Spotlight: Stroke Team
Stroke Core Team pictured above from left to right: Monica Korba, Clinical Supervisor; Briana Kile, DNP, FNP-C; Baily Lodgson, Stroke Coordinator; Lauren Pointer, Nurse Navigator; and Nicole McCracken, Nurse Manager. A Team Ready at the First Call At Boone Hospital Center, stroke care is truly a team sport, one where prep, precision, and compassion come…
Read MoreBoone Health to hold ribbon-cutting for new Glasgow clinic
New clinic will expand critically needed rural health care and includes X-ray suite WHAT: Boone Health leaders and representatives from the Boone Health Foundation and the city of Glasgow, MO, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new clinic in Glasgow. The clinic was made possible through a generous donation by the Boone…
Read MoreBoone Health experts urge parents to get vitamin K shot for newborns
Without vitamin K, babies are 81 times more likely to develop a bleeding disorder Vitamin K doesn’t get a lot of time in the spotlight, unlike its colleagues A, C or D. But vitamin K is crucial in keeping newborns safe from excessive bleeding. Specifically, it helps the liver make clotting factors – specific proteins…
Read MoreRewiring Relief
For people living with chronic pain, the hardest part often isn’t just the pain itself—it’s how much of life it quietly takes away. Everyday routines can feel overwhelming. Activities that once brought joy are avoided out of fear that they’ll make things worse. Living with chronic pain doesn’t mean that you’ve run out of answers;…
Read MoreContinuity of Care
In a hospital setting, patients deserve a care team that understands their medical history and works together toward a unified plan. For stroke patients at Boone Hospital Center, that level of collaboration isn’t just the goal, it’s the standard. From the emergency department to acute care, from inpatient rehabilitation to outpatient therapy, every discipline is…
Read MoreJulie Macy, MPT – Adult Neurological Rehabilitation
My hometown is Gallatin, MO, a rural town along the Grand River in northwest Missouri. My grandfather, father, and older sister are MU graduates, so I followed their footsteps to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri. In 2006, I graduated from the School of Health-Related Professions with a master’s degree in physical therapy. …
Read MoreMary Fry – Patient Access Representative, Therapy Services
I was born in Mexico, MO. I have 4 brothers. I went to William Woods University for 3 years and got an associate’s degree in business and a minor in paralegal. I have 1 daughter, 1 son-in-law and 1 granddaughter. Why did you get into the health care field? I was a candy striper (now…
Read MoreTiny Patients, Powerful Progress
Inside the NICU Therapy Team In the quiet, carefully controlled environment of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), some of the smallest patients receive some of the most specialized care. Beyond the monitors, incubators, and medical interventions, there’s a team working hands-on to support development from the very beginning—therapy specialists who help fragile infants grow,…
Read MoreInpatient Rehabilitation Unit
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Boone Health is a dedicated hospital unit that provides intensive medical and rehabilitative care. It is designed for patients recovering from major surgeries, injuries or debilitating illness who need physician oversight and rigorous interdisciplinary therapy to regain independence. The unit must follow regulatory standards established by The Centers for Medicare…
Read MoreThree Disciplines, One Family
It was summer 1991. Like a “meet cute” from a rom-com, Dave and Marie met in gross anatomy lab. She was in the OT program at Mizzou, and he was in the PT program. Back then, Mizzou’s PT and OT programs were smaller, so they had some classes together and socialized. They remained friends until…
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