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Wesley Woodlawn has undergone major upgrades in service over the past few years, including the addition of MRI, bariatric surgery and elder-care certification through the national NICHE — Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders — program. Add that to an award-winning emergency department, and Wesley Woodlawn's growth has caused many departments such as ICU to operate consis - tently at full capacity. KHA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE GRADUATES 32 The Kansas Hospital Association Leadership Institute graduated its 15th class of 32 students on Sept. 8 at the KHA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Overland Park, Kansas. Students were nominated by their hospital's CEO to be part of this select group. They represent the future leaders of Kansas hospitals. Helping to build future healthcare leaders is important to KHA. "We are committed to strengthening and promoting the leadership capacity of hospital employees in Kansas," says Tom Bell, President and CEO of KHA. "The KHA Leadership Institute was established to help hospitals provide professional development opportunities that accentu - ate the personal skills and abilities needed to facilitate positive change and innovation in Kansas hospitals. The 2016 Leadership Institute class was diverse. It represented a wide geographic distribution of hospitals from all parts of the state — from Hill City to Leavenworth and Parsons to Elkhart. Students had been working in health care as little as one year to more than 20 years. It is important to note that the students nominated to participate in this program were not selected because they needed to learn management skills. They were nominated because their CEO recognized their potential to be future leaders and wanted to help cultivate that development. Each student made a personal and professional commitment to expand his or her skills by attending all six courses of the Leadership Institute. The KHA Leadership Institute Class of 2016 includes the following: Carol Baker, Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital, Ulysses; Amber Baker, Newton Medical Center, Newton; Chelsea Bieberle, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned; Kaci Brady, Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa; Mindi Bremer, Wichita County Health Center, Leoti; Jennifer Burget, Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center; Jackie Carnahan, Via Christi Health, Wichita; Haley Carter, Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute; Janet Clayton, Holton Community Hospital, Holton; Sharon Collins, Russell Regional Hospital, Russell; Laura Dean, Wilson Medical Center, Neodesha; Amy Fulcher, Ashland Health Center, Ashland; Roxanna Fullerton, Morton County Health System, Elkhart; Dee Gasper, Memorial Health System, Abilene; Charity Hensley, Salina Regional Health Center, Salina; Janet Herzet, St. Luke Hospital and Living Center, Marion; Sunshine Hicks, Meade District Hospital/Artesian Valley Health System, Meade; Tonya Howser, McPherson Hospital, Inc., McPherson; Mike Humes, Geary Community Hospital, Junction City; Lisa Kay-Garcia, Kearny County Hospital, Lakin; Lindsey Leonard, Graham County Hospital, Hill City; Nympha Marvilla, Minneola District Hospital, Minneola; Cristina Meier, Hays Medical Center, Inc., Hays; Keeley Moree, Southwest Medical Center, Liberal; Monica Ong, Labette Health, Parsons; Marla Phillips, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence; Shawna Roark, St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City; Brooke Romans, Fredonia Regional Hospital, Fredonia; Terri Wagoner, Ellsworth County Medical Center, Ellsworth; Jill White, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson; Laurie Winkelman, Hospital District No. 1 of Rice County, Lyons; and Lori Zielinski, Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital, Leavenworth. ■ Wichita's Wesley Children's Hospital celebrated its ribbon-cutting Sept. 1, with several of the hospital's pediatric patients performing the ceremonial honors. Construction of the $28 million facility meets a regional need with a 31-bed pediatric unit, 15-bed pediatric ICU and many custom touches, all designed with patients and their families in mind. Batman and other superheroes rappelled off the side of the newly dedicated Wesley Children's Hospital as part of the organization's ribbon-cutting celebration on Sept. 1. Wesley's Children's Hospital Celebrates Ribbon-cutting PHOTO © SARAH GOODING/MD NEWS PHOTO © SARAH GOODING/MD NEWS 2 6H O S P I TA L R O U N D S 2 6