Around the Bend

About Around the Bend

Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System is your opportunity to learn more about the people, services and happenings at the health system in Great Bend. We take a close look at how the community and health system support one another. Local listeners can catch the monthly radio show at 8:30 a.m. the fourth Tuesday each month on KVGB 1590 AM or 95.5 FM.

Publisher

The University of Kansas Health System

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Mar 2022

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Breast Cancer Awareness and the Importance of Screening Mammograms

   Glenda Holzman, MD, radiologist, and Shannon Deines, health professions manager, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, to discuss breast cancer awareness, the importance of screening mammograms and the advantages of having a general radiologist who is also a specialist in musculoskeletal radiology in the community.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Physical Therapy Services

   Melanie Schroeter, DPT, physical therapist, and Brik Thompson, DPT, lead rehabilitation services therapist, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO, on the September episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System. They discuss the physical therapy services offered in Great Bend, including concerns that affect the inner ear and its vestibular system and how vestibular rehabilitation therapy can alleviate symptoms.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Surgeries

   On the August episode of Around the Bend with The University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend, Jessica Pries, MD, general surgeon, and Jodi Henrikson, MD, obstetrics and gynecology, join John Worden, Great Bend Campus CEO. They discuss the addition of robotic-assisted surgical technology at the campus, how it allows more advanced surgeries and how minimally invasive surgeries can improve patients' recoveries.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,531,293

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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