Ascension Via Christi

Ascension Via Christi Largest provider of healthcare services in Kansas, providing doctors, hospitals, clinics & home care

Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kansas delivers specialty care and 24/7 emergency care. We provide advanced surgical care for serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our care teams listen to understand your health needs and deliver care that's right for you. Ascension Via Christi is a destination for specialty care — including heart, cancer, stroke care, orthopedics and women’s health. Our OBGYNs and maternity care teams deliver a personalized birthing experience and advanced neonatal care for sick babies. We offer a wide range of minimally invasive procedures using robotic-assisted technology, imaging and lab tests, and a dedicated inpatient rehabilitation center. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911.

CyberKnife: A Smarter Way to Treat Prostate Cancer✅ No incisions ✅ No anesthesia ✅ Just 1 to 5 sessionsTraditional radia...
09/29/2025

CyberKnife: A Smarter Way to Treat Prostate Cancer

✅ No incisions
✅ No anesthesia
✅ Just 1 to 5 sessions

Traditional radiation often requires 30 to 50 treatments. CyberKnife targets cancer with pinpoint precision, helping patients avoid long recovery times and side effects like incontinence or erectile dysfunction.

🌻 In Kansas, you'll find it at the Ascension Via Christi CyberKnife Center in Wichita.
📲 To learn more, call (316) 261-3200.

🎓 “Do it. It will change your life for the better.”That’s the advice from Vocare surgical tech grads at Via Christi. Rec...
09/26/2025

🎓 “Do it. It will change your life for the better.”

That’s the advice from Vocare surgical tech grads at Via Christi. Recently, four associates celebrated completing the program and stepping into new careers in healthcare.

Vocare helps entry-level associates earn college credit, gain hands-on training and discover new paths they might not have considered. From the ER to the OR, these grads found purpose, confidence and community.

Now the program is expanding. Ascension’s Vocare Tuition Program offers up to $5,250 a year for eligible degrees and certifications. Flexible options make it easier to keep learning while working.

Ready to grow your career? Start at Via Christi.
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It's National Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Week! 🎉We’re celebrating the amazing contributions of Nurse Practitioners...
09/25/2025

It's National Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Week! 🎉

We’re celebrating the amazing contributions of Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Anesthetists and more. These associates diagnose, treat, prescribe and provide top-notch care to keep our community healthy.

We celebrated the week with gifts of journals for these talented clinic and hospital caregivers.📘 Let’s recognize their hard work and dedication to delivering safe, high-quality care every day!

✨ What if prostate cancer treatment didn’t mean surgery, anesthesia or weeks of radiation?What if five sessions could re...
09/23/2025

✨ What if prostate cancer treatment didn’t mean surgery, anesthesia or weeks of radiation?

What if five sessions could replace 30 to 50?
What if it were more affordable, more convenient, and helped you avoid side effects like incontinence or erectile dysfunction?

This isn’t a “what if.” It’s real. ✨ And it’s right here in Wichita. 🌻

💙 Dr. David Bryant shared with KAKE News how Kansas’s only CyberKnife System is changing lives and cancer treatments.

📱 Call (316) 261-3200 to reach the Via Christi CyberKnife Center.

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year. On this High Holy Day, members of the Jewish community gather to reflect on the pa...
09/22/2025

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year. On this High Holy Day, members of the Jewish community gather to reflect on the past year, focus on doing better in the year ahead, ask God for peace, and give thanks to God for all things. Shanah tovah! Happy new year!

📚Via Christi St. Joseph's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has launched a new reading program for our most fragile patients ...
09/18/2025

📚Via Christi St. Joseph's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has launched a new reading program for our most fragile patients during , thanks to donations of new children's books from Via Christi associates and former NICU graduate families.💚

“Reading to babies who are in the NICU offers many benefits, such as enhanced brain development; parent-infant bonding; reduced stress for babies and parents; and a sense of control for parents through meaningful engagement,” says Tabitha Smades, RN.

To kick off the program, the unit competed in a friendly virtual reading competition against other NICUs around the country, logging books read to each baby per day. Read-a-thon participants included Jessica and her baby, Ameliah, pictured in the isolette, and Kara shown seated with her daughter, Quinn. There were 424 books read during the 11 days of competition ❗️👏🏼 The reading program will provide a book to each baby admitted to the NICU, for families to take home.📘

A reunion that's good for the heart 🫀In February, 82-year-old Leona Prosser had a heart attack. She was brought back to ...
09/17/2025

A reunion that's good for the heart 🫀

In February, 82-year-old Leona Prosser had a heart attack. She was brought back to life—twice.

💞 Yesterday, she was reunited with those who helped give her a second chance, including interventional cardiologist Bassem Chehab, MD.

Leona thought she had tooth pain, not realizing jaw pain can be a warning sign of heart attack in women. Her family member recognized she was not well, and encouraged her to visit the ER.

She arrived at Clara Barton Medical Center's Emergency Room, where she coded due to a heart attack and was pronounced dead. Miraculously, Leona showed signs of life and was resuscitated before being transferred to Via Christi St. Francis' Emergency Department, a Level 1 Trauma and certified Chest Pain Center.

🏥 Leona again needed resuscitation, this time for cardiogenic shock. It's a life-threatening condition that often follows a severe heart attack. She had experienced an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, the most serious type of heart attack. In her case, it was caused by a blockage in the left anterior descending, or LAD, artery, commonly referred to as a “widowmaker heart attack.”

The Heart Catheterization team opened the blocked vessel and implanted an Impella device, the world’s smallest heart pump. It helps maintain blood flow to critical organs during procedures. In select patients, it may reduce the need for repeat interventions, reduce hospital visits and support long-term heart recovery.

