Smith County
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Sep 16, 2026
Julia ResnickHOST
Next, we'll head to the heart of the Sunflower State, Kansas.
Julia ResnickHOST
I spoke with two leaders from Smith County Memorial Hospital.
Julia ResnickHOST
Sarah Ragsdale, the CEO, and Laken Lyon, the chief nursing officer.
Julia ResnickHOST
Here's Laken.
Laken LyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And some of that has been recent changes.
Laken LyonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So it's at least one hour of travel time to the nearest OB facility from us in any direction that you go.
Julia ResnickHOST
Here's Sarah Ragsdale, CEO of Smith County Memorial Hospital.
Sarah RagsdaleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
critical access hospital here where we labor, deliver, and do postpartum all in one room.
Shane WatersHOST
Ella Watson was born July 2, 1861, near Aron Lake in Bruce County, Ontario, the eldest of 10 children.
Shane WatersHOST
Her father moved the family to Smith County, Kansas, in 1877.
Shane WatersHOST
By the time she was 16, she was helping raise a house full of younger siblings.
Shane WatersHOST
At 18, she married a man named William Pickle.