Bates County Memorial Hospital

Today, we celebrated Irl Jackson’s retirement after 19 years of dedicated service to BCMH in housekeeping and laundry. It was wonderful to honor him with a party and gifts, recognizing the hard work and cheerful spirit he brought to our team. Irl, enjoy every moment of your retirement and all the fishing adventures ahead—you’ve truly earned it! 🎣🌅🚣♂️ Pictured is Irl Jackson (left) with Greg Weaver, CEO. #Retirement #ThankYou #TeamBCMH

Pastor Jeremy Henderson and Mike Humphrey are Auxiliary Volunteers who dedicate their service hours to the spiritual care of our patients. They make regular rounds to the Med/Surg floor and to the Long-Nissen Infusion Center, offering compassionate support and quality pastoral care to both patients and their families. We can't express how blessed we are to have two such caring souls serving in this role, and we want to recognize their gifts of service to our community for Pastoral Care Week. Thank you, Jeremy and Mike, for making a positive difference in the lives of our patients and their families.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mike Taranto, a valued member of our board. He dedicated eight years to serving our hospital and made significant contributions to our mission. His legacy will live on in the many lives he touched. https://lnkd.in/gVs3_TYS

Spreading Pink, Raising Funds, Feeling Grateful Here's a few of the ways our employees have been involved in breast cancer awareness month fundraising, and how our community can help.

We get emotional when our community helps fight cancer! Our friends at Butler High School have committed to giving part of their Pink Night funds to the BCMH Cares fund, providing screening mammograms to uninsured women, and we are so grateful for their efforts. Chris Pope is Director of Imaging Services at BCMH and she performs all 3D mammography services for our patients. Learn more > https://lnkd.in/gFGVRPyQ #PinkOut #EarlyDetectionSavesLives #BCMHCaresMammogramFund

Congratulations to Jody Kirtley, RT, CT, our Employee of the Month for October at Bates County Memorial Hospital! As a radiologic technologist and Computed Tomography Technologist (CT Tech), Jody assists patients with radiologic exams and CT scans. Since joining the Imaging Services department in 2013, Jody has shown exceptional attention to detail and compassion in patient care. She consistently goes above and beyond, taking on extra tasks and hours to keep our team running smoothly. We’re so grateful for her dedication and positive attitude! Congratulations, Jody, on this well-deserved recognition! #employeeofthemonth #excellence #compassionatecare

Spreading Pink, Raising Funds, Feeling Grateful! Our employees are extra busy this month raising funds for the BCMH Cares Mammogram Fund, and our Auxiliary Volunteers are lending a hand by selling 50-50 raffle tickets and a few other highly desirable items in the Gift Shop. We're grateful to our community for supporting this worthy cause! #EarlyDetectionSavesLives #BreastCancerAwareness #BCMHCares

Happy game day, everyone! With the sun shining and the Royals still in the playoffs, it’s a great day to be part of this team! A special thank you to our HR team for yesterday’s delightful popcorn and peanuts break! Your efforts really help keep our spirits high and our teamwork strong! 🙌 Let’s make the most of this day and hit the weekend out of the park! #PlayBall #GoRoyals #KCRoyals #TeamSpirit

We are happy to announce Kyrsten Jacobs has been named the Employee of the Month for September. Kyrsten is an accounting clerk in the Finance department. She has worked for BCMH since April 2018 when she was hired to the Registration Department in the Emergency Department, and she has filled her current role in Finance since 2021. Kyrsten’s nominator stated, “Kyrsten is a very dedicated employee. She goes above and beyond to do her job duties. She works hard to make sure the ambulance charges are done well. It takes working well with other departments to get this accomplished. Over the last few years, she has worked hard to learn all aspects of the finance department so that when one of her coworkers is off, she can easily step in and do their job duties. She greets everyone with a smile and no job is too big for her to accomplish. We are so lucky to have her on team BCMH.” Kyrsten’s spirit of teamwork and her drive for accuracy and excellence are very much appreciated, and she deserves this recognition. Help us say kudos to Kyrsten!

Big shoutout to Daniel Cook for sharing his IT expertise at today’s Butler Chamber luncheon. As the Director of Information Systems at BCMH, he gave us valuable insights on how small businesses can gear up against cyber attacks. With his IS team dedicated to safeguarding our hospital from cyber threats, education and training for all employees are key priorities. Thank you to the Butler Area Chamber of Commerce for hosting us at this fantastic quarterly luncheon. Stay safe online! #CyberSecurity #healthcareIT