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Introducing a Breakthrough in Stroke Prevention: The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Launches Watchman™ Procedure

TOPEKA, KS September 18, 2023 – The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a leader in innovative healthcare solutions, is proud to announce the introduction of the Watchman™ Procedure to its comprehensive list of cutting-edge cardiovascular treatments. This groundbreaking procedure marks a significant advancement in stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Celebrates First Anniversary of Transformative TAVR Procedure

Topeka, Kansas August 15, 2023– The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus is proud to celebrate a significant milestone in its healthcare journey as it marks the first anniversary of performing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures. Since introducing this groundbreaking minimally invasive technique, the health system’s St. Francis Campus has continued redefining cardiac care and providing hope to countless patients suffering from aortic valve conditions.
 

Retired nurse gives high praise to cardiac care staff

Anne Marcotte was not used to being on the other end of a stethoscope.

The 75-year-old Topeka resident spent most of her career as a registered nurse in California hospitals before retiring after 52 years.

“When I was a brand new cardiac care nurse in the 1980s,” Anne said, “our hospital would do five to six coronary bypasses a day. I quickly became familiar with the procedure, from a nurse’s viewpoint, but I didn’t really know how to be a cardiac patient.”

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus acquires Optimum Health Family Practice

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM ST. FRANCIS CAMPUS RECEIVES HIGH 5 FOR MOM & BABY PREMIER RECOGNITION

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM ST. FRANCIS CAMPUS RECEIVES HIGH 5 FOR MOM & BABY PREMIER RECOGNITION

TOPEKA, Kan. (March 24, 2023) – The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus has continued its commitment to improving infant and maternal health by earning recognition through High 5 for Mom & Baby Premier, a program developed by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Kansas.

The Worst WLS Mistake You Can Make

“The Worst WLS Mistake You Can Make”

By Katie Jay, MSW: Certified Wellness Coach

Have you heard the Aesop’s fable about the dog and his shadow? In the story, a hungry dog manages to get a morsel of meat. Thrilled with his acquisition, the dog decides to take it back to his den where he can devour it in peace.

As he hurries home, the dog dashes across a plank lying over a brook, but as he’s moving across, he sees his shadow reflected in the water.

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Awarded “A” Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates the health system’s St. Francis Campus’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.

Q&A with Dr. Jamie Rempe: Advice for Expectant Mothers

Becoming pregnant with a new child, especially your first, is a very exciting time for expectant mothers. If you have never given birth, or you are new to the area, you may have a number of questions about what to expect when you deliver your baby. Dr. Jamie Rempe, an OB/GYN at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, joins us to answer a few questions from expectant mothers.

1. When expectant mothers go to their first examination with their obstetrician, what should they expect?

Dealing with the daily pains of a frozen shoulder

Perhaps one morning you wake up with soreness in your shoulder and just pass it off as “sleeping on it wrong.” Later that week, the pain increases and you try not to use that arm. By the next week, you can hardly move that arm and shoulder without pain. You have a frozen shoulder.

Strenuous overuse causes traffic jam in the Carpal Tunnel

Our bodies are wonderful examples of superb electrical engineering, but problems like carpal tunnel syndrome can cause pain.

When you press a button on your phone or type words on your keyboard, electrical signals travel from your fingertips, down the median nerve through your wrist, up your arm to your spinal cord and then to your brain and back again in the blink of an eye.

When we are active for long periods of time, our physical body may get tired. If this happens with our hands and wrists, a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome may develop.