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Emergency model offers way for rural hospitals to hang on

WEBIncluded in Congress’ year-end COVID-19 legislation was the establishment of a rural emergency hospital designation, a new class of Medicare provider with higher …

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About The Journal

WEBAbout The Journal. The Journal, found online at klcjournal.com, is the nationally recognized magazine published by the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita. The …

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How Independence, Kansas, survived losing its hospital and what it

WEBSince Independence’s hospital shut down in 2015, health care there has thrived despite moments of chaos. The KLC Journal explores what that means for the …

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Welcome to Marshall County: Rural, red and at the top in Kansas …

WEBThe vaccination rate in Marshall County is one of the highest in the state, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. More than 4,900 …

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Is Kansas closer to solving its mental health crisis

WEBby Mark Wiebe March 2, 2022. A landmark law passed by the Kansas Legislature could play a pivotal role in helping shore up the state’s long overburdened and underfunded …

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Statement from Olathe Health

WEBStatement from Olathe Health. by Chris Green June 29, 2020. According to its website, Olathe Health began as a 30-bed hospital in 1953. It now encompasses …

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Kansas school districts struggling under a mental health burden

WEBThe challenges that school districts face in providing mental health services mirror the problems that exist in society at large. But school can also be a leverage point …

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One in two Kansans' mental health impacted since pandemic, poll …

WEBThat’s according to findings from a statewide poll by Fort Hays State University released Tuesday. Editor’s note: This story is being re-published with …

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Perspective: An inside look at a rural hospital preparing for the …

WEBPerspective: An inside look at a rural hospital preparing for the wave. by Sarah Caldwell Hancock April 6, 2020. Many staff members at Community Healthcare …

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Beacons of hope emerging in Kansas journalism

WEBKelsey Ryan, a former reporter for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star, is working to launch The Beacon, a nonprofit online news organization focused on …

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How Sedgwick County teamed with the Black community to fight …

WEBby Audrey Korte May 4, 2021. When COVID-19 hit Sedgwick County’s Black community hard in the early days of the pandemic, African American leaders banded together to …

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Latino caregivers choose to take elder care in their own hands

WEBFamily is everything. Some Latinos believe that means one must forfeit their autonomy to become full-time caregivers to the ones that raised you. by Stefania Lugli …

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Sedgwick County looks to San Antonio for mental health solutions

WEBStill room for improvement . As proud as San Antonio is of its accomplishments, those involved see limitations too. Growing numbers of …

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Inside the Kansas workplace that aims for everyone to lead

WEBFacing just one big change can be enough to tax the leadership capacity of many organizations. But in 2020, Four County Mental Health Center found itself in the …

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Promise and challenges face mental health hospital slated for …

WEBBut a state mental health hospital is coming to Wichita. A $15 million infusion approved by the Kansas State Finance Council this past December will bring a state-run …

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The colorful, contentious story behind health advocate Samuel …

WEBScandal. If there is a defense of Crumbine in this situation, it is that he thought sexually transmitted disease was a serious threat to the health of Kansas youth. …

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This Kansas jail found ways to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates

WEBThis Kansas jail found ways to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates. The number of people booked into the Douglas County jail with serious mental illness …

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Responding to a mental health crisis without badges or guns

WEBThe four new crisis response teams next year will ensure that mental health professionals are on call to respond to mental health crises between 8 a.m. and 3 a.m. …

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Thinking outside the big box to address food deserts

WEBMultiple Points of Access. The Food Trust started in 1992 to address a chronic problem: Too many Philadelphia residents couldn’t easily buy healthy fruits and …

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