Calendar & Events

Choose Your Path: Explore Healthcare Professions at Stormont Vail Health
2026-02-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Is your child about to graduate high school or just start college? Are they curious about a career in healthcare but not sure where to begin? Our Talent Acquisition team is hosting a special event designed to help them (and you!) discover the wide range of opportunities available across our healthcare system.

Join us on Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Pozez Education Center at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka!

RSVP required. Email Morgan.Ray@stormontvail.org

Discover Available Opportunities

• CNA/Nursing• COTA / CPTA• Cyber Security/IT• Clinical Dietitian• Pharmacy Tech• Medical Imaging• Medical Laboratory Science• Respiratory Therapy• Social Work• Facilities• Behavioral Health

Walk With an APP – Junction City | March 2026
2026-03-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Old Junction City High School Football Field, 900 N. Eisenhower Dr., Junction City, Kansas, 66441, United States
Walk a mile with APP Chandra Schwab and learn about wound care, healing, and staying active this spring.

This APP-led group is a fun and safe place to go for a walk, hear briefly about an important health topic, and enjoy a walk with an APP.

The event is FREE and all are welcome!

Ask your provider about upcoming walks!

*The walk will be outside. If it rains or is too cold, we will move the walk inside.

Childbirth Preparation (March 7th & 8th)
2026-03-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This weekend class option will meet two days in a row (March 7th & 8th) from 9 am to 1 pm each day to cover all content.

Breastfeeding Basics
2026-03-08 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-05-31 13:30 - 15:30 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
This introduction to breastfeeding will provide pregnant people and their families an opportunity to learn about breastfeeding before their baby is born. Classes are designed to help families prepare for the breastfeeding experience by providing information on how breastfeeding works, how to get started, problems that may arise and how to incorporate breastfeeding and working.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant parent and one support person

2026 Stormont Vail Grand Rounds - Adult ADHD
2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Stormont Vail Hospital – Centennial A, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Grand Rounds are offered in person at Stormont Vail Hospital – Topeka Campus are virtually via Zoom platform. Navigate to stormontvail.eeds.com for details and zoom links.

Presentations and Speakers:

Abby Callis, PsyD – Stormont Vail Health

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Sheldon Head Start, 1155 SW Seabrook Ave, Topeka, Kansas, United States
Visit with a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Learn how to install your child’s car seat or booster seat. Find out if it’s time for a change.

STOP THE BLEED
2026-03-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Stormont Vail Hospital – Centennial A, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes. That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of STOP THE BLEED® training.

The person next to a bleeding victim may very well be the one who’s most likely to save him or her from bleeding to death. By learning how to STOP THE BLEED®, you’ll gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding once you learn three quick techniques. Take the STOP THE BLEED® training course and become empowered to make a life or death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

Walk With A Doc (Topeka): March 2026
2026-03-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Washburn University – Lee Arena, 901 SW Mulvane St, Topeka, Kansas, 66621, United States
Let’s Talk Colorectal Health, One Step at a Time

“Does stress increase my risk of colorectal cancer?”

“When do I actually need to get screened?”

“Does family history really matter?”

Get answers to these questions (and more) at our next Walk With A Doc, featuring Dr. Brent Roeder, gastroenterology specialist.

🕘 9 to 10 a.m.

👟 Saturday, March 21, 2026

📍 Washburn University Lee Arena

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder that awareness and early screening matter, especially as cases continue to rise in adults under 55.

This free, one-hour walk is open to all fitness levels and designed for conversation as much as movement.

Wear comfortable shoes, bring a friend, and come ready with your questions!

2026 Stormont Vail Health Bi‑State Stroke Consortium Symposium
2026-03-27 08:00 - 15:00 | Stormont Vail Hospital, 1500 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Bridging Stroke Management Care Across the Continuum

Advance stroke care with the latest evidence, real patient perspectives, and teamwork across disciplines. Discover new approaches in diagnostics, support families through recovery, and address the mental health factors that shape outcomes.

