Jennie’s passion for rural healthcare and the desire to maintain critical access healthcare for our community to sustain good patient outcomes is shown by her election onto the RHAP. Most notable accomplishment during her time on this panel was the education for Nurses and Doctors specific to best practice sepsis care. At Decatur Health we…
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National Trauma Advisory Council Rural Perspective
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (COT) works to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and optimal patient outcomes in trauma care across the US and Canada. Around the time of the pandemic, they realized they were making recommendations for trauma care that didn’t work for our rural communities, and that…
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Sport Physicals
Decatur Health Family Practice Clinic has added an additional day to have sport physicals completed at no cost to USD #294 students. Students may walk-in to FPC on August 15th during normal business hours to complete their sport physical. This will be the last day to have a sport physical completed at no cost for…
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Disinfectant Wipe Drive
School time is sneaking up on us quickly and it is about that time to start purchasing school supplies. Decatur Health is collaborating with community members to collect disinfectant wipes for USD #294! Help Decatur Health keep our schools healthy and clean by dropping off disinfectant wipes at Decatur Health lobby, FPC lobby or Raye’s…
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4th of July
Family Practice Clinic will be closed on July 4, 2024, in celebration of Independence Day. In case of an emergency, please contact 911. We wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!
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Training and Certification for all staff
All staff at Decatur Health have completed their CPR/BLS/AED certification. This is a great addition to have at our facility in the event of an emergency where all hands are on deck. The more hands we have to assist the better. This is also a great asset to have for our community as it gives…
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Diaper Drive
Decatur Health is hosting a diaper drive through Mother’s Day in support of Miriam’s Hope. Miriam’s Hope is one-year long residential program that helps families stay out of the system by guiding them to a path of stability and restoration. Miriam’s Hope is located one mile outside of Oberlin on a 20-acre ranch. They serve…
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Decatur Health will host a Town Hall Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) lunch on Thursday, March 21st. The purpose of this meeting will be to review collected community health indicators and gather community feedback opinions on key unmet health needs for Decatur County. This event will be held on Thursday, March 21st, from 12:00 –…
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2024 Community Health Needs Assessment
Over the next few months, Decatur Health (Oberlin, KS) will be working with area community leaders to update the Decatur County, KS Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Today we are requesting community input regarding the healthcare delivery and unmet needs necessary to complete this assessment update. VVV Consultants LLC, an independent research firm from Olathe, KS…
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Walk with a Doc 2024
Decatur Health is excited to bring back WWAD for 2024! WWAD will occur the fourth Thursday of each month from 11AM to Noon at the Gateway. Dr. Bartruff will start each “walk” off with a quick discussion on a health topic before inviting attendees to walk. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for…
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