We provide skilled nursing care and services as part of the hospital stay. These services help patients during recuperation from severe illness or surgery. Patients who are unable to care for themselves at home take advantage of intermediate care.
Skilled Swing Bed Care
The Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital understands the importance of being able to stay in your home town and get the rehabilitation you need, especially when you or a loved one is recovering from illness, surgery or an accident. At some point in your recovery, acute hospital care is no longer necessary; however, you may not be physically ready to go home. The MLMH Swing Bed program may be the next step that will help meet your healthcare needs and get you back to your own home.
The Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Swing Bed program is designed to serve as a transition between acute hospital care and discharge to home, home health or long-term care setting. Swing bed services help patients:
- Recover from major surgery, joint replacement, vascular or abdominal procedures
- Recovery from repeated hospitalization due to chronic illnesses
- Recovery after a major accident or stroke
- Con’t IV therapy following infection
- End of life care
For more information about the Swing Bed Program at the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, contact:
Janet Chance, RN
Director of Swing Bed Services
620-930-3743
No matter what kind of medical emergency you are experiencing, the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital is ready and able to provide skilled emergency care. Our Emergency Department is located at the top of our ER ramp on Walnut Street.
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital is prepared to treat all types of illness and injury. Our medical staff is highly trained with certifications including Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Trauma Nursing Core Course, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support.
Our emergency room staff is dedicated to providing patients with quality care and comfort in a timely manner.
The Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospitals patients are triaged at arrival and are then seen by a qualified medical professional in priority order based on their condition. Our wait times are usually minimal. If you are having a medical emergency you should call 911.
Craig M. Sudbeck
Born and raised in Hartington, Nebraska, Craig M. Sudbeck graduated Cum Laude from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received his Doctor of Medicine through the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Sudbeck completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Kansas – Wichita School of Medicine. He received multiple Student and Resident Teaching awards between 2019-2021. Dr. Sudbeck resides in Wichita with his wife and children.
Dr. Sudbeck specializes in robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic procedures, breast care, endocrine surgery, and trauma surgery.
Get the proper care and treatment you need from a highly trusted and trained general surgeon. Dr. Sudbeck provides care for elective procedures including:
- Hernia repair
- Gallbladder removal
- Thyroid/parathyroid
- Colonoscopy/EGD
- Colon resection
- Breast surgery
Scott W.Porter
Scott W. Porter is from Wellington, Kansas. He received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City and completed a surgical residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita. Dr. Porter is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Porter is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and serves as President of the medical staff at Wesley Medical Center. He also serves as an executive member of the trauma committee.
In addition to his general surgery practice, Dr. Porter provides his surgical services to outlying communities. He has a special interest in laparoscopic, robotic surgery, and trauma care. Dr. Porter also donates his surgical services to Project Access, who serves uninsured, low-income residents of Sedgwick County.
Brandon Bailey, CRNA
Brandon Bailey grew up in Northeast Kansas. He has been in the nursing field for over 15 years, graduating from The University of Kansas with a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Texas Wesleyan University with a Master’s of Science in Nurse Anesthesia. He is currently completing a Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management focusing on acute and chronic pain. Brandon is Board Certified as Emergency/ Family Practice Nurse Practitioner as well as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist.
He enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and two children.
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Department provides numerous medical imaging services to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and injuries.
What is Diagnostic Imaging?
Diagnostic imaging describes various techniques of viewing inside the body to help discover the cause of an illness or injury, or to assist in confirming a diagnosis. Medical diagnostic imaging allows physicians to view inside of your body to help them find any indications of a health condition. Your medical provider will determine which type of imaging tests they might need to use based on symptoms and the area of interest.
Types of Medical Diagnostic Imaging provided at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital:
- General X-ray services with our new digital equipment – X-ray is a quick and painless test using radiation to produce images of the structures inside your body.
- Portable X-ray services with our new digital portable machine
- CT Scans with our new 64 slice Siemens scanner – CT uses a combination of x-rays and a computer to create pictures of your organs, bones and other tissues in your body. It uses a narrow x-ray beam that rotates around your body to produce a series of images from many different angles.
- MRI Scans are available one day a week – MRI does not use radiation, but rather a powerful magnet to obtain images of the body part of interest.
- Ultrasound exams – also referred to as sonography, ultrasound uses high-frequency waves instead of radiation.
- EKG
Our full time staff consists of:
Carrie Forsyth BSRT (R) (ARRT) (RDMS) (RVT) Director of Radiology
Kayla Adams
Isabella Lira BSRT (R) (ARRT)
Our department is open Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm and Friday 8:00am to 12:00pm. Please feel free to contact us at 620-930-3793 if you have any questions or would like to schedule an exam ordered by your provider.
