Around the Bend

Peyton Zink, CCC-SLP, and Emma Biltoft, CCC-SLP, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the June episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, to discuss the importance of speech and language services in healthcare for people of all ages, the breadth of speech therapy treatments, and swallow studies and feeding therapy.

On the May episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, and Haley Gleason, APRN-BC, discuss the importance of providing women's health and obstetric care in our rural community. They also talk about how critical cancer screenings are, including pap tests, mammograms and colonoscopies.

Adam Blankenship, maintenance manager for the health system in Great Bend, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the April episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss how important the work done behind the scenes is to keep health system facilities in Great Bend safe, clean and well-maintained inside and out for patients and staff.

The March episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System features Brooke Bachar, RN, and Paige Nordman, PharmD, as well as John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator. Brooke is a unit coordinator for the special nursing team, which works especially closely with Paige on the pharmacy care team. They discuss the individualized care the special nursing team provides each per...

Julie Ward, RN, MSN, director of nursing, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the February episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the critical role of nurses in every healthcare setting, how the social work team supports patient care and opportunities the health system provides nurses.

Jake Thompson, DPT, manager of rehabilitation, facilities and nutrition, and Brik Thompson, DPT, physical therapist, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the January episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, to discuss the importance of physical therapy treatments and care, including HydroWorx water therapy and dry needling, and treatment of concussio...

Lindsey Schartz, RN, BSN, perioperative unit coordinator, and Bob Suelter, retired attorney and community member of the Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC), join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the December episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the importance of the PFAC and the role the members of the committee play in helpi...

Jessica Pries, MD, general surgery, and Glenda Holzman, MD, radiology, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the November episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Pries discusses minimally invasive surgery and some cancer screenings, while Dr. Holzman talks about her role in reading radiological tests and performing interventional radiology proced...

The October episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System focuses on topics related to breast cancer and features Micca Schneider, MD, and Shannon Deines, MPS, RT, joining John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator.

Amir Naderi, MD, hospitalist and board-certified internal medicine specialist, joins John Worden on the September episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss what the role of a hospitalist is in the inpatient setting and more.

On the August episode of Around the Bend at The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, PharmD, Great Bend Campus administrator, discusses how quality and service drive everything each member of the staff does in caring for our patients. He also talks about how collaborative specialty care works with the health system in Kansas City, introduces new physicians who are joining the Great Ben...

On the July episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, Miranda Brown, RN, nurse manager for labor and delivery, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator. They discuss topics related to the information new moms and repeat moms can benefit from about labor and delivery experiences at the hospital.

On the June 2025 episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, is joined by Kimberly Clarke, RN, certified emergency nurse and Emergency Department nurse manager. They discuss differences between emergency care and urgent care, conditions that might warrant a trip to the ED, and summer safety tips including heat, tick bites, s...

In this episode of Around the Bend learn more about the intersection of technology and healthcare. Jenice Williams, RN, BSN and regional director for clinical informatics, joins John Worden, PharmD and Great Bend Campus administrator on the show. They discuss electronic health records, telehealth doctor visits, the roles of the team of clinical technology liaisons and clinical informatics analysts...

On the April episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, Katie Patterson, CCC-SLP, and Emma Biltoft, CCC-SLP, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, to discuss the growth of speech and language therapy services for children and adults in Great Bend.

Micca Schneider, MD, and Annie Dagg, MD, join John Worden, PharmD and Great Bend Campus administrator on the March episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the high-quality obstetrics care available at the health system in Great Bend.

On the February 2025 episode of The University of Kansas Health System's Around the Bend, Tom Dagg, MD, family medicine and sports medicine, and Jonathan Pike, MD, family medicine and obstetrics, join John Worden, PharmD, Great Bend Campus administrator. They discuss the breadth of musculoskeletal care available in Great Bend for injuries ranging from overuse during everyday activities to signific...

In the January episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, Jenna Daily, talent acquisition consultant, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator. They discuss the importance of finding the right people to fill positions at the health system and the robust benefits packages available to health system employees. Jenna also provides interview tips for anyone prepa...

Julie Ward, RN, MSN, director of nursing in Great Bend, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the December episode of Around the Bend. They discuss Ward's role as director of nursing and the significance of the Vizient recognition and what it means for our care teams and our patients and community.

On the November episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, Dianna Holguin, pediatric nurse practitioner, joins John Worden, PharmD, Great Bend Campus administrator. They discuss pediatric topics including respiratory illnesses, vaccines and treatments for colds, flu and RSV, and share family tips for the holidays, winter and cold weather.

Shannon Deines, radiation operations manager for Great Bend Campus, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the October episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. Shannon discusses breast health and the importance of getting regular screening mammograms, as well as understanding follow-up testing after mammograms.

John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, is joined by Elena Taboada, LPN, and Laura Maneth, human resources business partner, on the September episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss tuition reimbursement – a benefit of working for the health system – and other health system education opportunities and employee recognitions and how they improve pat...

On the August episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, Jessica Corbett, RN, medical surgical manager, and Amber Anderson, social worker, discuss nursing DAISY awards, the swing bed program and comprehensive patient care, as well as development of other programs to enhance patient care.

On the July episode of Around the Bend, Ashley Vonada, PA, at Convenient Care Walk-In Clinic joins John Worden to discuss summer tips, including sun safety, tick-borne illness and sports injuries.

Jonathan Pike, MD, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the June episode of Around the Bend. They discuss the development of a hospitalist program at Great Bend Campus to expand inpatient care and men's health concerns including testosterone levels and prostate health.