NEW VEIN DISEASE CENTER OPENS
IN WICHITA
Wichita Vascular & Vein Center opened
in March at 3161 N. Webb Road in Wichita.
The new vein center was started by six
physicians from Heartland Cardiology: Ravi
Bajaj, MD; Husam Bakdash, MD; Venkata S.
Boppana, MD; Zaher Fanari, MD; Hussam
Farhoud, MD; and Wassim H. Shaheen, MD.
DOLE VA MEDICAL CENTER ADDS NEW
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY
A new $4.4 million residential rehabilita-
tion facility to provide inpatient substance
abuse treatment for veterans is being built
at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in
Wichita. According to news reports, the 12-
bed facility is expected to be completed in
October with patient treatments starting in
January 2020.
KANSAS AMONG TOP 10 STATES TO
PRACTICE MEDICINE, ACCORDING TO
WALLETHUB.COM
Kansas is one of the top states in which to
practice medicine, according to a report by
WalletHub.com, a personal-finance web
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site. It was seventh in the overall ranking;
Montana led the list, followed by Wisconsin,
Idaho, Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota in
that order. Rounding out the top 10 list were
Nebraska, Mississippi and North Dakota.
The District of Columbia and New York took
the 50th and 51st spots respectively.
WalletHub.com compared the working con
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ditions for physicians in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia across 18 key metrics to
come up with its 2018 Best and Worst States
for Doctor report. Its data set ranged from av
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erage annual wage of physicians to hospitals
per capita to quality of public hospital system.
Kansas ranked second in the category
of opportunity and competition, fifth in
least expensive annual malpractice liability
insurance and ninth in the medical environ
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ment category. It ranked 12th in the average
wage of physicians and 17th for the average
monthly starting salary of physicians; both
categories were adjusted for cost of living.
For the full report, visit wallethub.com/edu/
best-and-worst-states-for-doctors/11376/.
TWO WICHITA SITES PARTICIPATED IN
ESKETAMINE STUDIES
The FDA recently approved Spravato, an
esketamine nasal spray, for treating major
depressive disorder in adults. The spray,
heralded as a breakthrough treatment, was
approved for use in adults with treatment-
resistant depression in conjunction with an
oral antidepressant.
Community Wellness
720 West Central El Dorado, KS 67042
SBAmh.com 316.321.3300
Susan B. Allen offers a variety of services
focusing on population health, including:
• Cardiac Calcium CT Score Screening
• DARI Motion Health
• Diabetic Education
• Low Dose Lung Screening
• Outpatient Rehabilitation
• Pharmacogenetics
Call 316.321.3300 to learn more!
Keeping you Healthy
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
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