Catch Up On Care

We are making it easy and cost-effective for you on to get your annual labs on Saturday, October 14th. Plus, you can get your flu shot or COVID booster. 

Take charge of your health at Onaga Community Hospital Saturday, October 14. 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...

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, so it’s a perfect time to make sure your family’s immunizations are up-to-date. Many diseases are preventable through vaccines and they help provide immunity to potentially life-threatening diseases.

Immunizations are important as they reduce the spread of preventable diseases that can result in illness and death.  According to Michele Reisinger, widespread immunizations have saved many lives and injuries and have even...

The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of many people. In addition to catching up on your physical healthcare, now is time to catch up on your mental healthcare, too.

Suicide affects not only an individual or a single family, but entire communities. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, one Kansan dies by suicide every 16 hours. Rural areas have consistently demonstrated higher rates of suicide than urban counterparts. In 2018, suicide...

Many of us can make a long list of things we missed in 2020: family reunions, weddings, graduations, and vacations. For too many people, checkups also belong on that list.

Yearly wellness visits are important, so now’s the time to catch up by making an appointment with your healthcare provider. Remember, checkups aren’t just for kids. Adult women and men should also protect their health by having a physical exam every year.

“Parents are likely to make sure...

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,...

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...