Kiowa District Healthcare holds groundbreaking for new therapy and wellness addition
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September 16, 2020
Yvonne Miller
Top Photo: THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT BREAKING GROUND – KDH board members, the CEO/CFO and physical therapists are truly anxious to get the new Wellness and Therapy Addition started. They have a lighthearted moment as they put their ceremonial shovels two work – literally digging into the ground where the new addition will be on the southwest corner of the hospital. From left: KDH CEO/CFO Janell Goodno; KDH Board of Directors members Jim Parker, Chantae Simpson, Jeff Miller and Pat Myers; and physical therapists Lana Smith and Brooke Molz. Bottom Photo: BREAKING GROUND FOR FUTURE GROWTH AT KDH – It was a pleasant, cool morning in Kiowa, Kansas, last Thursday when the Kiowa District Hospital (KDH) held a groundbreaking for the new KDH Wellness and Therapy Addition. The project architect Ryan Craft of LK Architecture in Wichita attended the ceremony as did numerous representatives from the Hutton Corporation of Wichita, which was recently selected as the general contractor. The KDH Board of Directors, administrators, physical therapists other staff members as well as a few members of the public attended the ceremony. From left: Marcia Cantrell, public; architect Ryan Craft; Taylor Binder, radiology; Hospital DON Robyn Whitaker; Brenda Myers, Barber County United board member; Jaime Steffen, radiology; Lynn Johnson, business office; Robert Armbruster, public and past board member; Operations/IT Director and Manor Administrator Philip Anton; Jim Parker, KDH board member; Barber County Commissioner Paul Harbaugh; Chantae Simpson, KDH board member; Beverly Hankey with Alva State Bank; Jeff Miller, KDH board member; Hutton rep.; Pat Myers, KDH board member; Hutton rep.; Judy Schrock, KDH Foundation President; KDH Physical Therapists Lana Smith and Brooke Molz; Hutton reps.; Skylar Houlton, RN and Clinical Health Coordinator; Dr. Kirk Bliss; KDH CEO and CFO Janell Goodno; Tara Girty, Business Office Manager; Melissa Stroh, physician assistant; Jana Dunham, business office.
It was an exciting day Sept. 10 in the life of the Kiowa District Hospital/Healthcare. It's especially a milestone for those area people who need physical, occupational or speech therapy or behavioral health services.
Anyone who has undergone physical therapy at KDH knows the therapy is good but it's offered in a room that was meant to be a meeting room when the new hospital was built about six years ago, so ample space is greatly lacking.
That's all about to change. With physical therapist (PT) Lana Smith and PT assistant Brooke Molz, that department is bursting with business. It, of course, slowed down with the COVID-19 pandemic but is again surging forward, as statistics at the August board meeting revealed.
Thursday was the groundbreaking for the new KDH Therapy and Wellness Addition. It's an extensive 7,000 square foot addition that allows for the expansion of physical, occupational and speech therapy. The space will feature a state-of-the-art physical therapy gym. There will be individual treatment rooms for physical therapy. A suite will accommodate speech/occupational therapy treatment; another will be a lactation suite. Individual rooms will be available for group and individual therapy/counseling rooms. The area will have an on-call lounge for physicians and a large patient/staff education multi-purpose room. A separate waiting room will be available to accommodate therapy services.
PT Smith said, "We are excited to be able to provide an improved physical therapy experience with this building project, offering more space and privacy for our patients. The ongoing support of this community and the surrounding area has made this possible and we couldn't be more thankful."
At the groundbreaking, the Hutton reps said they would start Monday on the project. They'll start on some parking area, the concrete pad, etc. Goodno confirmed that Hutton started Monday and set a completion date for the new addition of March 24, 2021.
How You Can Help Through the Foundation
Judy Schrock is president of the Friends of the Kiowa District Hospital and Manor Foundation. She said that because of generous donors, the foundation has already contributed $250,000 toward their goal to give $500,000 to help with the building project cost. Goodno confirmed Hutton's bid for the new addition is $1,820,000. She said, "We are working with the architect and contractor to try and reduce costs."
Donations of any amount are welcomed, Schrock said. The foundation has named gift opportunities for you if interested – such as the physical therapy gym or the patient/staff education room.
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