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The Business Advantage
April 2013
The Chamber wants to help spread the word about your business. “Noteworthy News” is your opportunity to do just that. It’s
a great way to inform other Chamber members about anything that’s new within your organization. Try to keep it within 150
words and fill us in on what’s happening from staff changes to a new product or service!
HUTCHINSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
HOSTS FIRST COURSE EVENT
Hutchinson, KS – Hutchinson Regional Medical
Center, a member of the Hutchinson Regional
Healthcare System, will host First Course, a free,
public educational event, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Oksana Anand, M.D., a Gastroenterologist with the
Hutchinson Clinic, will discuss gastro-esophageal
reflux disease, otherwise known as heartburn, during
the presentation and question and answer session.
Dr. Anand’s presentation will cover the risks of living
with untreated heartburn, tips on how to manage the
disease, and available treatment options. First Course
will be held in the Hutchinson Regional Medical
Center Pavilion, with doors opening at 4:45 pm, hors
d’oeuvres served at 5:00 pm, and the presentation
beginning at 5:30 pm.
Dr. Anand attended medical school at Omsk State
Medical Academy, Russia. She then completed both
an internal medicine residency and a fellowship in
gastroenterology and hepatology at the University
of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS. She is board
certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
and the American Board of Gastroenterology.
The Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System includes
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Horizons
Mental Health Center, Health-E-Quip, Hospice &
HomeCare of Reno County, Hutchinson Regional
Medical Foundation, and Ray E. Dillon Living Center.
HUTCHINSON REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM CONTRACTS WITH NEW KANCARE
HEALTHPLANS
Hutchinson, KS - Hutchinson Regional Healthcare
System today announced that they have finalized
agreements with two new KanCare health plans
– AmeriGroup of Kansas and UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Kansas to provide services for
Medicaid consumers. Kevin Miller, Hutchinson
Regional Healthcare System President and CEO,
explained that, “we entered into a provider agreement
with Sunflower State Health Plan late in 2012. By
entering into agreements with Amerigroup and
UnitedHealthcare, our healthcare system will
continue to be a participating provider for all KanCare
participants throughout 2013.”
“We are very pleased that we have been able to develop
agreements with all 3 of the state’s KanCare health
plans, and that their members will be able to receive
health care services at Hutchinson Regional Healthcare
System,” said Miller.
Individuals needing additional information regarding
KanCare should contact the Kansas Department of
Aging and Disability Services at 1-800-432-3535 or
785-296-4986.
Dodge City Country Club
The Dodge City Country Club has a lot of noteworthy
news, most notably, the new managing staff. New
to the staff are the new General Manager and COO,
Senthil Elangovan, the new dining room manager,
Ashley Wetmore, new pool manager, Valerie
Cunningham, and new golf pro, Ron Cash. Samantha
Hall has been promoted to head Chef and a new
Summer Children’s Day Camp Program is in the
works which will be run by Allison Cofer. Shirley
Summers and Jeff Kippes are still at the Club doing
what they do best: accounting and grounds.
The dining room has seen a lot of changes these past
weeks with a Pasta Bar on Wednesday nights and
Fish Station and Seafood on Friday nights. New this
month will be a Taco Bar on Thursday nights. The
new Sunday Brunch has been steadily growing in
attendance by members and we hope to continue this
growth!
Members, please stop by to meet our new staff and
enjoy the new dining experiences!
Those who are interested in becoming members can
call 225-5231 for more information or stop by to talk
to Senthil about all the Country Club has to offer!
Jim Haines Jr. joins the Sunflower Bank
Board of Directors
SALINA, Kan., March 13, 2013 – Mollie Hale Carter,
President & CEO of Sunflower Bank, a regional
community bank, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Jim Haines, Jr. of Lawrence, Kansas,
to the bank’s board of directors.
Mr. Haines joins the board with a long history of
professional accomplishments and community
involvement. Haines is currently a Director of Allette,
Inc. and a Clark Distinguished Professor of Business at
Washburn University. He began his career as Assistant
Attorney General in Missouri after graduating from
law school at the University of Missouri and, shortly
thereafter, began a distinguished career in the utility
industry.