AdventHealth Ottawa Welcomes Raven Weiss, MD

OTTAWA, Kan., May 21, 2025 — AdventHealth Ottawa is pleased to welcome Raven Weiss, MD. Dr. Weiss is a Family Medicine/Obstetrics Provider, offering comprehensive care including general family medicine and specialized care during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care.

“Dr. Weiss is a fantastic addition to the team, and we are excited to welcome her to Ottawa and the Franklin County community,” said Brendan Johnson, president and chief executive officer of AdventHealth Ottawa. “This is an exciting moment that builds on the December hiring of Dr. Bridget Abney and our continued efforts to resume OBGYN services at AdventHealth Ottawa.”

Dr. Weiss earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with minors in chemistry and fine arts with her residency at Research Family Medicine Residency in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Weiss brings a passion for women’s healthcare and serving the needs of patients at every stage of their pregnancy journey.

“I’m honored to be joining Dr. Abney in providing additional obstetrical care to patients in Ottawa and the surrounding region,” said Dr. Weiss. “I look forward to being a part of this community and joining the AdventHealth team in serving patients with compassionate, whole-person care.”

Beginning in August, Dr. Weiss will provide outpatient services at her office located at 901 S. Main Street in Ottawa, Kan. in the AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park, and at AdventHealth Primary Care Wellsville located at 424 Main St, Wellsville, KS 66092.

“This is a foundational step in reopening OB Services at AdventHealth Ottawa. Physician recruiting efforts continue and we will be posting labor and delivery nursing positions immediately to begin rebuilding the OB Services program at AdventHealth Ottawa,” said Johnson. “The target to reestablish the program this year remains solid even as we look to finalize recruitment of a third provider to complete the program services.”

Additional hiring will soon be underway to fill 11.5 full-time equivalent positions in the labor and delivery unit, in anticipation of the return of comprehensive services in the near future. Click here to view open positions and apply.

This announcement builds on exciting momentum for AdventHealth Ottawa, having recently celebrated some important additional milestones, including:

• Brendan Johnson recently named President and Chief Executive Officer of AdventHealth Ottawa, effective January 20, 2025.
• OBGYN Bridget Abney, MD, FACOG, joined AdventHealth Ottawa in December 2024, setting in motion the health system’s plans to resume labor and delivery services in the near future.
• AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park completed a $5.2 million expansion and renovation, bringing a new behavioral health program and outpatient cardiology and pulmonology services to the complex that already houses primary care, internal medicine, pediatric, neurology, sleep medicine and rheumatology services. This expansion also included a renovation of the Sports Medicine and Rehab annex space.
• The AdventHealth Ottawa Emergency Department has achieved Geriatric accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). This ACEP accreditation solidifies AdventHealth Ottawa as an institution with a reputation for delivering excellent geriatric patient care.
• AdventHealth Ottawa Chief Operating Officer Doug Rich received a Heart of Health Care Award from the Kansas Hospital Association for his advocacy in rural health initiatives and for helping build community services for Franklin County.
• AdventHealth Ottawa, in partnership with the AdventHealth Ottawa Foundation, teamed up with the national nonprofit organization Shoes That Fit to provide shoes for Franklin County elementary school students in need. In February, 1,149 students received a brand-new pair of name-brand athletic shoes along with five pairs of socks.

About AdventHealth Ottawa

AdventHealth Ottawa is a 44‐bed acute care facility that delivers a wide range of inpatient, outpatient and surgical health care services across Franklin County and its surrounding areas. AdventHealth Ottawa provides whole-person care for every stage of life and health with a presence in the community lasting more than 80 years. In May 2019 Ransom Memorial Health became AdventHealth Ottawa, joining AdventHealth’s connected system of care comprised of over 50 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout almost a dozen states. With a sacred mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth is a connected system of care with more than 100,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care.