The Geary Community Hospital Sleep Lab recently attained reaccreditation through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
“AASM accreditation is a voluntary process for the assessment of sleep programs and is the gold standard by which the medical community and the public can evaluate sleep medicine services,” said Joe Stratton, GCH Chief Executive Officer. “Geary Community Hospital’s sleep lab has been accredited since 2005 but this renewal serves as an reminder to our patients, families and referring physicians that we are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care at Geary Community Hospital.”
GCH operates a two bed lab that performs polysomnography’s, split night studies, MSLT’s, titration studies and home sleep testing.
“Sleep labs have become more prevalent in the healthcare world,” said Julie Vines, Director of Sleep Lab at GCH. “There are over 80 different types of sleep disorders ranging from difficulty sleeping at night to problems with excessive daytime sleepiness. A sleep disorder can affect your overall health, safety and quality of life. Sleep deprivation can affect your ability to drive safely and increase your risk of other health problems.”
The AASM has accredited sleep centers since 1977, and today there are more than 2,500 AASM-accredited sleep facilities. Through regular review and revision of the AASM Standards for Accreditation, the AASM has ensured that the requirements continue to incorporate the latest advances in sleep medicine and meet the needs of patients and referring physicians.
ABILENE, Kansas – The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home will again feature a Pop-Up Museum in conjunction with the Symphony at Sunset event on June 3. This “museum without walls” encourages community members to become museum curators for the day. Imagine a potluck comprised of an object and/or story related to the Pop-Up theme to share with others.
“Just because an item from the past isn’t in a museum doesn’t mean it isn’t a valuable piece of history,” said Pam Sanfilippo, Eisenhower Presidential Library education specialist. “A Pop-Up Museum gives everyone the chance to share their keepsakes with others, creating lasting memories from a temporary (and fun!) experience.”
Pop-Up Museum Details: Theme: Best of the West When: Saturday, June 3, 2017, 4-7 p.m. Where: Pop-Up Museum tent on the Eisenhower Presidential Library grounds What: Items relating to the Old West. Examples may include a photo or artwork related to the West, a favorite Western book or music, or objects related to the West, especially the Chisholm Trail. Bring them and share your memories with others! (Please note that for security reasons, weapons are not permitted on Federal property.) Tables, chairs and blank labels (for you to fill in) will be provided for you to display and tell about your item. How: If you have questions or to reserve a space, call Pam Sanfilippo at 785.263.6700 or email eisenhower.library@nara.gov if you would like to showcase some items in the Pop Up Museum.
In addition to the Pop Up Museum, the Arts Council of Dickinson County will sponsor a tent providing an array of activities for kids of all ages including the opportunity to create thank you cards for veterans.The Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard from Fort Riley will perform and several food vendors open at 4 p.m. Plan to come early, enjoy good food and fun activities, followed by an evening of great music.
The music begins with KWU Cello and Violin Camp Recital at 5:30 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium, Everyday Lights Concert at 5:30 p.m followed by the 1st Infantry Division Band at 7 p.m. and the Salina Symphony taking the stage at 8:30 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle discrimination lawsuits filed by former athletic administrator Jane Meyer and her partner, former women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum.
The school agreed in settlements released Friday to pay Meyer $2.33 million, Griesbaum $1.49 million and $2.68 million to the Des Moines law firm that represented them.
Jurors this month found that school officials discriminated against Meyer based on her gender and sexual orientation, retaliated against her for speaking out and paid her less than a male counterpart- Gene Taylor.
They awarded $1.45 million in damages in what advocates for women in college athletics called a landmark verdict.
The settlement avoids a June trial in a lawsuit brought by Griesbaum, whose firing by athletic director Gary Barta was center to both cases.
In 2014, Barta hired Gene Taylor to take over some of Myer’s responsibilities. Taylor is the new Athletic Director at Kansas State University. On Taylor’s first day at Iowa, Barta fired Griesbaum.
Federal authorities are investigating a Georgia Detention Center after an immigrant facing deportation allegedly committed suicide in his jail cell.
Jean Jimenez-Joseph, 27, was pronounced dead earlier this week from self-inflicted strangulation after spending more than two weeks in solitary confinement at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody since October 2016.
Jiminez-Joseph was a Panamian national convicted of motor vehicle larceny in Wake County, North Carolina earlier this year.
His death has sparked criticism from immigrant rights activists.
Jimenez-Joseph spent time in Kansas, and attended Junction City High School.
FORT RILEY, KS – Riley’s, LLC, the privatized partnership between the Army and Corvias, will hold a ceremony Tuesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. to mark the first donation of homes to the Kickapoo Nation through Operation Walking Shield.
The homes-which have been identified by Fort Riley and Corvias as excess units-were initially slated for demolition. But coordination between Department of the Army, Operation Walking Shield and the Kickapoo Nation Housing Authority, led to the donation of 10 homes that can be reused on the Kickapoo reservation in northeast Kansas.
Following a brief ceremony, the first home will be loaded and moved off site to start its journey to the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Reservation.
Operation Walking Shield was started in 1986 and seeks to improve the quality of life for Native Americans by coordinating programs that provide shelter, health care, community development support, education assistance and humanitarian aid.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week paid tribute on the Senate floor to three fallen Kansas police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in the last year: Detective Brad Lancaster of the Kansas City Kansas Police Department, Captain Robert “Dave” Melton of the Kansas City Kansas Police Department, and Master Deputy Sheriff Brandon Collins of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
Since 1962, May 15 of each year has been commemorated as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 15 as National Police Week.
