Community HealthCare System associate tests positive for COVID-19
June 29, 2020
Categories: News
A Community HealthCare System associate has tested positive for COVID-19. The associate is a nurse who works at St. Marys Community Hospital.
According to CEO Todd Willert, the hospital was informed yesterday. CHCS has already notified patients who received care from the nurse as well as associates who worked in close proximity to the nurse for longer than 15 minutes, per Kansas Department of Health and Environment guidelines.
“We know that because of our universal...
CHCS purchases ventilator thanks to Caring Community Foundation donations
June 25, 2020
Categories: News
As COVID-19 swept into the U.S., then the Midwest, it upended everyone’s plans for 2020. Difficulties have abounded, but bright spots have also emerged. One example is the charitable efforts of area citizens.
The Caring Community Foundation, or CCF, recently donated $4,000 to Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, as part of a larger effort to provide local COVID-19 relief. CHCS is allocating those funds to the purchase of a new transport ventilator, raising the total to two.
Ventilators...
NE KS Healthcare Coalition mini-grants support emergency preparedness
June 23, 2020
Categories: News
The Northeast Kansas Healthcare Coalition is helping Community HealthCare System boost emergency preparedness by providing $7,060 in mini-grants. The funds purchased five 800-MHz radios for systemwide use and will expand the Holton Family Health Center generated electrical system.
Adding 800-MHz radios, which have statewide reach, across all CHCS campuses strengthens healthcare and medical response coordination in an emergency. CHCS previously conducted a hazard vulnerability...
Men's Health Q&A
June 16, 2020
Categories: Community health news, Provider story
In June, we take time to celebrate our fathers. June is also Men’s Health Month, so it’s a perfect time to encourage your dad and other men in your life to get a checkup. Men are much less likely to schedule regular wellness visits, but checkups are important because many health problems can be prevented or treated with early diagnosis.
Dr. Marcus Weiser, family practice physician for Community HealthCare System, recently took time to answer a few questions about...
Safety first
June 15, 2020
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System officially resumed elective surgeries and wellness visits at hospitals and clinics more than a month ago. Visitor policies were updated June 1 to allow support persons to accompany clinic and surgery patients and to allow one visitor at a time for hospitalized patients. Although operations have changed, one thing remains the same: Keeping patients and associates as safe as possible remains the top priority.
Several procedures are in place...
Taking the stress out of cardiac stress tests
June 10, 2020
Categories: Community health news, Patient story
If you have chest pain, shortness of breath, or heart rhythm problems, your doctor may order a cardiac stress test to find out how well your heart pumps.
The test takes several hours and involves injecting a tracer and collecting images of the heart at rest, then collecting another image of the heart while it’s pumping vigorously. The images help a doctor determine whether blockages are causing problems and what treatments patients need.
Patients must fast for 12 hours...
