Community Healthcare System Clinics Recognized for the 7th Consecutive Year
October 24, 2024
Categories: News
For the seventh consecutive year, Community Healthcare System (CHCS) clinics located in Centralia, Frankfort, Holton, Onaga, St. Marys and Westmoreland have been recognized as Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH).
PCMH is not a physical "home", but a healthcare delivery model that puts patients at the forefront of care. PCMH's build better relationships between patients and their clinical care teams. According to the National Council for Quality Assurance...
Understand Your Options Before Open Enrollment
September 27, 2024
Categories: News
Medicare Open Enrollment is Oct. 15 through Dec. 7
Medicare open enrollment is scheduled to run Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. That’s when seniors can switch coverage between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage or change a prescription drug plan.
Original Medicare is a health plan that has two parts: Part A (hospital insurance) covers in-patient hospital and skilled nursing care, and Part B (medical insurance) covers physician...
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
September 12, 2024
What is Cardiac Rehab?
Cardiac rehab is a customized outpatient program of exercise and education.
The program is designed to help you improve your health and recover from heart attack, heart surgeries and procedures, improve symptoms and manage stable angina, heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.
The goals of cardiac rehabilitation include establishing a plan to help you regain strength, prevent your condition from worsening, reduce your...
Annual Fall Health Fair and Community Baby Shower to be held October 5
August 26, 2024
Categories: Community health news, Events, General, News
Kick off fall with a healthy start at Onaga Community Hospital Saturday, October 5. Join Community HealthCare System (CHCS) at their annual Health Fair and Community Baby Shower. Low-cost labs, vaccines, information for new parents and many more activities are planned.
Low-cost labs will be offered from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Individuals can receive a complete blood count, chemistry panel, thyroid screen, cholesterol panel, and hemoglobin A1c for diabetes screening for $30. A...
Community HealthCare System certified by OSHA safety program
August 22, 2024
Patient, resident and associate health and safety continues to be a top priority for Community HealthCare System (CHCS) and for the 22nd straight year, CHCS has been recertified through a unique program from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The On-site Consultation Program's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management approach. Since 2002, CHCS has been recognized as the...
CHCS Awarded Mini Grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
August 14, 2024
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System (CHCS) has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Healthy Kansas Hospitals (HKH) mini-grant program supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS).
The grant program assists Kansas Hospital Association member hospitals’ work to improve the health of their communities. These grant funds support staff, patients, and the community promoting active living, healthy living, and tobacco preventions.
These particular grant funds...
Community HealthCare System Welcomes Dr. Ben Harstine
July 23, 2024
Categories: General, News, Provider story
Community HealthCare System is pleased to announce that Dr. Ben Harstine will join its medical staff this fall.
Dr. Harstine earned his bachelor of science in Public Health Nutrition from Kansas State University and attended medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He completed his family medicine residency and family medicine obstetrics fellowship at Waco Family Medicine in Waco, Texas. He recently received both his family medicine and family medicine obstetrics...
Community HealthCare System Welcomes Dr. Collin Connor
July 23, 2024
Categories: General, News, Provider story
Community HealthCare System is pleased to announce that Dr. Collin Connor will join its medical staff in September.
Dr. Connor graduated from Emporia State University (ESU) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. He attended medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He completed his family medicine residency at Ascension Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas.
Dr. Connor did not always know he wanted to be a physician. It wasn’t until after...
Community HealthCare System Welcomes Dr. Karl Haake, Interventional Pain Management Specialist
May 28, 2024
Community HealthCare System (CHCS) has announced that Karl Haake, MD, a board-certified pain management physician specializing in back, neck, and joint pain as well as migraine relief, is joining the CHCS specialty provider team. With nearly 15 years of experience in pain management, Dr. Haake brings expertise that enables CHCS to offer comprehensive pain management services to patients in northeast Kansas.
“We are excited to have Dr. Haake join our team. Meeting our communities’...
Stroke Awareness: BE FAST to Save Lives
April 30, 2024
Categories: Community health news, News
A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to the brain is cut off. Without oxygen, there is a sudden loss of brain function. This can cause lasting disability or even death. Time is of the essence, when someone exhibits signs of a possible stroke.
Knowing the signs of stroke is crucial. Remember the acronym BE FAST: Balance loss, Eyesight changes, Face drooping, Arm...
