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Rolla teenager Dylan Vanormer enjoyed art. He made pencil drawings and created pieces using oil paints and spray paint. However, when he lost mobility due to a brain tumor that eventually spread to his spine, he did not want to give up his passion. So, he got innovative. “Dylan was in a wheelchair, and he would roll over tubes of ...

Robin Wisdom had not had a mammogram in nearly 20 months. So her primary care provider, Barbie Fulton, a family nurse practitioner (FNP) at Phelps Health who practices in Salem, helped Wisdom schedule a mammogram at Phelps Health's Comprehensive Breast Center. That turned out to be an important decision, as Wisdom’s care team at Phelps Health discovered “something” during her ...

Phelps Health Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff have a new ambulance thanks to the generosity of the Phelps Health Auxiliary and Volunteer Services. The Phelps Health Auxiliary raised $220,000 and donated the funds to go toward the purchase of a new Ford F-350 ambulance as well as additional specialty equipment for the new vehicle. Phelps Health leaders and employees as ...

Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) will change its name to Phelps Health effective January 1, 2019. The change will affect all of PCRMC’s facilities. The PCRMC Board of Trustees voted unanimously October 24, 2018, at its monthly meeting to rename the healthcare organization. The decision to change the name was made to better define PCRMC, which has experienced significant ...

Phelps Health teamed up with GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise) and the Good Samaritan of the Ozarks-Waynesville this fall to provide Thanksgiving meals to more than 200 families in need during the “Bag of Thanksgiving” food drive. Phelps Health employees and volunteers, along with community groups and businesses, were encouraged to donate non-perishable food items during the food drive ...

A New Year's Day arrival received a special welcome from the staff at Phelps Health. Waylon Ray German was the first baby born at the medical center in Rolla in 2019, arriving at 5:27 AM Tuesday, January 1. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 21.5 inches long. The birth of Waylon marks a special milestone. Not only is ...

Dixon resident Nikki Miller was to be induced on the morning of January 2, 2019, at Phelps Health, but her new baby decided to come into this world earlier than her scheduled appointment in Rolla. Miller gave birth to a girl, Charlee Isla Jade Fowler, at 1:45 AM Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at exit 172 off Interstate 44 in western ...

Imagine driving up on the scene of a car accident. The driver, who has been ejected from the vehicle, appears to have a wound that is bleeding out of control. No police cars, fire trucks or ambulances have arrived yet, but they are on their way. You have a choice. Either you can stand by and wait for first responders ...

Kim Woodson, a social worker with the Phelps Health Emergency Department, was named the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Champion of the Year for 2019 by the Missouri CIT Council. Woodson was recognized with this award during the Fifth Annual Missouri CIT Conference held March 18-19, 2019, in Columbia, Missouri. This honor is given to individuals who are dedicated, persuasive and ...

Phelps Health nurses provide exceptional healthcare in multiple specialty areas to patients of all ages. Join Phelps Health during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, as we recognize our nurses for the high-quality, dedicated care they provide. Phelps Health nurses consistently deliver outstanding, personalized and patient-centered care to patients throughout our health organization. Below are four Phelps Health nurses who exemplify ...