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A brief community survey will be available until July 22, 2022 to gather community feedback. All community residents and business leaders are encouraged to complete their community survey to share feedback regarding overall healthcare services in their community.

Amberwell Atchison plans to remain open and continue normal operations, but patients should avoid using the drive behind the building. With the building expansion project at Amberwell Atchison now underway, patient safety and convenience continue to be top priorities. Amberwell Atchison will remain open and continue normal operations during this construction project. The project includes a new building connected to the back of the current facility to house the materials...

We are excited to welcome Amanda Schulte, FNP-BC, to the Emergency Care team at Amberwell Hiawatha. Amanda has over twenty years’ experience in healthcare and has always had a passion for helping people, especially those in need of emergency care. Throughout her career, she has worked in both rural and urban emergency departments. Amanda grew up around healthcare and has always thought it was an interesting field. When Amanda was...

Dr. Roderick Warren, general surgeon with Amberwell Health, is an expert in hernia repair and has extensive experience with innovative hernia repair techniques. In hernia repair cases that require additional support for weakened or damaged tissue, Dr. Warren often uses an advanced hernia mesh called SURGIMESH® that incorporates cutting-edge technology to help reduce chronic pain during recovery and lower the risks of complications and hernia recurrence. Each year, millions of...

Do you get regular heartburn? It may not be just heartburn. An estimated 1-in-5 American adults suffers from GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). GERD is a serious condition that, if left untreated, can become a lifelong disease and lead to potentially more serious health conditions. GERD can lead to Barrett’s Esophagus, a condition that results when stomach acid eats away at the lining of the esophagus. Having Barrett’s Esophagus increases one’s...

Ensuring our patients have access to local health care within our communities is a priority for Amberwell Health. During Patient Access Week, we celebrate all the roles dedicated to making sure our patients can access their providers and get the procedures they need. Patient access professionals handle patient registration, scheduling, prior authorization for procedures, check-in, insurance verification, financial counseling, and many other important functions at each of our Amberwell locations.  ...

Help us celebrate the compassion and skill of our extraordinary nurses at Amberwell Hiawatha and Amberwell Highland Clinic by sharing your story today! The DAISY Award was established by The DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at 33 of ITP, an auto-immune disease.  The Barnes Family was awestruck by the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, so they created this...

In an effort to increase patient services for Atchison and surrounding area communities, Amberwell Health will begin a surgical and clinical expansion project at Amberwell Atchison in May. In addition to the site expansion, multiple non-clinical positions will be moving from the 800 Raven Hill location to new office space in downtown Atchison by mid-summer to utilize as much space as possible for expanding patient care.

Did you know that the recommended age for colon cancer screening was lowered in recent years from fifty to forty-five? Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and it is important to get a screening colonoscopy to prevent this deadly disease. Most colon cancer begins as small, precancerous polyps in the colon. The polyps are often so small that they do not...

The Maternal Care team at Amberwell Atchison has continued its commitment to infant and maternal health by earning recognition through High 5 for Mom & Baby, a program developed by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Kansas. High 5 for Mom & Baby provides resources and a framework to help Kansas hospitals and birthing centers implement evidence-based practices proven to support successful...