General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  Dr. Pankratz is building his specialty clinic at Norton County Hospital. He can perform gynecological exams, an array of gynecological surgeries, prenatal and birthing services - including high-risk and multiple birth pregnancies, infertility treatment, medical weight loss and incontinence treatment. Dr. Pankratz plans to see patients every third Monday of the month at the Norton County Hospital. Learn more about Dr. Pankratz.
• Nutritional Counseling
  Cardiac rehab (cardiac rehabilitation) is a comprehensive therapy combining prescribed exercise training, cardiac risk factor modification, education on heart health, diet and nutrition counseling and psychosocial support that helps you recuperate, build confidence and get stronger after you’ve had surgery or medical treatment for a heart issue, such as a heart attack.
• Primary Care
  NORTON, Kan. – Primary care providers (PCPs) play an integral role in health care. If you don’t have a primary care provider, you could be missing out on important health guidance.
• Family Practice
  NORTON, Kan. – Norton County Hospital would like to inform the public that Jeff McKinley, DO, will join the medical staff and begin seeing patients at Norton Medical Clinic on March 6, 2023. McKinley graduated from Wichita State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. From there, he went on to the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, where he graduated in 1997. He completed his family medicine residency in Topeka.
• Emergency Care
  Norton County Hospital has on average 1,800 emergency visits each year. Open 24/7, the Emergency department is equipped to handle any patient who comes through the door. The ED does not have a physician present 24 hours a day; however, the department is staffed 24 hours a day by registered nurses who have specialized training in emergent conditions and outpatient procedures needed for all types of medical problems. A physician is available at all times by phone.
• Electrocardiogram
  Norton County Hospital has a part-time or full-time career opportunity for a Respiratory Therapist. This position is responsible for performing all aspects of Respiratory Therapy including ABGs, CPAP management, nebulizers, incentive spirometry, body plethysmography, pulmonary rehabilitation, a wide variety of diagnostic testing including EKGs, Holter monitoring, stress testing, and pulmonary function testing, assist with sleep studies patient assessments, and equipment management. This position will share on-call responsibility to respond to emergency situations involving the respiratory status of patients. This positon will provide education to patients on respiratory diseases as appropriate.
• Bronchitis
• Diarrhea
• Pneumonia
• Immunizations
  Administering numerous specialty drugs, such as IVIG, Remicade, Humira, Tysabri, Methotrexate, Iron infusions, Xolair, Nucala, Herceptin, Reclast, Rabies vaccinations, Antibiotics and Blood products

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
• Female Infertility
• Obstetrics
  Accountable for oversight of lead staff who have direct responsibility for service areas within patient care such as trauma and obstetrics.
• Pregnancy
• Labor and Delivery
  Norton County Hospital provides a great place to be born, as it is home to state-of-the-art, family-centered obstetric and newborn care in a caring and supportive atmosphere. At our hospital, expectant couples and their families can be at the mother's side while awaiting the birth of the baby. Our spacious yet private labor and delivery suite allows families to spend the entire labor and delivery process in one location.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  2021: The hospital announced it hired an internal medicine physician to join the medical staff; Dr. Dakota Dreher will begin employment in September 2022.
• Urology
  Dr. Faris Azzouni will no longer be having an outpatient clinic at NCH. Starting in January 2017, Dr. Darrell Werth will be coming as the urology specialist.
• Nephrology
  Norton County Hospital is pleased to announce a new specialty clinic will begin in January! Abhisekh Sinha Ray, MD, is a nephrology specialist and will be coming to Norton County Hospital the third Thursday of the month. His first clinic is scheduled for Jan. 18th. Dr. Ray is with Good Samaritan Medical Group in Kearney. Ask your primary care provider if you may need specialty care. Appointments may be made with Kayla Weigel at Norton County Hospital; call 785-877-3351 and press option 5 to be connected to Kayla.
• Colon Cancer
  Norton County Hospital wants to remind you that March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The hospital has two doctors on staff who are available to perform colonoscopies. Learn more about colon cancer.
• Endoscopy
  Dr. Doolittle will be performing a variety of surgeries, including endoscopy procedures, in Norton for the convenience of patients. He is the third physician to offer endoscopy procedures at Norton County Hospital, with the other two physicians being Josh Gaede, MD, and Kelly Gabel, DO.
• Lung Cancer
  Under the direction of a Physician, Respiratory Therapy Practitioners are the health care specialists who evaluate, treat, educate and care for patients with breathing disorders. This includes chronic lung disorders such as asthma, bronchitis, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and emphysema. People with breathing problems also might include premature infants, accident victims, heart attack patients, and people with cystic fibrosis or lung cancer.

Neurologists

• Autism
  Speech-language pathologists (sometimes called speech therapists) assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients of any age. Speech, language and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, Parkinson’s disease, a cleft palate or autism.

