CHCS announces Cardiopulmonary Rehab and Fitness Center changes
February 6, 2023
Categories: News
A renovation project in Onaga Community Hospital is now complete, so locations, hours, and availability of some services are changing.
Effective February 7, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation will be relocated from the Fitness Center to the area that formerly housed the Community Home Care Equipment store. Patients will receive instructions on how to find the new location, and permanent signage will soon be installed.
Effective February...
Start 2023 off right with Fitness Center specials!
December 28, 2022
Categories: News
Are you looking to start a new routine? Or maybe you need a warm and welcoming place to exercise, no matter your fitness level? CHCS Fitness Center specials can help you meet your wellness goals.
If you join one of our Fitness Centers -- in Onaga, Frankfort, or Centralia -- in January 2023, you'll receive special discounts. Join for 3 months and get 1 month free, or join for 12 months and get 2 months free. Pricing is as follows.
Note:...
Physical therapy helps Bob Avery push for progress
March 14, 2022
Categories: Patient story
If you visit the Onaga Rehabilitation and Fitness Center on weekdays during the lunch hour, you’re likely to see Bob Avery hard at work on the weight machines. He travels to the Fitness Center several times a week from his home near Olsburg to do strengthening exercises, and he sees a physical therapist once a week. He’s come a long way since a harrowing accident nearly five years ago left him with a partial spinal cord injury.
Avery, a lifelong rancher who...
Onaga Fitness Center pool reopens October 4
September 30, 2021
Categories: News
CHCS is happy to announce that our Onaga Rehabilitation and Fitness Center pool will reopen to the public on Monday, October 4.
COVID-19 precautions will be in effect as follows.
Hours of operation will be: M-F: 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. M-Th: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. F: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Pool use will require signing up for a time slot to prevent crowding in the pool and...
CHCS offers Heart to Heart Therapy
August 9, 2021
Categories: Community health news, General, News
If you have a heart attack or a heart procedure, you can participate in Cardiac Rehab to help regain your health. But Community HealthCare System wants to do more to help people prevent heart problems in the first place. A new program, Heart to Heart Therapy, can do just that.
The friendly, highly customizable program is designed to help people set goals, learn about heart health risk factors, and start exercising with help from a team of wellness experts.
Meranda...
CHCS starts pool repairs
March 31, 2021
Categories: News
In June 2020, CHCS partially reopened its Fitness Centers after the initial COVID-19 shutdown. At that time, following a lengthy shutdown, CHCS tested the Onaga Rehabilitation and Fitness Center pool and discovered significant issues with the equipment. According to Todd Willert, CHCS CEO, "Despite COVID, we could not have re-opened the pool even if we wanted to."
CHCS is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors, after significant investigation and public input, has...
CHCS considers pool repairs
October 13, 2020
Categories: News
Earlier this year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced closure of many businesses, including fitness centers. Community HealthCare System closed its Fitness Centers, including the pool at our Onaga Fitness Center, which is attached to Onaga Community Hospital. Although the rest of the Fitness Center reopened in early June (with restricted hours, enhanced cleaning, and social distancing rules), the pool has not reopened because of maintenance problems. Several members of our community have requested an...
Fitness and COVID-19
July 6, 2020
Categories: Community health news
by Andrea Lutz, doctor of physical therapy
CHCS Rehabilitation and Fitness Manager
COVID-19 has developed a double meaning: Echoing the dreaded “freshman 15,” it can describe the weight people have gained during stay-at-home orders and periods of stress and uncertainty associated with the pandemic. Many Americans had workout options limited. But just because quarantine limited when and where we could go doesn’t mean it should take over how...
Fighting the "COVID 15" with fitness and nutrition
July 6, 2020
Categories: Community health news
Students headed to college are often warned to avoid the dreaded “freshman 15.” The big lifestyle disruptions that occur when moving away from home can result in less exercise and poor eating habits, then weight gain. But people around the country have experienced major lifestyle disruptions in the past few months because of COVID-19, and it’s left many wondering how to reverse the “COVID 15.”
According to experts at Community HealthCare System, now is a...
Fitness Centers reopen to the public June 3
May 27, 2020
Categories: Community health news, News
We are happy to announce that our Fitness Centers in Onaga, Frankfort, and Centralia will reopen to the public on June 3. Patrons will be asked to adhere to special guidelines to protect everyone against the spread of COVID-19.
Hours
In Onaga and Centralia, Monday-Friday hours will be 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.; and 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. Weekend hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Specific hours are required in these facilities...
