Dec19

Remodeling progresses at St. Rose’s Medical Office Building

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This Health Facilities Group architectural drawing depicts the new face of St. Rose Health Center.

While the recent razing of the ASB Building on Broadway was obvious to any passerby, the extreme makeover next door won’t be apparent for a few months yet.

The Medical Office Building (MOB) is being remodeled to house what will be called St. Rose Health Center; the name change from St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center would occur as a result of a successful joint venture between Hays Medical Center and Centura Health, which continues to be negotiated.

The MOB, which opened in 2009, will be home to existing and new services.

St. Rose Senior Vice President Leanne Irsik outlined the basics of how the facility will be re-configured.

A new entrance will be added to the southeast side.
The first floor will accommodate registration just inside the main entrance, where the atrium is now.
Other first-floor occupants will include St. Rose Family Medicine & Urgent Care, infusion and specialty nursing, laboratory collection, occupational testing, and imaging and diagnostic services.
The second floor will be home to the Specialty Clinic, Great Bend Internists and the licensed ambulatory surgery center.
Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice will remain in the Kirby Medical Office Building, located just south of St. Rose; other support offices also will move into the Kirby facility.

“The ambulatory surgery center will include one main procedure room with three spaces for patient care before and after procedures,” Irsik said. “These are same-day procedures that require local or regional anesthesia or sedation. The most common are minor biopsies, endoscopies, colonoscopies, pain management and carpel tunnel treatment.”

The parking lot will be directly south of the lobby, outside the new entrance. Parking also will be available on the west side. After the new building opens, the west entrance temporarily will be used while the east end is completed after the circular towers are separated from the MOB.

“This reconfiguration will allow patients to easily find their destinations,” Irsik added. “Services will be close to one another and convenient for everyone.”

Health Facilities Group of Wichita is the architectural firm and Nabholz Construction Services of Olathe is the construction manager and general contractor. Weather permitting, the MOB will open early next spring.

Bids have been opened to local subcontractors. “This complex project will entail specialty contractors and subcontractors to meet timelines and the budget,” Irsik said. “We are extremely pleased with the cooperation we are getting from everyone involved.”

Centura Health connects individuals and families across western Kansas and Colorado with more than 6,000 physicians, 15 hospitals, seven senior-living communities, physician practices and clinics, and home-care and hospice services.

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Dec17

Tree of Life supports hospice patients at Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice

By SRHC - Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice

While the Thanksgiving and Christmas season is a time for gathering with family and friends, it is also a time for remembering loved ones who have passed away.

Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice (GBHH&H) recognizes that families want to discover a special way to honor those who have passed, and is once again offering the Tree of Life. All proceeds allow GBHH&H to assist those in need of hospice care.

“Family and friends may purchase angels for the Tree of Life in honor of their loved ones,” said Donita Wolf, GBHH&H director. “All the money we raise goes to the medication fund for our hospice patients. This is a wonderful way to honor loved ones and support those who are receiving hospice care at the end of life.”

The Tree of Life will be located in the front lobby of St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center throughout the holiday season; St. Rose owns and operates GBHH&H. The tree will be decorated with the angels that memorialize those who are deceased.

“We have learned many people want to buy an angel as a memorial Christmas gift,” Wolf said. “They can find comfort in honoring family and friends in this unique way.

“We encourage community residents to remember loved ones and provide a helping hand to others at the same time,” she continued. “Everyone can be assured that all proceeds are used to help our neighbors at a difficult time.”

Angels are $10 each and may be purchased at St. Rose’s Gifts from the Heart Gift Shop; by visiting GBHH&H, 3520 Lakin, just south of St. Rose; or visiting www.stroseasc.org.

GBHH&H, a non-profit agency, has been serving the community since 1979. Its territory includes Barton, Pawnee, Rush and parts of Stafford counties.

St. Rose is part of the Centura Health family, which connects individuals and families across western Kansas and Colorado with more than 6,000 physicians, 15 hospitals, seven senior-living communities, physician practices and clinics, and home-care and hospice services.

