Community HealthCare System to Host Health Fair & Community Baby Shower
August 19, 2025
Categories: Community health news, News
Community HealthCare System (CHCS) invites the public to attend a Health Fair and Community Baby Shower on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Onaga Community Hospital.
As a special part of the event, guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast and visit with CHCS CEO John Fitzthum and Board Chairman Justin Boswell. Breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m. and is open to all attendees until the food runs out.
“This event is a celebration of health, family,...
Community Home Care Equipment goes curbside Oct. 24
October 11, 2022
UPDATE January 3, 2023: Our construction project is not yet complete and is likely to take until at least the end of this month, and possibly longer. Community Home Care Equipment service remains curbside until the new space is complete.
The Community Home Care Equipment store at Onaga Community Hospital will be under construction from October 24 through December 31. During that time, the store will provide curbside service to patients and customers.
Anyone...
CHCS phone upgrade August 11-19
August 8, 2022
Categories: News
Community HealthCare System is upgrading its phone system at all locations August 11-19. The upgrade will be done largely after hours, but clinics will close early on some days. The schedule and important information about clinic hours and emergency contacts are listed below.
Upgrades will take place on the following dates:
Westmoreland Clinic: Aug. 11. Clinic closes at 3:00 p.m. Frankfort Clinic: Aug. 15. Clinic closes at...
The big picture: Onaga Community Hospital mural completed
July 19, 2022
Categories: News
A mural project at Onaga Community Hospital is now complete.
The hallway between the Fitness Center and the entrance to Redbud Plaza Assisted Living is graced with a recognizable local scene complete with pristine prairie, a cornfield, the Berges stone house and barn, the Henneberg stone barn, a creek burbling under a stone bridge, and a train heading off into the distance. The project was originally begun in 2018. When an artist who had been involved in the vision had to stop working...
'Part of the solution:' CHCS mentors nursing students
March 1, 2022
Categories: News
Healthcare staff shortages have made nationwide news as the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on for nearly two years. Here in northeast Kansas, Community HealthCare System is doing all it can to help the next generation of nurses gain experience.
Several different schools send students to Onaga Community Hospital and Community HealthCare System clinics for clinical experience or observation, including Washburn University School of Nursing, Highland Community College Medical...
Latest COVID-19 surge: What patients need to know
January 14, 2022
Categories: News
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...
'Worried about that next thing:' How hospital stress affects CHCS
September 3, 2021
Categories: News
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,...
