success story

At the start of the new year in 2023 Genesis Family Health looked at the issues facing their community and wanted to find ways to use community outreach to engage their expectant mothers in health education.  Their Care Team came up with the idea to gather maternity patients together to create baby gifts or to make items needed for their new babies and wanted to use those gatherings to share health education with expectant mothers.

In March 2022, the American Hospital Association urged Congress to address workforce issues affecting health care facilities¹. AHA called those workforce issues “a national emergency that demands immediate attention from all levels of government and workable solutions." According to the Kansas Hospital Association’s 2022 Workforce Report²vacancy and turnover rates in 2021 for licensed practical nurses and staff nurses were higher than in all previous years dating back to 2013. Statewide, overall employee turnover rate for surveyed health care positions averaged 19%, with the highest turnover rates for housekeepers (33%), food service workers/dietary aids (31%) and Certified Nursing Assistants (29%).

In March 2022, the American Hospital Association urged Congress to address workforce issues affecting health care facilities¹. AHA called those workforce issues “a national emergency that demands immediate attention from all levels of government and workable solutions." According to the Kansas Hospital Association’s 2022 Workforce Report²vacancy and turnover rates in 2021 for licensed practical nurses and staff nurses were higher than in all previous years dating back to 2013. Statewide, overall employee turnover rate for surveyed health care positions averaged 19%, with the highest turnover rates for housekeepers (33%), food service workers/dietary aids (31%) and Certified Nursing Assistants (29%).

Award recognizes Rooks County Health Center’s dedication to improving health in Plainville and Rooks County.

Plainville, KS — Rooks County Health Center (RCH) has been recognized as a Health Quality Innovator for 2023. The Health Quality Innovator Awards is the annual awards program created by Health Quality Innovators (HQI) that recognizes and celebrates organizations that are using successful, evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality and outcomes. 

Award recognizes Rooks County Health Center’s dedication to improving health in Plainville and Rooks County.

Plainville, KS — Rooks County Health Center (RCH) has been recognized as a Health Quality Innovator for 2023. The Health Quality Innovator Awards is the annual awards program created by Health Quality Innovators (HQI) that recognizes and celebrates organizations that are using successful, evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality and outcomes. 

More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sepsis each year₁. 350,000 adults die from sepsis every year in the U.S. which represents more deaths than opioid overdoses, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined₁. Southwest Medical Center (SWMC), an acute care hospital located in Liberal, KS, joined Compass HQIC in September 2020. As they assessed their priorities for the Compass HQIC Workplan, they identified Sepsis Bundle Compliance as a priority for improvement through their work with Compass HQIC.

More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sepsis each year₁. 350,000 adults die from sepsis every year in the U.S. which represents more deaths than opioid overdoses, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined₁. Southwest Medical Center (SWMC), an acute care hospital located in Liberal, KS, joined Compass HQIC in September 2020. As they assessed their priorities for the Compass HQIC Workplan, they identified Sepsis Bundle Compliance as a priority for improvement through their work with Compass HQIC.