Newman Regional Health
Belinda Standingwater-Polka currently serves as the Medical Staff Coordinator at Newman Regional Health since January 2023. Prior to this role, Belinda spent nearly a decade at GEICO, holding the position of HR Generalist from February 2013 to January 2023. In that capacity, Belinda coordinated total rewards benefits for associates, facilitated new hire training, audited payroll timesheets for accuracy, and contributed to various pilot projects.
Newman Regional Health
Newman Regional Health is Emporia's community hospital, providing a wide range of medical, surgical, outpatient, and hospice services. Newman Regional Health is a teaching hospital and is home to the ESU Newman Division of Nursing. Owned by the people of Lyon county, Newman operates as a not-for-profit hospital, and is licensed for 190 beds. It is the fifth-largest employer in the area. “They saw the best equipped hospital in the West. They saw a beautiful building architecturally, and they saw an interior decorated with taste, altogether a thing of beauty that shall be a joy forever.” – Emporia Gazette, March 6, 1922, on the open house. Since 1922, Newman Regional Health has been a vital part of healthcare for a seven county area surrounding Emporia, Kansas. The Emporia Gazette used the Winston Churchill quote, “We live not by what we have, but by what we give,” on March 5, 1922 to describe George Newman’s generous contribution.