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Providence Names New Human Resources Manager
Channon Loffredo has been named the new Human Resources Manager for Providence Medical Center and Saint John Hospital. With more than 10 years in the Human Resources field, during the past 2 years she has held talent acquisition and generalist...
Strategic Leader Named Regional Director of Business Development and Marketing
Andrew Patterson, MHA, has been named Regional Director of Business Development and Marketing for the MOKAN Prime Healthcare hospitals, including Providence Medical Center, Saint John Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Mary’s...
Hospital welcomes new Respiratory Therapy Director
Providence Medical Center and Saint John Hospital recently welcomed Melissa Garmon, RRT, RRT-NPS, as the director of Respiratory Therapy. With more than 26 years of experience, Melissa comes to the hospitals after having worked at Overland Park...
Providence Awarded First ‘Nurturing Safe Sleep Champion’ Status Among KC Hospitals
Nurture KC is facilitating a new certification for local hospitals to adopt a safe sleep policy for babies, train staff accordingly and provide corresponding education to parents. Providence Medical Center is the first hospital to...
Providence Welcomes New OB-GYN Gina Petelin, MD to Women’s Center
Gina Petelin, M.D., a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, has returned to practicing medicine in Kansas City at Providence Medical Center as a new addition to the Providence Medical Group in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology....
Highlighting National Donate Life Month With Employee Stories
April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observance is important to people across the nation – for those who have received a donated organ and to those who are waiting for one.There are two extraordinary people at Providence who are among...
Regional Director of Patient Experience Named
Mark Brodeur has been named Regional Director of Patient Experience for the MOKAN Prime Healthcare hospitals, including, Providence Medical Center, Saint John Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center. Mark Brodeur has been...
New Business Development Manager named for Providence
Meiken Greenamyre has been named the Business Development Manager for Providence Medical Center and Saint John Hospital. In her new role, Meiken will support all aspects of business development including development, implementation, monitoring,...
New Providence Lactation Specialist Joins Providence Women’s Center
Lindsey Vignery, MSN, RN, IBCLC, joined the Providence Women’s Center team this fall as a lactation consultant. As a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant, she specializes in providing comprehensive education and support to new...
New Physician Liaison Named for Providence
Mindy Absher has been named the Physician Liaison for Providence and Saint John. In this position, she will be responsible for: developing, managing, and expanding physician relationships as well as informing key referral sources about service...
Providence named a Healthgrades 2022 America’s Best Hospital™
Providence Medical Center has been named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals™, placing it in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the country and an overall leader in clinical excellence, according to Healthgrades. This is the 5th consecutive year...
New EMS Liaison named for Providence
Courtney Simanowitz, NRP has been named the new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Liaison for Providence Medical Center and Saint John Hospital. In her new role Courtney will serve as a liaison between the hospitals and area Emergency Medical...