Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Pitt Plastics, Salvation Army, American Red Cross and KKOW are coming together to help gather donations for the victims of the May 10th Tornados. Volunteers will be accepting items from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the No...read more.

5/12/2008 - Mt. Carmel Employee Earns National Certification

Gary L. Miller, Director of Mt. Carmel Medical Equipment, has become certified as an Assistive Technology Supplier (ATS) from RESNA, The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. “There are only 15 credentialed ...read more.

5/12/2008 - Mt. Carmel Helps Students Learn Dangers of Drinking and Driving

Students at Arma High School were given a first hand look at the dangers of drinking and driving. The graduating class was given a front row seat for a dramatic re-enactment of an accident scene including a live fly in by EagleMed air transpor...read more.

4/21/2008 - Mt. Carmel Provides $7.6 Million in Community Benefit to Region

Janeen Wilson will always remember the day she stepped into Mt. Carmel’s Mobile Mammography van. “It was January 29th,” she says. “I had no insurance but my doctor said they (Mt. Carmel) were there to help people like me.” Testing revealed that Ja...read more.

3/12/2008 - Mt. Carmel Cardiologist Honored by National Organization

Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center Cardiologist Dr. Ali Hammad has been awarded a Fellowship by the prestigious Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) in recognition of his skills and services in the field of Intervent...read more.

3/6/2008 - Mt. Carmel Regional Cancer Center Receives Commendation

Mt. Carmel Regional Cancer Center has received a Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) for its outstanding oncology program. The highest citation given by the ACoS,...read more.

3/3/2008 - Mt. Carmel Receives $100,000 Grant from State

Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The grant will be used for the development of a Level III trauma program at the hospital. “It’s a designation we’ve been...read more.

2/11/2008 - Mt. Carmel Offers Parenting Classes

Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center will be hosting the next session of Parenting 101 on Tuesday, February 12. Parenting 101 is a free class that helps new parents who want to better understand and bond with their new baby.

The class will...read more.

2/5/2008 - Mt. Carmel Founding Member of Midwest Cancer Alliance

The Centennial Room was filled with handshakes and smiles Monday as Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center announced its partnership in the Midwest Cancer Alliance. The alliance is a network of cancer specialists throughout Kansas and pairs five f...read more.

1/10/2008 - Mt. Carmel Helping Pittsburg Become Healthier

Lisa Lovell from Mt. Carmel’s Cancer Center is teaching a new group of students in what may be the toughest class they’ll ever take. “You can do this,” she says encouragingly as she moves around the room. “We’re going to whip this thing lickety sp...read more.

12/28/2007 - Mt. Carmel Offers Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will be offered starting January 29, 2008 at the Mt Carmel Regional Medical Center.

Developed by physical therapists specifically for people with arthritis, this low-impact, joint-safe exerc...read more.

12/19/2007 - Mt. Carmel Ranked Among Best in the Nation

Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center ranks among the best hospitals in the nation in treating cases of heart failure, heart attack, pneumonia and preventing surgical care infections according to the independent Medicare reporting site, Hospital ...read more.

12/14/2007 - When The Lights Go Out

As the icy rain continued to fall Monday morning Gary Miller and his crew at Mt. Carmel Medical Equipment were busy loading canisters of oxygen for yet another trip into Cherokee county. “We started delivering to our customers yesterday,” Mill...read more.

11/28/2007 - Remember Me Tree Returns

A holiday tradition continues as The Mount Carmel Foundation’s Remember Me Tree officially returns to the Meadowbrook Mall, Pittsburg on Monday, Nov. 26.

The Remember Me Tree is decorated in memory and honor of loved ones, and this ye...read more.

11/19/2007 - Mt. Carmel Employee Helps Local Team Get To State

The first thing you notice about Heather Watson is her smile. It’s infectious and you can’t help but feel better by just being around her. It’s a quality that serves her well as a physical therapist at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center. “My j...read more.

11/9/2007 - Home Care Services Score Big

Home Care patients at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center are receiving the best care in the market according to the latest data from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (C.M.S.). Using data collected from Outcome and Assessment Info...read more.

