Lindsey Schartz, RN, BSN, perioperative unit coordinator, and Bob Suelter, retired attorney and community member of the Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC), join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the December episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the importance of the PFAC and the role the members of the committee play in helping the health system listen to the community.

Jessica Pries, MD, general surgery, and Glenda Holzman, MD, radiology, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, on the November episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Pries discusses minimally invasive surgery and some cancer screenings, while Dr. Holzman talks about her role in reading radiological tests and performing interventional radiology procedures among other topics.

The October episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System focuses on topics related to breast cancer and features Micca Schneider, MD, and Shannon Deines, MPS, RT, joining John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator.

Amir Naderi, MD, hospitalist and board-certified internal medicine specialist, joins John Worden on the September episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss what the role of a hospitalist is in the inpatient setting and more.

On the August episode of Around the Bend at The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, PharmD, Great Bend Campus administrator, discusses how quality and service drive everything each member of the staff does in caring for our patients. He also talks about how collaborative specialty care works with the health system in Kansas City, introduces new physicians who are joining the Great Bend team and other topics.

On the July episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, Miranda Brown, RN, nurse manager for labor and delivery, joins John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator. They discuss topics related to the information new moms and repeat moms can benefit from about labor and delivery experiences at the hospital.

On the June 2025 episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System, John Worden, Great Bend Campus administrator, is joined by Kimberly Clarke, RN, certified emergency nurse and Emergency Department nurse manager. They discuss differences between emergency care and urgent care, conditions that might warrant a trip to the ED, and summer safety tips including heat, tick bites, sunburn and more.

In this episode of Around the Bend learn more about the intersection of technology and healthcare. Jenice Williams, RN, BSN and regional director for clinical informatics, joins John Worden, PharmD and Great Bend Campus administrator on the show. They discuss electronic health records, telehealth doctor visits, the roles of the team of clinical technology liaisons and clinical informatics analysts and more.