Orthopedic services coming to CHCS
July 22, 2021
Categories: News, Provider story
Community HealthCare System will offer orthopedic services starting in August. Dr. Heidi Smith of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Manhattan will take appointments in Onaga every other Wednesday each month starting August 11.
Dr. Smith provides care for a wide variety of general orthopedic complaints and injuries in patients of all ages and functional status. Her area of specialty is orthopedic surgery, and she has additional specialty training in sports medicine/arthroscopy,...
CHCS certified by OSHA safety program for 19th straight year
July 22, 2021
Categories: News
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred more interest in workplace safety, but emphasis on safety is nothing new at Community HealthCare System. CHCS’s longtime commitment to safety earned formal recognition recently when it received certification by a special program from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the 19th year in a row.
Since 2002, CHCS has been recognized as the only hospital in Kansas and one of only a handful in the nation to uphold the highest standards...
St. Marys, Holton clinics upgrade x-ray machines
July 7, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System has completed an imaging technology upgrade at St. Marys Family Health Center and Holton Family Health Center. X-ray machines are now fully digital, which means that clearer images are available much more quickly.
Jason McKinsey, CHCS radiology manager, said that the days of processing cassettes and films are over. A digitized process from x-ray exposure onward means the process is much faster and more efficient, and the upgrade has other significant advantages...
St. Marys Clinic offers extended hours
July 1, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System’s St. Marys Clinic will offer extended hours starting Tuesday, July 6.
The clinic will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Hours on Mondays and Fridays will remain 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
According to Merica Surdez, Community HealthCare System chief of provider and clinic operations, the extra two hours three nights per week will help busy families.
“We...
