Senator Jerry Moran toured Hays Med Thursday as part of a statewide tour to better understand the current state of healthcare in the state of Kansas.  During the tour, Moran greeted numerous staff and asked questions about the hospital’s current operation, patient services, and staffing struggles.

Moran first visited the hospital’s new breast care center where he was shown the hospital’s state-of-the art equipment for cancer detection.  Next, he visited the remodeled nursery and NICU unit.  Finally, he was shown the oncology departments which are currently under construction.

Moran spoke with department directors and nursing staff as he was shown around the various sections of the facility.

After the tour Moran said that he thoroughly enjoyed his tour of Hays Med, specifically the attitude of the staff he had the pleasure of speaking to.

“Nothing at Hays Med is ever status quo.  It’s always looking for the next step; how do we provide better service, how do we provide more service, how do we take care of another set of patients.  So the things that I saw were impressive, but the overall thing that you see when you’re at Hays Med is this continued drive for doing things better and serving people more.”

Moran added that, having visited 127 hospitals in Kansas, he feels like he has a better understanding of the services being offered and the challenges these facilities face.

“I come away from this tour being optimistic; seeing what quality of care, what opportunities exist.  Even though Hays is the regional center, we’re still pretty much out here on the frontier and the idea that you can access the kinds of things that we saw today should be very reassuring to people who decided to live their lives in western Kansas.”