Box Butte General Hospital Board Advances Patient Care, Services, and Community Health
Box Butte General Hospital (BBGH) Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 30, 2026, in the Alliance Room. During the board meeting, leadership celebrated the March Employee of the Month, Physical Therapist, Ivy Shelmadine. They also welcomed new team members including Dietary Cook Frankee Brothers, Staff Nurse Lee Simpson, Emergency Department Director Jennifer Case, Central Sterile Techs Kennedie Gibson and Jill Smith. The Board approved the consent calendar, financial report, and credentialing requests.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes Physical Therapist, Katelyn Schlueter
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is pleased to announce the recent addition of physical therapist, Katelyn Schlueter to Rehabilitation Services.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes Therapists to Rehabilitation Services
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is proud to announce the recent addition of physical, occupational, and speech therapists to Rehabilitation Services. Mariko Oro, Speech-Language Pathologist, Haley Rowland, Physical Therapist, and Tyler Rowland, Occupational Therapist.
Aging “Escape Room” Designed to Grow Awareness and Empathy
With healthier habits and better healthcare, many people now live well into their 80s and 90s. In fact, the percentage of people over 60 is expected to grow to 32% in the most developed nations by 2050. (Up from 2006 numbers of 17% in North America and 23% in Western Europe). But our fast-paced, high-energy, youth-oriented culture doesn’t give much consideration to aging citizens.