Our Team

Pat Friederich: Celebrating 30 Years of Volunteer Work
After devoting so many wonderful years of service to our hospital, Volunteer Pat Friederich is retiring.
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Call of the Year Awarded
Bates County Memorial Hospital awarded Paramedic Kyle Larsen and EMT Megan Hall with the Call of the Year Award for their extraordinary efforts during a call in 2023. A ceremony was held in the hospital’s dining room to recognize the emergency medical services team on February 9.
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Employee Recognition: Years of Service
BCMH recognized our employees with a Winter Wonderland Employee Recognition Banquet on December 1, including years of service awards. Find out who helps make our hospital and clinics such a great place to work and receive medical care.
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A Day in the Life of a Volunteer
What our volunteers do for us – and our patients – cannot be entirely calculated or measured, but we tried. If you are interested in the activities and benefits of being a volunteer at BCMH, learn more or call 660-200-7045.
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Meet Bre Thompson, Family Nurse Practitioner
Get to know Bre (Sargent) Thompson, FNP-C, seeing patients starting September 25 at Nursery Street Family Care Clinic.
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Introducing Jeffrey Marks, MD, Urologist
We’re happy to introduce our newest visiting urologist, Dr. Jeffrey Marks, now seeing patients every third Wednesday of the month in Outpatient Specialty Clinics. Learn more or call 660-200-7006.
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Welcome Whitli Thomas, DPT
Whitli Thomas is a physical therapist who recently joined the staff of Rehabilitation Services at Bates County Memorial Hospital. Get to know Whitli.
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Introducing Abigayle Shubert, PA-C
Meet Abby, our newest Physician Assistant (PA) seeing patients at High Street Family Care Clinics.
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Welcome, Farid Namin, MD, Gastroenterologist
On his first visit to the hospital, Dr. Namin said he was very impressed that the rural community boasted such a large facility with a modern surgical suite and extensive services. Dr. Namin sees patients on an outpatient basis two times a month. Learn more about Dr. Namin or call...
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Introducing William Herre, MD, Urologist
We’re happy to introduce our new visiting urologist, Dr. Herre, now seeing patients twice a month in Outpatient Specialty Clinics. Learn more or call 660-200-7006.
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Welcome Kiron Nair MD
Dr. Kiron Nair Joins Oncology Group at Bates County Memorial Hospital Kiron Nair, MD, Oncologist-Hematologist Bates County Memorial Hospital (BCMH) is pleased to announce the addition of Kiron Nair, MD to its Oncology Clinics. Dr. Nair is an oncologist-hematologist and is part of the Mid America Cancer Care oncology group...
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Adrienne Burkholder
Employees: Our Most Valuable Resource Get to Know Adrienne Burkholder, Director of Human Resources Adrienne Burkholder is the Human Resources Director at Bates County Memorial Hospital. Now a year into her role overseeing 290 employees for the hospital and rural health clinics, she has enjoyed building relationships and finding new...
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