Ellett Memorial Hospital March employee of the month

We would like to congratulate Tiffany Mitchell for being chosen as the Ellett Memorial Hospital (Appleton City) March Employee of the Month!! Tiffany is a wonderful RN and is kind to her patients as well as her co-workers. 

She is willing to lend a hand when it is needed. She is always very pleasant and always has a smile on her face. Tiffany is very knowledgeable and willing to share her expertise with fellow employees. 

She has been with EMH since August 2011 through November 2018 with a break and full time beginning again in January 2020. Tiffany is a valuable employee of EMH and a wonderful person to work with and we count our blessings to have her. Once again, Congrats Tiffany!

BCMH Celebrates National Hospitalist Day

Happy National Hospitalist Day to the doctors who provide expert, compassionate care to our patients who are admitted for a hospital stay. Dr. Benjamin Crary is a BCMH staff hospitalist physician. Recently, Dr. Crary took a leadership role as Medical Director for our Emergency Room and Ambulance/EMS departments. 

Dr. Michael Yuhas with ConnectCare Hospitalists also provides care to our inpatients. We are thankful to have such caring physicians providing excellent care to our community.

Learn more about what a Hospitalist Physician does on our website:
https://www.bcmhospital.com/find-a-provider/hospitalist/

She will be missed around BCMH

Pat Friederich will retire from volunteering with Bates County Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary on April 1, 2024, almost 30 years to the day started on April 4, 1994. 

The 86-year-old is looking forward to having the freedom to travel, enjoy her hobbies more often, and spend more time with her family.

“I know that I’m going to miss everybody because I’ve been here so long,” Pat said. “But I want to be able to go and visit my children and go on trips. I need to do those things while I still can.” Pat is the mother of five, with seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pat joined the Auxiliary volunteers when she was in a transition in her life. Her children were finished with school, and she was open to new opportunities, so when her friend Alvina Harrison-Wells invited her to volunteer, Pat said yes. At that time one of the main tasks for volunteers was to greet visitors, and the work was meaningful to her.

Pat said, “I enjoy people – meeting people and serving people. And I love the people that work at the hospital. They are all wonderful people.”

Pat was involved in leadership for the Auxiliary over the years, serving three terms as president. She was also voted Volunteer of the Year in the early 2000s. In addition, Pat was closely involved in efforts that led to the group being recognized by the Missouri Association of Hospital Auxiliaries as Auxiliary of the Year in 1999, 2005 and 2011. In recent years she has devoted her hospital volunteer hours to working in the Gift Shop.

Volunteering also served to fill her time when she really needed it. Pat said the year she lost her husband and son in 2016, she really appreciated having a place to go and tasks to do. Before volunteering at the hospital, Pat worked for about 10 years in the medical clinic of Dr. Haynie and Dr. Strobach.

She was taught to give shots, draw labs, process X-Rays and more in her role at the clinic. Pat said she realized too late that she should have gone to school to be a nurse, or a teacher.

“When I was growing up, your parents didn’t push you to go on to school. It was to get married and have a family. Or you could be a teacher, a nurse or a secretary. But I didn’t want to do those things at the time; I would have liked to go into drama and music, because that’s what I loved. I still do.”

Pat belonged to a local theater group for 16 years known as the Lyle Norman Players (who later changed their name to The Entertainers). She also helped children learn to read as a volunteer assistant to the first-grade teacher at Butler Elementary for 14 years.

During her time volunteering for the hospital, Pat has donated about 8,244 hours. We at BCMH feel honored that people like Pat would dedicate her time for the betterment of her community, and we thank her for her service.

Learn more about our Auxiliary Volunteer program on our website:
https://www.bcmhospital.com/auxiliary-volunteers/ To inquire in person about volunteering, please visit our information desk at the hospital.

Obituary - Lolita Dawn Mumbower

Lolita Dawn Mumbower, age 59, a resident of Devon, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Marcy 6, 2024, at her home. She was born March 16, 1964, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Wayne Robinson and Rosalee Burch Robinson. Lolita married Delwin Mumbower on January 24, 1986, at Ft. Scott, Kansas. In earlier years, Lolita had worked as a waitress, but the majority of her life was spent making a home for her family. 

Lolita will be remembered for her friendly personality. She loved spending time in the coffee shop making new friends. She enjoyed doing many things; however, fishing was not one of them. She will be dearly missed by her family and those who loved her.

Survivors include her husband, Delwin, of the home; three children, Cody Mumbower (Mary) of Fulton, Kansas, Kara Mumbower of Devon, Kansas and Krista Wyatt (Shawn) of Ft. Scott and sixteen grandchildren, Madalynn, Mason, Miranda, Meredith, Molly, Marshall, Montgomery, Micah, Martin, Emilee, Elijah, Bradyn, Blayce, Bricyn, Blaetyn, and Paisley with another grandchild expected to arrive in August. Also surviving are two bonus grandchildren, Marla and Glynda. Lolita was preceded in death by her parents and an infant granddaughter, Kamrynn.

Pastor Randy Smith will conduct funeral services at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, March 12th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Monday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Drive-In for the cause

 

Obituary - Evangeline “Eve” Judie Beeman

Evangeline “Eve” Judie Beeman, 64, Nevada, MO passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2023 at her home in Nevada.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Megan Allen officiating.

Memorials are suggested in her name to the Church of the Nazarene c/o Ferry Funeral Home.     

Lamar Police seeking public assistance on hit and run

Last night, 03/06/24 at 7:48pm Lamar Police Officers responded to the area of W 10th near Walnut St in reference to a vehicle versus pedestrian, leaving the scene accident.

The initial reports indicate that an adult female was walking westbound on the north side of 10th street when she was struck by a westbound vehicle. The vehicle did not stop.

The pedestrian was transported to a Joplin hospital for non-life threating injuries. The Lamar Police Department is asking anyone that may have any information in regard to this incident please contact the department at 417-682-3546.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Announces March Employee of the Month

Clinton, MO. – (Mar. 7, 2024) – Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is pleased to announce that Julie Bunch is the March Employee of the Month.

Bunch has been an employee of GVMH since 2019 and works as the Lead Pharmacy Tech in the Pharmacy department. In her role, she assists with staff training, serves as the leader for the pharmacy technicians and performs a variety of technical and clerical duties for the department across the organization.

In her nomination, it stated Bunch always has a positive attitude, exemplary work ethic and constantly looks for ways to make improvements. She is always willing to take on new responsibilities, is supportive of her team members and is committed to GVMH and providing the Golden Standard of Care.

As the Employee of the Month, Bunch received a GVMH gift and her name will be engraved on a plaque to be permanently displayed on the main campus. She is also one of 12 finalists for the 2023-2024 Employee of the Year award.