CHCS offers COVID-19 vaccines
March 29, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System is now receiving its own COVID-19 vaccine allocation and will begin offering the vaccine starting late the week of March 29.
Vaccines will be administered by appointment only at CHCS clinic locations in Centralia, Frankfort, Holton, Onaga, St. Marys, and Westmoreland.
Those who are eligible as of Monday, March 29 include those aged 16 and older. Find more information about the vaccine phases.
Individuals...
CHCS offers Phase 3 and 4 COVID-19 vaccines
March 26, 2021
Categories: News
NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the Governor's announcement that Kansas will move to Phase 5 on Monday, March 29. Phase 5 makes all adults age 16 and up eligible to receive the vaccine.
Community HealthCare System is now receiving its own COVID-19 vaccine allocation and will begin offering the vaccine starting late the week of March 29.
Vaccines will be administered by appointment only at CHCS clinic locations in Centralia, Frankfort,...
CHCS senior living facilities gradually reopen to visitors
February 26, 2021
Categories: News
Improving COVID-19 circumstances and growing numbers of vaccinations mean that Community HealthCare System can gradually relax visitor restrictions at Redbud Plaza Assisted Living, Eastridge Skilled Nursing Facility, and St. Marys Manor while still protecting the health of residents.
Important changes are as follows.
Redbud Plaza Assisted Living
All Redbud residents have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of February 27, 2021, Redbud...
CHCS relaxes some visitor restrictions
February 18, 2021
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System is relaxing some visitor restrictions for hospitals and clinics.
Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, hospitalized patients will be allowed one visitor per day. The visitor can be a different person each day rather than the same visitor for the length of the patient’s stay.
Patients delivering babies at the Birth Center will continue to be allowed one designated visitor for the length...
COVID-19 surge strains CHCS, other rural healthcare systems
December 11, 2020
Categories: Community health news
The surge in COVID-19 cases in Kansas has been well documented in the news, and many have heard about full hospitals in Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas City. But rural hospitals are feeling the pinch, too. In northeast Kansas, Community HealthCare System hospitals and clinics have felt the impact, sometimes in ways that are not readily visible to the public.
Testing increasing numbers of patients for COVID-19, experiencing busy emergency rooms, and admitting more COVID-19 patients to the...
CHCS resumes visitor restrictions, maintains other COVID-19 precautions
November 11, 2020
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in our service area, so Community HealthCare System is re-instituting visitor restrictions and maintaining other COVID-19 precautions.
Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, hospitalized patients, including those delivering babies at the Birth Center, will be allowed one designated visitor. Designated visitors will be issued a purple bracelet to indicate their status during the length of their loved one’s...
Eastridge residents test positive for COVID-19
November 10, 2020
Categories: News
UPDATES:
November 18: All patients are being closely monitored, and appropriate actions are taken as need arises. CHCS invited KDHE to visit Eastridge to ensure that we are doing all we can to protect residents and staff. That visit took place on November 16. We will continue to provide updates as available. As of November 16, 22 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Two have been hospitalized. All are...Protect the people and things you care about
November 6, 2020
Categories: Community health news, News
The following is a joint letter to the editor submitted to area newspapers for publication the week of November 9. The letter is signed by three area hospital CEOs, including Todd Willert from Community HealthCare System.
Dear citizens of northeast Kansas,
Across the state, we are hearing calls of distress from our colleagues in healthcare. Hospital beds and intensive care units are filling to capacity. ER doctors and nurses are struggling to keep up...
CHCS urges area residents to take precautions, prevent the spread of COVID-19
October 29, 2020
Categories: Community health news, News
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment tracks 14-day COVID-19 positivity rates in every county, and each county is given a rating of green, yellow, or red.1 The most recent update from KDHE indicates that both Nemaha and Jackson counties are in the red. Pottawatomie and Marshall counties are yellow along with Wabaunsee, Shawnee, and Geary. Riley County and Douglas County are green. To find the most current information, visit the KDHE COVID-19 website and select Nursing Home Metrics.
Besides...
Procedure masks required starting October 26
October 26, 2020
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, remains committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, and safe patient care while ensuring the safety of our workforce. Given the widespread community transmission of COVID-19, CHCS is adjusting mask requirements for all patients and visitors starting Monday, October 26.
Masks have been required in all facilities for several months, but as an additional protective measure, CHCS clinics and hospitals...