CHCS raises funds for Damon's Purpose, wins traveling trophy
November 29, 2022
Categories: News
Four northeast Kansas healthcare organizations recently collaborated to raise funds for Damon’s Purpose, a grassroots organization dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention and improving mental health. We’re proud to say that employees from Sabetha Community Hospital, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Holton Community Hospital, and Community HealthCare System raised $5,813.15 for this amazing cause! We hope it will help Damon’s Purpose continue to do amazing...
CHCS offers orthopedic procedures
November 22, 2022
Categories: News
Dr. Heidi Smith has been providing orthopedic services at Community HealthCare System since the summer of 2021, including outpatient visits at the Onaga Specialty Clinic and minor surgical procedures such as trigger finger release and carpal tunnel release at Onaga Community Hospital. Knee arthroscopy procedures are the latest addition to services available in Onaga.
Knee arthroscopy uses a small camera to view into the knee joint. The procedure is a commonly used...
Be the change: Support mental health and Damon's Purpose
November 17, 2022
Categories: News
A new report by Mental Health America tracked mental illness and the ease of accessing care. The report found that Kansas was in LAST PLACE in the country because of high rates of addiction among young people, high rates of mental illness and suicidal thoughts among adults, and lack of access to care in our state.
We see the signs of stress and the need for mental health care in our communities every day, and so do our colleagues...
Coping with RSV
November 8, 2022
Categories: Community health news, News
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is a common virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. The virus has been making headlines recently because of a high number of more severe cases in children. Emergency rooms in metropolitan areas are seeing a large number of RSV-related visits, and many children have been hospitalized. Some hospitals, including Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, are reaching capacity because of RSV and influenza.
Although the...
