coronavirus

Our area is experiencing a COVID-19 surge, and Community HealthCare System wants to make sure patients and communities are aware of the effects on our hospital and clinics.

As reported at a recent meeting of the Pottawatomie County Commission, our hospital has experienced recent staffing shortages because of the number of associates who have tested positive for COVID-19 or who have household exposures or other issues associated with COVID-19, such as a lack of childcare...

Monoclonal antibodies are one possible treatment for COVID-19. Below is a list of questions and answers about monoclonal antibodies. If you test positive for COVID-19 or if you have questions about monoclonal therapy, please visit your healthcare provider.

What is monoclonal therapy?

Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies (which are blood proteins produced in response to and counteracting a specific toxin or other foreign substance) created to target...

Kansas citizens have heard a steady drumbeat of news related to the recent COVID-19 surge and stress on hospitals. The problem may seem distant and confined to large hospitals in Kansas City, Topeka, or Wichita, but rural hospitals are also feeling the effects.

Community HealthCare System has experienced a number of problems. According to Chief Nursing Officer Mindy Olberding, Onaga Community Hospital has not only seen an increase in the number of COVID-19 inpatients,...

UPDATE May 14, 2021: Our clinics can now vaccinate anyone age 12 and older. Please note the following.

Parental consent is required for those under age 18. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is the only type approved for ages 12-17. It requires a second dose 21 days after the first dose. The Pfizer vaccine is approved for administration with other vaccines.  Our clinics order weekly allocations of vaccine based on demand, so we can't typically...

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,...

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...

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...