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Community HealthCare System continues to put patient, resident and associate health and safety first and has once again been re-certified through a special program from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  This is the 21st straight year for this achievement.

The On-site Consultation Program's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. Since 2002, CHCS has been recognized...

Community Healthcare System, (CHCS) is expanding its behavioral health services and has entered into partnership with Integrated Health Services (IHC). With that partnership, Amy Jones, LSCSW, will begin offering behavioral health service via telemedicine weekly on Thursdays and Fridays in mid-September.

Jones earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Social Work from Aurora University and also has specialized training and certification in Autism.  A member of the Neurodivergent...

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...

Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility is once again among the nation’s top nursing homes according to U.S. News & World Report. The Centralia nursing home, operated by Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, is one of 1,000 nursing homes out of 15,000 nationwide to earn this prestigious designation. In Kansas, Eastridge was one of only 7 homes to receive the honor.

“Our staff remains committed to providing a safe and quality experience for our residents,”” said Lura...

Our Information Technology (IT) department is headed by Director Dominic Freeman who manages three additional associates; John Bresler, Tiffany Sanders and Leah Zwonitzer.  With a combined 40 years of experience, each brings a wealth of IT knowledge, background and perspective to the Team.  Each works daily to help improve the patient and end-user’s experience.

The IT department is responsible for providing support and assistance with the various Electronic Health Record...

We are excited to announce that Cassandra (Cassie) Gaddis, LSCSW, CST, CTF-CBT, LIMPH-NE, LMSW-NE will join Community Healthcare System (CHCS) later this month. Gaddis comes to CHCS with 9 years of experience in the social work field including child welfare, implementation and supervision of clinical services, and medical social work. Gaddis will provide counseling service the beginning of September at our Onaga and St. Marys Clinics.

“We are so pleased and fortunate to welcome...

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...

KHA’s Health Care Worker of the Year Award highlights hospital employees who have made significant contributions for the betterment of their organization.  Individuals nominated for this award routinely go above and beyond the call of duty and Hali Brown, pharmacy manager at Community Healthcare System in Onaga, is no exception.

A natural leader, Brown has helped improve quality care programs for CHCS and assisted KHA with advocacy and education.  With her leadership,...

A grant from KDHE allowed Community HealthCare system to give away 150 medication lock boxes at local elementary schools during recent school events. Parents of three- and four-year-olds were presented with the lock boxes for prevention of accidental medication overdose.Participating elementary schools were Westmoreland USD 323, Onaga USD 322, and Vermillion USD 380. 

More than 35,000 young children end up in emergency rooms due to accidental medication access, and more...

Patients who visit Community HealthCare System clinics or receive outpatient services now have a new way to provide feedback through brief electronic surveys.

Within 48 hours of a visit, patients will receive a text or email with a link to a brief survey that takes only a minute or two to complete. These surveys replace much longer paper surveys sent through the mail.

Lorraine Meyer, Chief Operating Officer at CHCS, said patients are welcoming the updated approach.

“After...