Psychiatrists

• Behavioral Health
  Links and numbers that could help families during the COVID-19 pandemic are available on our website.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Placing PICC lines for various age groups, from pre-term babies to geriatric patients (ultrasound is the tool of choice for these insertions, as well as for difficult IV starts and lab draws)
• MRI
• Radiology
  To register for outpatient services, such as Laboratory, Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging and Specialty Clinics, enter the hospital through the west "Outpatient Clinic Entrance."
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
  In addition to Jay, Travis Nykamp works in the Outpatient Clinic as a nurse. He joined NCH in 2014 and has worked as an RN at NCH since 2016. Prior to working in the outpatient treatment room, he worked in the Emergency department, on the Med-Surg hospital floor, in Cardiac Rehab and assisted with Nuclear Medicine procedures. He is able to provide ultrasound guided venous access for lab draws, IV catheter placement, and PICC line insertion and is also experienced in wound care and specialty medication administration.
• Mammography
  Norton County Hospital urges women to get the facts about mammography. If you’re age 40 and older, join the millions of women who get mammograms on a regular basis. The best protection is early detection.
• Computed Tomography
  Computed Tomography (CT) scans allow hospitals to explore inside the human body, which could include the brain, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis and other organs to help determine the location, type, and extent of a disease or injury. These scans can be life-saving in chronic and emergent situations.
• Chemotherapy
  During winter, we know travel at times could be difficult. It's important for patients to be aware of services offered locally at Norton County Hospital. One of those is chemotherapy, along with education while undergoing treatment of an intravenous chemotherapy infusion. Many chemotherapy agents are managed at NCH. Ask your oncologist about a referral for chemotherapy at NCH, or if you have any questions, contact Deb Bowen, RN, at 785-877-3351. More information about chemotherapy is available.

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  The Norton County Hospital Board of Trustees and administration has announced that the planned infrastructural expansion and renovation project has been indefinitely suspended. Immediate changes have been made to phase out some surgical services and discontinue providing meals for the local Meals on Wheels program, due to recent financial losses the hospital has faced. Read more in a news release.
• Arthroscopy
  Norton County Hospital works to keep up to date with the latest technologies and equipment for patient care. According to Dr. Greg Sarin, orthopedic specialist, Norton County Hospital has new, state-of-the-art arthroscopy equipment. Dr. Sarin visits Norton twice per month for clinic and to perform some surgeries. In addition to Dr. Sarin, some surgeries by other visiting specialists are also available. Those specialists include Dr. Todd Pankratz, OBGYN specialist, and Dr. Robert Hinze, podiatrist. These specialties and more that are provided at Norton County Hospital can be found online. See some of our surgery equipment by going to the Surgery page.
• Wound Care
  Outpatient clinic staff may be reached directly at 785-874-2219. As of Sept. 19, 2022, outpatient wound care and infusion services are located in the lower level, west side of the hospital (former physical therapy location). Patients may still register at the Outpatient and Specialty Clinics entrance and take the elevator down to the new location.
• Hand Surgery
  Dr. Doolittle is also available for many other general surgeries, including but not limited to laparoscopic surgery, appendix and gall bladder removal, wound care and debridement, hernia repair, hand surgery, amputation and trauma repairs. His added presence will enable the hospital to take care of more emergent surgical cases, which were formerly transferred to other hospitals. Read more.
• Neurosurgery
• Arthroscopy

Plastic Surgeons

• Laparoscopic Surgery

Dermatologists

• Dermatology

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Norton Medical Clinic has offered free sports physicals to student athletes as a service to the community for many years. Earlier in the spring, sports physical dates were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the medical providers have been working on a plan to provide alternative methods for young athletes to get their sports physicals.
• Physical Therapy
  Physical Therapy provides health care services to patients of all ages and health conditions. The overall goal of Physical Therapy is to achieve the highest level of function and independence.
• Occupational Therapy
  Occupational Therapy services help increase a person’s participation and independence in daily activities within their environment and community. An occupational therapist can assist people of all ages to engage in daily activities and address physical and cognitive function through the engagement of occupations.
• Manual Therapy
  Patients are seen for evaluation and establishment of a plan of care. Treatment can include exercise programs for post-surgical, muscle weakness and other upper extremity injuries. Treatment can also include modalities for pain control and manual therapy for soft- tissue mobilization. Other areas that occupational therapy can address are fine motor coordination skills, pediatric therapy, fall prevention and home modification education, and wheelchair evaluations. The NCH occupational therapist can create custom orthotic splints for hand and wrist injuries.

Podiatrists

• General Podiatry
  The Foundation Board voted to approve the purchase of a second set of surgical instruments primarily used for podiatry procedures. That approval was made at the November 2018 meeting. Read more about this purchase.