Atchison obtained approval as a clinical affiliate site for the University of Kansas Nurse Anesthesia Education Department in December 2020. Amberwell Atchison is one of 24 clinical affiliate training sites...

Dr. Brandon Tackett delivered Amberwell Atchison’s first baby of 2021 at 2:15 a.m. on January 5. Easton Allen Lawson weighed 6 pounds, 12.9 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Congratulations to parents Levi Lawson and Alexis Batman on precious new baby Easton!

Amberwell Health welcomes primary care providers John Growney, MD, and James (Jim) Growney, PA-C, to the Amberwell Primary Care team as of January 1, 2021. Both will provide patient care at the new  Amberwell Eighth Street Clinic, located at 801 Atchison Street in Atchison, which has been the location of Dr. Growney’s practice for over 50 years. Patients can continue to schedule appointments by calling the same clinic number, (913)...

Congratulations to Vicki Stafford on her retirement! We appreciate the many years Vicki has served at Amberwell Atchison and everything she has done for the Atchison community. Vicki was hired in 1985 and has served in Health Information Management for 35 years. She says she has especially enjoyed getting to work with such a great team. One of Vicki’s favorite memories over the years is the excitement of moving from...

Congratulations to Karl Schuele, the latest graduate of our Swing Bed program! Although we have enjoyed his visit with us and will miss having him around, we are so happy that Karl will be home for Christmas!  Amberwell’s Swing Bed program acts as a bridge for patients who are not quite ready to return home, even after their acute care has ended. We provide 24-hour, skilled-nursing care, therapy services, and...

Amberwell nurse anesthetist David Hart, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C (front left), recently returned from instructing at the University of South Florida’s Advanced Pain Management Fellowship Workshop in Tampa, Florida. The Advanced Pain Management Fellowship is a post-graduate certification that trains the best and brightest nurse anesthetists in the concepts of pain, pharmacologic management, assessment, radiologic studies, interventional approaches, and the psychologic aspects of pain management. The program culminates in a clinical...

Exposure Self-quarantine if you are a "close contact" with a confirmed case, as follows: You have been longer than 10 consecutive minutes within 6 feet of a person with confirmed COVID-19 OR who is being tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and exposure. You have had with the person's respiratory secretions (for example, you've been coughed or sneezed on; kissed or hugged; shared drink, food, towels, or other personal items)....

Amberwell Health is extremely fortunate to have a talented team of highly trained and experienced radiology technologists serving at Amberwell Atchison. The field of radiology is often referred to as the “eyes of medicine” because it is similar to the way the eyes of the body shed light on the external world. Radiology sheds light on the internal world, revealing the internal structure and organs of the body. Radiology Technology...

Amberwell Health at Home provides a wide range of home health, hospice, and community services wherever our patients call home. Amberwell Health at Home’s patient census has continued to grow each year, allowing them to provide care to an increasing number of our community members. Due to COVID-19, the need for healthcare at home has increased significantly. Amberwell Health at Home has been able to continue to provide excellent and...

Thank you to our Amberwell Atchison patient transporters for all of your hard work and for providing a positive and safe patient experience for our guests. Patient transporters help take our patients where they need to go within Amberwell Atchison. Sometimes this means walking with the patients to their destinations and sometimes it means transporting with a wheelchair. Either way, our compassionate patient transporters are always willing to help. Throughout...