November 9, 2023

OUR MISSION:

To Enrich the Health and Lives

of the People We Serve

CHCS Associates in the Community

CHCS associates Theresa Schraad, Meghan Vernon, Jade Rumbo and Jes Hipp (not pictured below) all participated in a Career Fair held at Centralia High School on Wednesday, November 8th.

Thanks to all for representing CHCS!

Celebrating Our Radiology Techs!

It’s National Radiology Technology Week. The week-long celebration commemorates the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on Nov. 8, 1895, and recognizes the important role medical imaging plays in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and other health issues.

Thanks to our staff of compassionate professionals who provide excellent patient care daily with patient safety

being their top priority!

We appreciate each of you!

National Home Care and Hospice Month

During November, the home care community honors the nurses, home health aides, therapists, and social workers who consistently deliver the highest quality healthcare to patients in the comfort of their homes. Their work leaves a lasting imprint on the patients and families they serve.

Community HomeHealth has been recognized as an elite agency, one of only 25 in the nation, for the outstanding care delivered to those we serve in Pottawatomie, Nemaha, Marshall, Jackson, Wabaunsee, and Western Shawnee Counties.

Thanks to the entire team for providing excellence in care!

Core Value #3:Enrich Our Communities

I Will:

• Be active in my community

• Represent the values of CHCS at all times

• Support local business events and causes

• Understand and value the uniqueness of each community we serve

• Welcome all members of our community to our organization

I Will Not:

• Withhold my time, talents, and gifts

• Act as if I don’t care

• Ignore opportunities to assist my community

• Speak negatively about any of our communities

Reisinger to Expand Clinic Services

Michele Reisinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC at Community Healthcare System (CHCS), is expanding her practice to include mental health medication management services. Reisinger recently earned her PMHNP-BC national board certification and is now dually accredited to offer psychiatric mental health medication management services in conjunction with her current nurse practitioner role.

As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (PMNNP-BC) practitioner, Reisinger is able to expand services targeted at the provision of foundational behavioral health guidance and medication management services across the lifespan. Reisinger said her interest in obtaining her PMHNP-BC certification sparked as a result of the increase in patients she was seeing due to mental health issues through her family medicine practice. “I saw first-hand that so many in our community are overwhelmed by their mental health needs and lacking community-based resources. Currently, access to care and the shortage of mental health resources are a huge strain on our rural healthcare systems. I view this as an opportunity to help fill a void.”

Reisinger will offer mental health medication management services on Fridays in Onaga. She will modify her family practice clinics to expand early week appointments on Tuesday afternoons while maintaining Thursday mornings in Onaga and Thursday evenings in Corning.

Jessica Strathman- Eastridge/Dietary:11/10

Karen Johnson- Onaga/Central Supply: 11/11

Amanda Norris - Onaga/Dietary: 11/13

Pamela Kufahl- Onaga/Volunteer: 11/15

Tara Fox Onaga/Acute Nursing-CNA :11/15

Erika White - Onaga/Fitness Center :11/16

Katelynn Montgomery- Redbud-CNA: 11/16

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Area Community Events and News

KSU Research and Extension Educational Opportunities

CHCS menus:

November 13-17

St. Marys menus are available each morning through the Activities chronicle.

Coffee Delights

Special for November 13th-17th

Galaxy Mocha

Chocolate, caramel & french vanilla

16 oz., $4
Hot, Cold

Thursday meal deal!

Soup only is also available for $4

Coffee Shop Menu

Gift Shop

Halloween items are now a spooktacular 50% off!

Additional items are now 30% off!

There is a HUGE Selection of special markdowns - up to 75% off!

We are taking orders again this year for Thanksgiving Flower Centerpieces! Order forms are available in the Gift Shop. For questions contact the Gift Shop at ext. 5059.

Final funny

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