CHCS senior living facilities gradually reopen to visitors
February 26, 2021
Categories: News
Improving COVID-19 circumstances and growing numbers of vaccinations mean that Community HealthCare System can gradually relax visitor restrictions at Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility, and St. Marys Manor while still protecting the health of residents.
Important changes are as follows.
Redbud Plaza Assisted Living
All Redbud residents have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of February 27, 2021, Redbud...
CHCS recognizes nurse with DAISY Award
February 26, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, has recognized Marlaina Wahl with the winter 2020-21 DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. Wahl, a registered nurse who delivers home health care for Community HomeHealth, was nominated for providing compassionate care and improving quality of life for a patient as well as helping the patient’s family through a difficult time.
Wahl was nominated by Cody Patterson and Katie Fitzpatrick for her work with their family member, Harry Woods. According...
Catch up on colorectal cancer screening at CHCS
February 19, 2021
Categories: Catch Up On Care
As COVID‐19 dominated our lives and the news headlines, many people delayed important screenings. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to catch up on care you or your loved ones may have missed in 2020.
Research predicts that delays in colorectal cancer screenings during the COVID‐19 pandemic will result in a 12% increase in cancer deaths in the next five years. The good news is colorectal cancer is highly treatable if it’s caught early,...
CHCS relaxes some visitor restrictions
February 18, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System is relaxing some visitor restrictions for hospitals and clinics.
Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, hospitalized patients will be allowed one visitor per day. The visitor can be a different person each day rather than the same visitor for the length of the patient’s stay.
Patients delivering babies at the Birth Center will continue to be allowed one designated visitor for the length...
Cardiac Rehab spurs lifestyle changes for Keith Figge
February 17, 2021
Categories: News, Patient story
As he was recovering from COVID-19 last fall, Keith Figge heard some strange news at a follow-up checkup at CHCS: He had a heart murmur. An appointment with a cardiologist revealed that he had a prolapsed mitral valve.
Figge, who was born and raised in Onaga and has served as Onaga High School’s agricultural education teacher and FFA advisor for 27 years, smiles easily and enjoys a good laugh. But that day, he was scared. He was referred to a surgeon, who convinced him that surgery...
Need a snack? Try almonds
February 16, 2021
By Holly Schmitz, registered dietitian and CHCS Nutrition Services manager
February 16 is National Almond Day. Almonds are a good snack choice as part of a healthy diet.
Almonds are rich in vitamin E, monounsaturated fats, fiber, biotin, calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium. They are both calorie-dense and nutrient-dense. Almonds have been suggested to reduce heart disease risk by lowering total and LDL cholesterol, and by exerting anti-inflammatory...
CHCS Cardiac Rehab program expands
February 11, 2021
Categories: Community health news, News
Community HealthCare System is expanding its Cardiac Rehab program. The program, which began in early 2020, will now include both Phase 2 and Phase 3 options for individuals who are recovering from a heart attack, heart or heart valve surgery, or heart catheterization. The program also helps patients who are managing chronic congestive heart failure.
Phase 2 lasts 6 to 12 weeks, and participants attend up to an hour-long session three days a week to exercise and learn about topics such...
Catch up on heart health at CHCS
February 11, 2021
Categories: Catch Up On Care
We’ve all been worried about our health as we put on our masks to run errands, sanitize our hands, and avoid gatherings, but we probably haven’t been thinking about our hearts very often. Our hearts beat 2.5 billion times over the average lifetime and push millions of gallons of blood to every part of the body, so we need to care for these life‐giving organs. If you need to take time to catch up on caring for your heart, CHCS is here to help.
Diet and exercise both play...
New treatment for back and neck pain available in Frankfort
February 10, 2021
Categories: News
The physical therapy team at the CHCS Frankfort Rehabilitation and Fitness Center is excited about a new treatment option for people with back or neck pain. A new traction unit recently arrived!
Many people suffer from back or neck pain that affects their ability to carry out activities in their daily life, and many of these patients could benefit from traction therapy. Traction is performed to improve spinal mobility and provide decompression by relaxing...
St. Marys Manor residents and staff test positive for COVID-19
February 5, 2021
Categories: News
Update: As of February 15, 16 residents and 9 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Ten residents and four staff members at St. Marys Manor have tested positive for COVID-19 since January 28.
According to Lura Flentie, director of Long-Term Care Services at Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, all residents, family members, and state authorities have been informed according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Pottawatomie...
