Newman Regional Health
Janet Ackerman, RPh, has an extensive background in pharmacy with a career spanning several decades. Currently a Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Newman Regional Health since May 2013, Janet previously served as Pharmacy Manager at Prescription Centre and Walgreens, demonstrating leadership and patient-focused care. Experience includes providing clinical chart reviews, pharmacokinetic consults, and managing daily pharmacy operations across various settings. Janet is recognized for exceptional patient counseling skills, particularly with emotional customers, and has administered extensive immunizations. Educational background includes a BS in Pharmacy from The University of Kansas, along with foundational studies at Emporia State University.
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.