“I remember very, very little. I had an awful lot of people who were praying for me, and God brought me to the right place with the right people, and if it hadn’t been for that, I wouldn’t be here today,” said Leona.

🫂 Just seven months after her health emergency, she got to reunite with those who cared for her.
“I really believe that, you know, all the prayers were answered by providing me with the proper care. You know, had it not been for Dr. Chehab, his team, and everyone else, there’s no way I’d be here today,” she told KSN TV.

Dr. Chehab says the reunion is why he and the Via Christi teams work to bring advanced technologies and talent close to home, while fostering relationships and providing outreach at hospitals in Hoisington and other Kansas towns.

💬 “It’s not just one doctor taking care of the patient. It’s a village,” he said. “Every time we are able to see people who actually survive, go back to their normal life, it's really very rewarding.”

💚 It’s National Neonatal Nurses Week, Sept. 13-19! Join us in celebrating our neonatal nurses and advanced practice regi...
09/15/2025

💚 It’s National Neonatal Nurses Week, Sept. 13-19! Join us in celebrating our neonatal nurses and advanced practice registered nurses who make a difference that lasts a lifetime for our smallest and most vulnerable patients and their families. This recognition week during highlights the compassion and expertise of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurses at Via Christi St. Joseph for the vital role they play in the lives of sick or premature infants.

From providing round-the-clock care to supporting families through some of their most challenging moments, neonatal nurses are true heroes in scrubs. Their dedication goes beyond clinical excellence. It’s the gentle touch that soothes a preemie, the calm voice that reassures a worried parent, and the constant vigilance that ensures each newborn gets the best possible start in life.

Please join in recognizing Via Christi Health Care Heroes ➕The Wichita Business Journal's Health Care Heroes banquet was...
09/12/2025

Please join in recognizing Via Christi Health Care Heroes ➕

The Wichita Business Journal's Health Care Heroes banquet was held last night, an annual event to recognize the community's caregivers and programs for exceptional leadership, service, and impact in healthcare. Several Via Christi associates were recognized, which included:

❤️‍🩹 Pam Albright, RN: Nurses
🩺 Melissa Buffington, RN: Nurses
🦵 Jennifer Carney: Administrative Excellence
👨‍💼 James Stepien: Administrative Excellence
👩‍⚕️Beth Heflin, MD: Emergency Care & First Responders
👩‍🚒 Protect Wichita Firefighters Initiative: Healthcare Innovation (A collaborative effort between Via Christi, City of Wichita- Government, Wichita Firefighters - IAFF LOCAL 135 and the Wichita Fire Department)
👩‍🏫 Melody Robinson: Healthcare Educator (nominated by Via Christi, employed by Wichita Public Schools)

Congratulations to all, and thank you to those who serve in healthcare and work to make a difference in our communities. 🤝🫂

09/11/2025

Today, on the 24th anniversary of 9/11, we solemnly remember all those impacted on that fateful day. Let us honor the memory of those lost by observing a moment of silence, showing respect for others and upholding human dignity.

🐷🐄 Nearly 300 guests, comprised of former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients and their families, attended “Grads on t...
09/10/2025

🐷🐄 Nearly 300 guests, comprised of former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients and their families, attended “Grads on the Farm,” the 3rd annual Via Christi NICU Reunion on Sept. 7 during . Via Christi St. Joseph NICU graduates and family members gathered at Klausmeyer Farm and Pumpkin Patch near Clearwater to reunite with the staff who provided their care, share stories and celebrate milestones. The event was organized by the NICU team, who care for premature and critically ill infants from birth until they are healthy enough to be discharged home, which can be weeks or even months.

💬 “It’s great to be able to see our graduates, see their growth and accomplishments, and stay a part of their lives,” said Nicole Myers, RN, a lead organizer and one of more than 30 NICU associates and volunteer helpers who attended. Many NICU families connect with certain staff during their stay and become lifelong friends, Nicole shares. “This event truly warms our hearts and reminds us why we love what we do. The NICU is a place most people don’t know anything about, but these babies and their families are some of the strongest people you’ll ever meet.”

🌻 The reunion, sponsored by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at Ascension Via Christi, included custom shirts for NICU grads; Klausmeyer’s play areas and yard games; a petting zoo with baby bunnies, chicks and ducks; face painting; snacks and snow cones; a photo booth and more. Via Christi is honored to celebrate the incredible journeys of our NICU graduates and their families!

🧠💙 On World Su***de Prevention Day, remember that getting help doesn’t always mean staying in a hospital.Michelle Hook, ...
09/10/2025

🧠💙 On World Su***de Prevention Day, remember that getting help doesn’t always mean staying in a hospital.

Michelle Hook, RN and director of Behavioral Health Services at Via Christi, spoke with KAKE News about outpatient care options that support mental health while allowing people to continue their daily routines.

Via Christi offers 3- and 5-day outpatient programs for children, teens and adults. Medication support, stabilization and group therapy are available without disrupting daily life.

Su***de is preventable. Reaching out and seeking help is a powerful first step.

📞 Call 316-858-0550 to learn more about the programs.

24/7 support is available by calling or texting 988. If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis emergency, call 911 or go directly to the ER.

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- 12 fully/partially owned or managed hospitals – Wichita, Pittsburg, Manhattan, Salina and Wamego - Home care services – Wichita, Manhattan, Pittsburg, Salina, Garden City, Dodge City - Ambulatory surgery and imaging centers – Wichita, Manhattan, Pittsburg - Approximately 6,300 employees - Ascension Via Christi employs more than 220 physicians and 130 advance practice professionals through Ascension Medical Group, hospitals and community sites. More than 1,100 physicians have medical privileges at Ascension Via Christi hospitals.