Olathe Health Blog

Category: Patient Stories

  1. Cara’s Knee Replacement Gives Her a New Spring in Her Step

    Cara’s Knee Replacement Gives Her a New Spring in Her Step

    Cara Coffelt has a lot to celebrate. She recently retired after a 28-year career at Tri-Ko, Inc., a day and residential care facility for individuals
 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. And, thanks to a recent knee replacement surgery, she is looking forward to living an active retirement with less pain.

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  2. #OHbaby: Addie Gallagher Arrives on April Fool’s Day in Less Than 30 Minutes

    #OHbaby: Addie Gallagher Arrives on April Fool’s Day in Less Than 30 Minutes

    Adeline Ora Tilly Gallagher wasn’t joking around when she made her entrance into the world, arriving at 3:42 p.m. on April Fool’s Day. This was the fourth child Kristi Gallagher delivered at The Birth Place at Olathe Medical Center and she’s sad she won’t be back.

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  3. Heart Attack Survivor Trusts Cardiology Team at OMC

    Heart Attack Survivor Trusts Cardiology Team at OMC

    Madelyn, an 82-year-old mother of seven from Ottawa, was headed to bed late one night when she began to feel “funny”.

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  4. A Young Father’s Close Call with Heart Disease

    A Young Father’s Close Call with Heart Disease

    This 45-year-old father didn’t have heart disease on his radar. But thanks to advanced diagnostics and the gut instinct of his cardiologist, Mike Laney was able to avoid a heart attack.

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  5. Speech Therapy Helps Two-Month Old Skyler Feed

    Speech Therapy Helps Two-Month Old Skyler Feed

    When two-month-old Skyler had trouble latching and was choking on her milk, mom Jenna Miller reached out to Olathe Medical Center. With help from a Speech Therapist and Lactation Consultat, Skyler now has no trouble eating and is a happy, healthy little girl.

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  6. Rehab Patients Enjoy Their “Active 80’s”

    Rehab Patients Enjoy Their “Active 80’s”

    Gaylin and Barbara Anderson, both 80, don’t let their age slow them down. But injuries were holding them back. That’s why they sought the help of Olathe Health Rehabilitation Services in Paola.

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  7. Level II NICU Cares for Tiniest Patients

    Level II NICU Cares for Tiniest Patients

    Born five weeks early, Maggie and Brian Schmidt’s twins were generally healthy, but Grant faced a few hurdles. He was admitted to OMC’s Level II NICU, where Grant and the rest of his family received some special attention.

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  8. Unique Rehabilitation Program for Parkinson’s Patients

    Unique Rehabilitation Program for Parkinson’s Patients

    Allen Slater has Parkinson’s disease, which affects his balance, strength and endurance. Allen’s doctor referred him to the Parkinson’s disease outpatient rehab therapy program at Olathe Medical Center.

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  9. Pediatric Therapy Program Based on Trust and Plenty of Fun

    Pediatric Therapy Program Based on Trust and Plenty of Fun

    Addison Bird is a typical seven year old who enjoys playing sports, cheerleading and chasing her sister around the house. It was during one of these rounds of horseplay in August 2015 when Addison broke her foot for the first time.

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