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FE ATURES
LUNG CANCER SCREENING FOR
AT-RISK PATIENTS OFFERS
BETTER OUTCOMES 06
Via Christi's Cancer Outreach and Risk Assessment program
aids early detection of lung cancer and promotes dramatica lly
improved surviva l rates.
SURGICAL SPECIALISTS ADDS SURGEON,
SECOND LOCATION 12
Surgica l Specia lists has added surgeon and Wichita native
Adam Misasi, MD, and
is now seeing patients at a new
location on the city's east side, at 7602 E. Harry.
WICHITA'S VIGILIAS TELEHEALTH MEETS
SPECIALTY CARE NEED FOR RURAL MARKETS 16
Telemedicine technolog y now connects rura l populations
in Kansas, Nebraska and New Mexico to a wide range of
medica l specia lists.
ARCK WELCOMES DR. ESTEPHAN
TO WICHITA PRACTICE 18
Maya Estephan, MD, brings passion and compassion to her
relationship-based approach to care at the Arthritis and
R heumatolog y Clinics of Kansas.
VIA CHRISTI DIRECT EXPEDITING PATIENT
TRANSFERS 22
Via Christi Direct
serves as a seamless, 24/7 point of contact
for referral sites and physicians to St. Francis, Via Christi
Hospital St. Joseph and Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa.
VIA CHRISTI CLINIC EXPANDS PULMONOLOGY 24
Faced with growing need in the region, Via Christi Clinic has
expanded its pulmonolog y department to six physicians.
DEPARTMENTS
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 08
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 10
GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICAL FEATURE 14
FINANCE 17
PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT 19
ONCOLOGY CLINICAL FEATURE 20
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 23
Via Christi's four lung cancer screening centers are Wichita's
only facilities accredited by the American College of Radiology.
