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By Meranda Schmitz, RN, Cardiopulmonary Rehab

At the beginning of the year, CHCS announced that we now offer pulmonary rehabilitation services. You may be wondering what we do in this program to help patients. The quick answer is exercise and education, but this doesn’t capture everything.

Pulmonary rehab is a program designed for people with chronic lung disease. This includes, but is not limited to, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis,...

For more than 10 years, our hospital has hosted blood donation drives in partnership with Community Blood Center (CBC). Five times a year, a mobile blood collection team comes to Onaga and sets up in the Walsh Conference Room in our basement, and we invite Community HealthCare System associates as well as community members to donate blood.

Our last two drives have been so successful that Guy Niederhauser, the  account manager for our region, has emailed our blood...

John Bresler is a Systems Clinical Applications Administrator at CHCS.  He serves as an IT support personnel at the Onaga hospital.

John is also a veteran. He has a combined 12 years of service between the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. John was stationed in multiple locations throughout his service and worked as an Automated Logistics Specialist. While he was on Active Duty with the U.S. Army, 62nd Engineer Battalion, he...

Want to learn more about what lab tests at our October 2022 Health Fair will tell you? Take a look at answers to some frequently asked questions. 

What tests will I receive?

Lab tests include complete blood count, chemistry panel, thyroid screen, cholesterol panel, and hemoglobin A1c for diabetes screening for $25. A prostate specific antigen, or PSA, test can be added for $10.

What does a chemistry panel tell me?

The...

During the Health Fair, individuals can receive a complete blood count, chemistry panel, thyroid screen, cholesterol panel, and hemoglobin A1c for...

Do you have a child with communication difficulties? If so, speech therapy can help. Community HealthCare System offers pediatric speech therapy in Onaga, Holton, St. Marys, Frankfort, and Centralia.

Speech-Language Pathologist Ashley Edelman (pictured at right along with Jenna Rethman, our other SLP) recently took time to answer a few questions about speech therapy. Read on to learn more!

Q:  What does speech therapy do for children?

A:...

Earlier this year, Dr. Tom Walsh announced that he would retire from Community HealthCare System at the end of 2021. CHCS is preparing to commemorate the occasion and celebrate his 46 years of service as a family physician. Anyone who knows “Dr. Tom” knows that he loves to tell jokes and stories, but we know many area citizens have great stories to tell about his care and compassion.

All are invited to share their stories of Dr. Walsh via mail or email by November...