Monthly Archives: December 2016

After surgery or later in life, patients sometimes need a little extra help – and not all families or individuals can accommodate the need of care. Fortunately for Lamar, the Prowers Medical Center has a Home Health team whose top priority is their community and its members. In the recent People’s Choice Awards, the Home [...]

If you hear a few hoots and hollers in the halls of the Prowers Medical Center Clinic this week, don’t be surprised. The staff is celebrating passing a surprise on-site state survey with flying colors. As a designated Rural Health Clinic they must complete regular lengthy and detailed surveys to make sure they are compliant [...]

Prowers Medical Center Celebrates Employees Selected for the People’s Choice Awards Each year, the Lamar Ledger prints an official People’s Choice ballot allowing the community to weigh in on their favorite businesses, food vendors and individuals in various service roles. Prowers Medical Center is pleased to celebrate Kelli Bitner, RN, as the recipient of [...]

Holidays are often filled with joy and fun, but also stress. For many people, holidays create a long list of obligations and interrupt comfortable routines. For some, holidays bring up hard memories or accentuate feelings of loneliness. The National Center for Biotechnology Information found that cardiac related emergency visits increase between December 25 and January [...]