11/5/2007 - The Eagle Has Landed at Mt. Carmel

Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center is taking its care to new heights with the addition of air transportation for critical care patients. Thanks to a partnership with EagleMed of Wichita, Kansas an AS 350 B2 helicopter i...read more. 7/11/2007 - Mt. Carmel Means Quality Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center ranks among the best hospitals in Kansas for treatment of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia treatment and timely surgical antibiotic administration, according to CMS Quality indicators posted on the indepen...read more. 6/5/2007 - Starbucks Coffee is Brewing at Mt. Carmel ! Now, you can now enjoy a delicious cup of fresh-brewed Starbucks® drip coffee or the tantalizing taste of Tazo® tea in the Coffee Corner at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center’s Skylight Café. The Coffee Corner is now proudly brewing Starbucks cof...read more. 4/23/2007 - New Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center ICU opens to patients Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center's new Erickson Intensive Care Center on the medical center's fifth floor began serving patients April 10. Employees and the public got their first look at the facility March 19 during a blessing and dedication an...read more. 3/15/2007 - MT CARMEL ICU DEDICATION SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19 MARCH 14, 2007 COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE 620-232-0153 MT. CARMEL'S NEW INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NEARS COMPLETION, DEDICATION SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19 Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center will formally dedicate i...read more. 3/12/2007 - ICU Nears Completion, Dedication Scheduled for March 19 Construction activity is winding down as J.E.Dunn Construction Company workers near completion of Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center’s new Intensive Care Unit. “We’re working hard, but in the home stretch,” said job site superintendent Brad Feld...read more. 2/5/2007 - Auxiliary Donates Service and Equipment The Mt. Carmel Auxiliary reported donations of 25,527 service hours for 2006 to Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, and presented $65,000 toward hospital equipment purchases during their an...read more. 1/26/2007 - New Health Library available at www.mtcarmel.org From allergies and asthma, to Infant’s health to wellness and women’s health, Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center has an online health library available at your fingertips. MyHealth Library offers health and wellness information wi...read more. 12/28/2006 - Lite Gait Gets Patients Walking The Lite Gait benefits patients unable to balance or walk, because of stroke, injury or illness. It utilizes a safety harness support and exercise system that lifts and suspends patients with balance or walking deficiencies, and in a controll...read more. 9/20/2006 - New CEO named for Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center Jonathan Davis has been named president and CEO of Mt. Carmel Regional Medical in Pittsburg. He begins his new duties Nov. 13. Davis was chosen as part of a national search for a successor to Dan Lingor who retired after 19 years at the helm ...read more. 9/13/2006 - Mt. Carmel Expands PET/CT Services To meet rising demand for PET/CT scanning, Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center is adding additional days to its service schedule. PET revolutionized the world of diagnostic imaging by allowing a look at minute chemical and physiologi...read more. 9/13/2006 - Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center Celebrates Environmental Services Week Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center is celebrating the "Extraordinary People, Extraordinary Work", of its Environmental Services (ES) team during National Environmental Services Week. This is a nationally observed week in healthcare whi...read more. 6/28/2006 - Mt. Carmel Recognizes Employees During its 2006 Employee Service Awards Banquet on June 26, Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center recognized 93 employees for a combined total of 1100 years of service at the medical center. Following an invocation by Sister Pat Nicholson...read more. 6/28/2006 - Mt. Carmel Announces Intensive Care Unit Expansion A new state-of-the-art critical care unit featuring advanced remote monitoring technology is on track for construction at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center. The Mt. Carmel Board of Trustees and the Via Christi Health System have appr...read more. 5/23/2006 - AED Provided to Southeast High School Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center has provided a lifesaving an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to Southeast High School which could benefit students, teachers, and visitors at the Cherokee Ks. school in the event of a heart attack. read more. 3/7/2006 - Mt. Carmel Regional Heart Center Donates Life-Saving Device To Pittsburg High School The Mt. Carmel Regional Heart center recently donated a Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and user training to USD 250 for use at Pittsburg High School. Regional Heart Center Director Bill Kellogg presented the lifesaving device ...read more.