NEKSHCC donates equipment to CHCS
August 17, 2022
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The Northeast Kansas Healthcare Coalition, or NEKSHCC, recently donated three pieces of equipment to Community HealthCare System. The equipment was worth more than $1,000 and included one each of the following:
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3M Littmann CORE Stethoscope ChoiceMMed Oxywatch Fingertip Pulse OximeterThe stethoscope is a specialized instrument with features such as sound amplification, noise cancellation, and connection to software that helps detect...
New CHCS MRI offers wide-bore opening, optimal images
June 10, 2022
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Community HealthCare System has installed a new, state-of-the art magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, machine. The FUJIFILM Echelon Oval boasts the widest wide-bore opening in the industry as well as optimal image quality.
According to Jason McKinsey, CHCS Radiology Manager, the new MRI at Onaga Community Hospital has many features to make it more comfortable for patients.
“The Echelon Oval offers a wider opening and a wider table to make it comfortable...
St. Marys, Holton clinics upgrade x-ray machines
July 7, 2021
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Community HealthCare System has completed an imaging technology upgrade at St. Marys Family Health Center and Holton Family Health Center. X-ray machines are now fully digital, which means that clearer images are available much more quickly.
Jason McKinsey, CHCS radiology manager, said that the days of processing cassettes and films are over. A digitized process from x-ray exposure onward means the process is much faster and more efficient, and the upgrade has other significant advantages...
New equipment offers latest and greatest in lung function tests
October 20, 2020
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CHCS recently acquired a new pulmonary function test, or PFT, machine. The Ultima Pulmonary Function System by MGC Diagnostics helps us provide the most up-to-date testing of how well a patient’s lungs are working.
According to Registered Respiratory Therapist, or RRT, Michelle Budreau, a PFT measures lung volume, or the maximum amount of air a patient can get into his or her lungs. The test also measures muscle strength, which plays a role in our breathing; diffusion, which is...