Highlights of Sen. Moran’s remarks can be found below, along with a link to the video:
(0:24): Mr. President, in 1962, Congress and then-President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 of each year to be Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 15 to be National Police Week. Each spring, we take time to recall the men and women of law enforcement who were lost in the previous year. Unfortunately, this list has become far, far too long. Since our nation’s founding, more than 20,000 American law enforcement officers have sacrificed their lives in service to others.
(0:57): While I have paid many solemn visits to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor, to respect, and to remember fallen officers, my visit this year was especially somber. In 2016, Kansans suffered the loss of three law enforcement officials. On the Senate floor today, I wish to recognize and honor our fallen heroes: Detective Brad Lancaster of the Kansas City Kansas Police Department, Captain Robert “Dave” Melton of the Kansas City Kansas Police Department, and Master Deputy Sheriff Brandon Collins of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
(1:39): Their untimely deaths shook their families, the agencies where these men served, the neighborhoods they protected and the communities they lived in. Brandon, Robert and Brad were not only law enforcement officers, but were also sons, brothers, fathers, neighbors, mentors and friends.
(1:58): Robert Melton, Brad Lancaster and Brandon Collins, and the 140 other officers killed in the line of duty in 2016, are being honored this week in our nation’s capital. The names of these fallen heroes will be physically inscribed into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, set in stone as an eternal reminder to the nation of the service of these men and the debt we owe for their sacrifice on our behalf. That debt, of course, can never be repaid, but it is certainly our duty to try.
(2:32): As Americans honor these men during National Police Week, we must also remember their families, friends, their fellow officers and the loved ones they left behind. May God comfort them in their time of grief and be a source of strength for them. May He also protect all those who continue to serve today and to stand in harm’s way to protect our communities.
(2:56): An inscription at the memorial reads, “In valor there is hope.” The losses of Brad Lancaster, Robert Melton and Brandon Collins have imposed tremendous hurt and sorrow, but our memory of their service to others and acts of valor offer Americans hope and inspiration to carry on their missions: to better our communities, to protect the vulnerable and to stand for what is right. As we remember, let us tirelessly pursue those ends, and do all we can do to honor the fallen.
LINCOLN, Neb. – Four Nebraska Army National Guard aviators who recently returned home to Nebraska after a 10-month deployment will be honored for the heroism they exhibited during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan May 20 at the Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
The Soldiers are members of the Lincoln-based Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, which returned from a mission to Afghanistan on April 15. While in Afghanistan, the Soldiers provided aeromedical evacuation support for U.S. and Coalition forces.
Col. John Cyrulik, commander of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and other leaders of the “Demon” brigade will present four Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with the Air Medal with “Valor” Device in recognition of the heroism the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew exhibited while conducting a successful aeromedical evacuation mission under direct and indirect enemy fire on Feb. 9 near Sangin, Afghanistan, in the area of the norther Helmund Province.
One of two teens hospitalized after a single vehicle accident earlier this week has died, according to a letter released by Junction City High School officials.
Principal Melissa Sharp sent the following to JCHS parents:
Dear Blue Jay Parents/Guardians,
It is with heavy heart that I write this note today. This morning, we had a sophomore student, Katelynne Bilyeu, pass away. Katie was involved in a single car accident after school this week, which led her to be transported to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City.
Today, I spoke to her mother, father and brother by phone, and as they prepare the funeral, they want to thank all of you for your outreach and support over the last few days. Services are pending at this time, but they believe they will occur on Monday or Tuesday. It will be an open ceremony, with all staff and students invited. When we receive more details, we will communicate the specifics through our District Communications office.
Katelynne has a senior brother, Dayton. It is the desire of the family to have Dayton at graduation practice on Friday, and for him to participate in the Saturday commencement event. They believe this is what his sister would have wanted. I would ask all of you reading this note make an effort to lift him, and his family, up this weekend.
I would also ask that you check on your own student and how they are responding to Katelynne’s untimely death. Our district crisis team is on site for our students; and we will continue to offer counseling support for as long as you believe your student needs the service.
Please let me know how we can further support your needs.
Respectfully,
Melissa Sharp
Principal
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GEARY COUNTY – Two Geary County teens were injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Monday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Ford Explorer driven by Dayton A. Bilyeu,18, Milford, was northbound on U.S. 77 eight miles north of Junction City.
The SUV crossed the center line, entered the west shoulder, traveled back to the east, began to roll, hit a guard rail, and continued to roll down an embankment.
Bilyeu was transported to Geary Community Hospital. A passenger in the SUV Katelynne A Bilyeu, 15, Milford, was transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Both were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
The Junction City Municipal pool at Playground Park off Fifth Street will open on Saturday, May 27th.
Pool staff began refilling the pool in preparation for it’s open on Thursday, May 18th.
“We just started filling it yesterday, and it’s off today; but we’ll turn it back on and return the pump and start putting the chemicals in it,” said pool Manager Josh Gray.
The main pool, and “baby” pool were painted this year, as part of a regular five year maintenance.
“We had a volunteer church group install a new pergola over the concession stand swimming pool, so that’s also new,” said Gray.
The pool will offer swimming lessons this year in three different two-week sessions: June 5th – 15th, June 26th – July 7th, and July 17th – July 27th. To sign up for swimming lessons, visit the 12th Street Community Center.
The pool will be will be 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm daily beginning Saturday, May 27th.
The Geary Community Hospital Sleep Lab recently attained reaccreditation through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