Centura and Hays Medical Center have signed a letter of intent to become co-owners of St. Rose.

Dec11

St. Rose Foundation assets transferred to Golden Belt Community Foundation

By SRHC - St. Rose Foundation

(GREAT BEND, KAS.) – All assets of one local non-profit entity are currently being transferred to another to ensure donors’ contributions will be used for their intended purposes.

The Central Kansas Medical Center/St. Rose Foundation is transferring its approximately $1.8 million in assets to the Golden Belt Community Foundation (GBCF).

In the near future, the plan is that St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center’s name will change to St. Rose Health Center; it will be co-owned by Hays Medical Center and Centura Health, which is St. Rose’s current umbrella organization.

“The upcoming changes at St. Rose will affect our Foundation,” said Foundation Executive Director Mark Mingenback. “We reviewed the options available to continue the Foundation’s mission, and the board of directors determined this transfer secures the future in perpetuity.

“This is good for St. Rose because the efforts of our donors and board members will continue to be recognized for decades to come,” Mingenback added. “This plan guarantees funds will be used for their intended purposes.”

The structure of the three newly established St. Rose endowment funds at GBCF is designed to honor the donors’ requests, he said.

St. Rose Health Center Endowment Fund money will be distributed annually to St. Rose Health Center for various St. Rose services, similar to the mini-grant process in the past. Distributions will be determined by the organization based on the most pressing needs each year.

A second fund is called St. Rose Health Center Endowment Fund for Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice. “This money will continue to support end-of-life medication and equipment needs for hospice patients,” Mingenback explained.

The third new entity is the Heartland Cancer Patient Care and Support Endowment Fund. Patients can apply for assistance and a local committee will decide how the money is disbursed.

“Cancer patients residing in Barton, Pawnee, Rush and Stafford counties who are experiencing financial hardship because of cancer and related treatments can request a grant,” Mingenback said, noting the counties represent GBCF’s service area. “The local committee will review online applications and award the funds.”

This cancer fund also will help finance support groups, educational programs and partnerships.

“Our board of directors wants to ensure that local oncologists and cancer patients continue to have access to educational opportunities afforded by support groups and the Midwest Cancer Alliance (MCA),” Mingenback commented. “Therefore, half the cancer fund money will go to individual patients and the rest will help pay for our MCA membership.

“Many local people have already benefitted from St. Rose’s partnership with MCA and it will touch many more families in the future,” Mingenback added.

MCA is the outreach arm of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, which is affiliated with the National Cancer Institute. It allows local physicians and patients to have access to the most current developments in cancer care.
Mingenback cited a few examples of local MCA services to patients and families: coordinated second opinions via MCA interactive televideo (ITV); oncologist participation on the statewide KU tumor board; patient-centered support via ITV; continuing local medical and nursing education opportunities; community cancer-screening events; and access to nationwide clinical trials.

Christy Tustin, GBCF executive director, said her organization is pleased to establish these new endowment funds for St. Rose and area cancer treatment support.

“When an entity is facing changes but wants to continue its mission, we are here to provide support,” Tustin said. “GBCF will ensure donations go to their intended purposes, and we will build on what the donors and the St. Rose board started. The board should be commended for its thoughtful deliberation about this matter.”

GBCF also will benefit from the transfer of funds, which will live on in perpetuity. “This transaction will help our community foundation grow – not just in assets but also in our outreach,” Tustin said. “For example, we will reach into a new area by serving local cancer patients.

“This is a real solution for St. Rose and a welcome addition to GBCF,” she added. “The gifts to St. Rose are not going away; they are not changing. They will be supporting the same good causes. Past and future donors can count on this.”

St. Rose is part of Centura Health, which connects individuals and families across western Kansas and Colorado with more than 6,000 physicians, 15 hospitals, seven senior-living communities, physician practices and clinics, and home-care and hospice services.

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