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Meet Dr. James Broomfield

Kimball Health Services has a full lineup of talented health care providers and we'd like to offer our community the chance to get to know them. See our new TV ads on Charter Media featuring our medical director, Dr. James Broomfield:














Meet Dr. Margo Anderson-Fowler

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The Potter Health Clinic is now open!

A talented family health provider is seeing patients at a new medical clinic in the town where she spent a lot of time growing up.

Kimberly Hafeman, PA-C, a physician assistant and former urgent care provider in Scottsbluff, is the primary health provider in the new KHS-Potter Clinic. Located next door to the Potter Village Office at 922 ½ Sherman St., the clinic is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 7 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays.

See our Charter Media television commercials featuring the Potter Health Clinic.

Potter Clinic: Hometown Family Health Care


Potter Clinic: A Small Town with a Strong Heart


Potter Clinic: Caring Close to Home


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Kimball and Cheyenne hospitals working together to save more heart attack patients

Kimball Health Services is working closely with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on a new program to provide heart attack patients with timely care in order to save more lives and improve survivors' outcomes.

The program, called "Air STEMI," is a collaborative effort involving Cheyenne Regional and its air ambulance service, emergency medical services providers and first responders in southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. To support the new program, Cheyenne Regional has provided specialized training to medical professionals at Cheyenne Regional and Kimball Health Services and to first responders in Cheyenne and Kimball. The program plans to expand to other communities in the region over the next few months.

During a STEMI, (ST-elevation myocardial infarction), blood flow is completely blocked to one of three coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. Unless the blockage is removed quickly, the patient's health and life are at serious risk.

Nationwide, about two-thirds of STEMI patients fail to receive the best available treatments to restore blood flow. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Wyoming has one of the highest STEMI death rates in the nation.

"Timely care is critical," said Dr. Muhammad Khan, an interventional cardiologist at Cheyenne Regional who helped develop the Air STEMI protocol at Cheyenne Regional. "Unless a blockage in the artery is eliminated quickly to restore blood flow, the patient is at great risk of death or debilitation."

Nationwide about one-third of STEMI patients do not receive any form of treatment to restore blood flow, according to the American Heart Association.

Having a specific protocol in place ensures that every time a STEMI code is called, the medical professionals responding know what to expect. The protocol covers every step along the way, allowing the hospital to react faster prepare for the patient's arrival and reduce the time from the initial 9-1-1 call to the patient entering the catheterization lab.

"(STEMI) is a very seamless process and a great tool for our health providers," said Richard Harriger, ER director and trauma coordinator at Kimball Health Services. "It gives our providers insight into what the cardiologist needs to know before they receive the patient."

"It's better for the patient," Harriger added. "The sooner you get the patient turned around, the better the outcome."

"In treating a heart attack, time is muscle," Dr. Khan said. "With a program like this, you can save muscle and improve the overall outcomes for heart attack patients in our community and region."

"Removing the variables removes wasted minutes-and gets your loved ones the care they need as quickly as possible," Dr. Khan said.


New Security Measures In Place At Kimball Hospital

Improving patient and staff safety is the goal behind new security measures being taken at Kimball Health Services.

The hospital's emergency room doors are now locked after 6 p.m. The doors are constantly monitored by security cameras visible to hospital staff on duty at the nurses' station, who can easily activate the doors in the event of a medical crisis.

"There's a new intercom unit by the ER doors that a person can use to talk to the nurses' station if necessary," said Richard Harriger, ER director and trauma coordinator. "If someone has an emergency and needs to enter and the doors are locked, they should push the intercom button."

In addition, the hospital has recently added more security lighting near the emergency room entrance near the northeast corner of the building. New signs to inform visitors of the change will be posted soon.

"The combination of locked doors and additional surveillance will give hospital staff more tools to keep out anyone who might endanger public safety," Harriger said.

Harriger wants to remind people that the ER doors are for emergencies only, and not for routine foot traffic. Public entry hours for other hospital entrances are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.

Well child visits available at Kimball Health Services

Family health providers at Kimball Health Services are working hard to maintain the overall health of children in the community.

Well child visits with physicians at the Kimball Health Services Clinic include not only any needed vaccinations, but an age-appropriate evaluation of a child's general health, growth and development.

Adoption of the new program represents a departure from the child immunization clinics previously offered at the hospital once or twice a month through Panhandle Community Services. By contrast, well child visits can be scheduled with the family's personal health provider any time the clinic is open, Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Well child visits will make scheduling more convenient for children and their families. Childhood is a time of rapid growth and change, which is why each well child visit will include a complete physical examination. Preventative care is a very important part of keeping children healthy.

It's important to note that children who qualify will continue to receive free vaccines provided by the state, just as they did at monthly immunization clinics formerly offered at KHS. Those who qualify include those whose families are uninsured, underinsured (including limited insurance coverage), and Medicaid patients.

A child's parent or guardian is responsible for maintaining knowledge of health benefits. Those with questions about whether or not their insurance covers immunizations should contact their insurance company and clarify with a representative prior to the well child visit.

Sometimes even after calling an insurance company, it is difficult to determine benefits. In these instances, KHS staff will be happy to assist you if you provide us with your insurance information prior to your appointment.

Well child visits with any of the clinic's health providers can be scheduled by calling (308) 235-1966.

Kimball hospital benefits from UP grant

Patients at Kimball Health Services are benefitting directly from the generosity of Union Pacific Railroad.

Brenda Mainwaring, director of public affairs/corporate relations in Iowa and Nebraska for Union Pacific Railroad, presented a $10,000 check to the Kimball Hospital Foundation. The grant from the railroad's "Principal's Partnership" will help cover the cost of a new computerized radiography (CR) reader being installed this week in the hospital's Radiology Department. Fundraising efforts by the Foundation will help cover the remaining $20,000 cost.

Computed radiography (CR) is a well-established process for capturing digital radiographic images. It replaces film and film processing, produces high-quality digital images, and allows our Radiology Department to easily store images or transfer them electronically to be read at another facility if necessary.

The new CR reader replaces a unit in place since 2004 that was becoming outdated.

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