Register by March 24: stormontvail.eeds.com

Welcome Baby
2026-03-29 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-04-26 13:30 - 16:00, 2026-06-07 13:30 - 16:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
This class is designed to provide up to date information about newborn care, safe sleep, car seat safety, calming a fussy baby, feedings, and more. Adjustments to parenthood as well as nurturing your relationship with your support person will also be covered in this class. Mothers are welcome to bring their support person, family or a friend who provides support during their pregnancy and beyond. Class will consist of a combination of presentation and hands on practice of techniques such as diapering and swaddling.

Class is held in the Pozez Education Center Auditorium at Stormont Vail Hospital.

Matter of Balance: Group B (April 7-May 26, 2026)
2026-04-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Lundgren Center, 1020 NE Forest Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66616, United States
Falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalization for trauma — as well as trauma-related death — among older adults. If you are 65 or older, have had a fall in the past year, or live alone, this workshop provides information on keeping balance, the causes of falls, and dangers to look out for. Topics covered include:

Simple and fun balance and strength training

The role that vision plays in keeping your balance

How medications can contribute to falls

What to look for in safe footwear

How to eliminate fall hazards in your home

We meet once a week for 2 hour sessions for 8 weeks starting Tuesday April 7th, 2026 at 10:00am. We will meet at Stout Community Resource Center, 2303 SW College Ave, Topeka KS.

Session 1 – Apr 7thSession 2 – Apr 14thSession 3 – Apr 21stSession 4 – Apr 28thSession 5 – May 5thSession 6 – May 12thSession 7 – May 19thSession 8 – May 26th

For more information, please contact Stormont Vail Health’s Injury Prevention Coordinator at (785) 354-5117 or email abucklan@stormontvail.org.

2026 Women’s Wellness Summit: Thriving Through Every Age
2026-04-10 09:00 - 15:30 | Stormont Vail Hospital – Pozez Auditorium, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
What does it look like to truly thrive, not just power through, every season of life? Find out at our first-ever Women’s Wellness Summit: Thriving Through Every Age.

Whether you’re navigating early adulthood, raising a family, managing midlife changes, or supporting aging loved ones, this day is built to meet you right where you are.

A Day for You—And the People You Care For

Women often wear many hats: caregiver, partner, friend, daughter, problem‑solver. This event aims to help you support your well‑being and gain confidence in supporting the wellness of those who matter most in your life.

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Shawnee County Health Department, 2600 SW East Circle Drive, Topeka, Kansas, United States

Online Breastfeeding Basics
2026-04-12 13:30 - 15:30 | KS
Online Option! This introduction to breastfeeding will provide pregnant people and their families an opportunity to learn about breastfeeding before their baby is born. Classes are designed to help families prepare for the breastfeeding experience by providing information on how breastfeeding works, how to get started, problems that may arise and how to incorporate breastfeeding and working.

Instructors will email a Webex link to the class within one week of class date.

Childbirth Preparation (April 15, 22, & 29)
2026-04-15 18:00 - 20:15 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This class is a series event and will meet April 15th, 22nd, & 29th from 6 to 8:15 pm each night.

Girl to Woman
2026-04-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
The time in a girl’s life between the ages of 8-12 is one of physical and emotional changes. This program for girls and their parent will address menstruation and other physical changes of puberty, the emotional upheaval of adolescence and communication techniques for parent and daughter.
Fee: $25 for each parent/child duo; $12.50 for each additional sibling. Payment is collected at class.Note: RSVP includes one parent/child duo.

Welcome Baby Jubilee 🌸 Spring 2026
2026-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | KS
Confidence Starts with Connection

Join us for the Welcome Baby Jubilee at Stormont Vail Hospital this spring!

This free event helps expectant parents and their support network feel prepared—not overwhelmed—before baby arrives.

What to Expect

✔ Meet the Birthplace team who will care for you

✔ Tour the spaces where you’ll deliver and recover

✔ Learn about local resources for support before, during, and after

✔ Tdap vaccines for family members (bring insurance card) Bring a friend, share the news, and join us for an afternoon of connection and confidence!

Bring a friend, share the news, and join us for an afternoon of connection and confidence!

2026 Celebration of Life
2026-04-22 15:30 - 18:00 | Stormont Vail Health Topeka Hospital – Pavilion Tower Lobby, 1500 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66604, United States
Just as trees grow together, donation connects donors, recipients, and families.

Join us to remember, celebrate, and connect with those touched by donation. This event offers quiet space for reflection and time with others who understand.

Organ Donation

2026 Older Adult Resource Fair
2026-04-25 09:00 - 13:00 | KS
Have Aging Parents or Patients?

The 2026 Older Adult Resource Fair is a free, walk‑in event focused on supporting older adults and the people who care for them.

✅ Free, walk‑in event

🎁 Prizes

🚗 CarFit checks

NEW!

Pick up a bingo card when you arrive. Visit stations, collect stamps, and get a bingo to earn a gift and enter the prize drawing!

2026 Sports Physical Day
2026-05-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Cotton O’Neil Kanza Park, 2660 S.W. 3rd St., Topeka, KS, 66606, United States
A Win for Young Athletes & Schools

Our Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team is here to help local middle and high school athletes stay healthy and safe this season with $20 sports physicals.

And here’s an extra win: $10 of every sports physical goes to the athlete’s school!

Cash, check, or card accepted

Free water bottle with every physical

Walk-ins welcome—no appointment needed

Physicals provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Childbirth Preparation (May 2nd & 3rd)
2026-05-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more! Dress comfortably and feel free to bring a pillow to help you feel more comfortable during breathing and relaxation exercises. It is ideal for this class to be completed one month to six weeks prior to your due date.

This class will be held in the Stormont Vail Health Pozez Education Center. Please enter through the main entrance of Stormont Vail Health.

Note: Enrollment includes expectant mother and one support person. This weekend class option will meet two days in a row (May 2nd & 3rd) from 9 am to 1 pm each day to cover all content.

Car Seat Checkup Event
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Kansas Children’s Service League, 3545 SW 5th St., Topeka

Online Childbirth Preparation (May 13, 20, & 27)
2026-05-13 18:00 - 19:30 | KS
Our childbirth classes are taught by experienced educators and are designed to help you and your support person feel more prepared for your labor and delivery experience. Learn about the stages of labor, pain management tools, breathing and relaxation techniques, how to involve your support person, and more!

Online childbirth class will be an online meeting with experienced instructors to review information and answer questions. The class will consist of three sessions (May 13th, 20th, & 27th) to cover all content. Instructors will communicate via email with a Webex link to join the virtual meeting within one week of the first class.

Note: Enrollment includes one expectant mother and one support person.

Resources users can download and keep for later use

Breathing Techniques

Example of a Simplified Birth Plan

Hospital Bag Checklist

Imagery & Relaxation Example

Touch Relaxation

Matter of Balance: Group C (June 11-July 30, 2026)
2026-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Avondale East Community Resource Center, 455 SE Golf Park Blvd, Topeka, Kansas, 66605, United States
Falls are the leading cause of injury and hospitalization for trauma — as well as trauma-related death — among older adults. If you are 65 or older, have had a fall in the past year, or live alone, this workshop provides information on keeping balance, the causes of falls, and dangers to look out for. Topics covered include:

Simple and fun balance and strength training

The role that vision plays in keeping your balance

How medications can contribute to falls

What to look for in safe footwear

How to eliminate fall hazards in your home

We meet once a week for 2 hour sessions for 8 weeks starting Thursday June 11, 2026 at 10:00am. We will meet at Avondale East Community Resource Center, 455 SE Golf Park Blvd, Topeka KS 66605.

Session 1 – Jun 11thSession 2 – Jun 18thSession 3 – Jun 25thSession 4 – Jul 2ndSession 5 – Jul 9thSession 6 – Jul 16thSession 7 – Jul 23rdSession 8 – Jul 30th

For more information, please contact Stormont Vail Health’s Injury Prevention Coordinator at (785) 354-5117 or email abucklan@stormontvail.org.
