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Atchison Hospital is working with Live Well Live Atchison to update the 2016 Atchison County (KS) Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). All community residents and business leaders are encouraged to complete the 2019 online CHNA survey by Monday, July 15th, 2019. All responses are confidential.

It is with sincere gratitude and a touch of sadness that we celebrate the retirement of Atchison Hospital’s CEO, John Jacobson. For the past 15 years John has been an outstanding leader and a true inspiration to those who have worked beside him and those in the community.

Atchison Hospital was awarded accreditation by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), a nationally recognized healthcare facility accreditation organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

On April 1, 2019, Atchison Hospital went live with the implementation of the new MEDITECH Expanse EHR. This web-based, health information system consolidates patient records from all points of care, allowing for a more comprehensive healthcare experience for both the patient and the provider. This platform is designed to be readily adaptive to further innovation. Atchison Hospital has been a MEDITECH customer for a long time, and after careful consideration...

Atchison Hospital welcomes three new board members to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board in 2019 is Lorin Affield, Executive Director of the YMCA, Dr. Melinda Pregont, of Trusted Care Chiropractic and Jerry Henry, Executive Director for Achievement Services of Northeast Kansas. The three new members join current board members Dr. Susan Myers, Board Chair, Gus Griffin, Vice Chair, Steve Minnis, Secretary, Todd Gigstad, Treasurer, Lydia Funk, Larry Mears...

John Jacobson, our CEO, was honored at this year's Chamber Banquet with the Quality of Life Award in recognition of his leadership, bringing the new Atchison Hospital facility to our community, and for helping to make Atchison a great place to live, work, and visit.

2018 EventThis year's Remember Me Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on November 18th. Over 50 people attended the ceremony which included Holiday music, the reading of loved one's names, a benediction, and refreshments. This program is sponsored by Atchison Hospital's Home Health and Hospice. So far this year, 165 ornaments have been purchased to honor the memory of loved ones. If you'd like to order an ornament for our Remember...

We had a great turn out for our Lunch and Learn with Darin E. Allen, MD and David W. Hart, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C. They spoke on Procedural Pain Management. Their presentation was full of useful information, and many attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and get answers directly from the doctors. Thank you to all who attended. If you weren't able to attend and are interested in learning more...

At Atchison Hospital and Clinics, we provide service and care in a number of ways to our patients, to family members and visitors, and, yes, even our co-workers. Whether it involves direct patient care, administrative services or hospitality and maintenance services, it is our goal to provide the best experience possible for everyone who walks through the doors of our facility. Our CARES Behavior Standards are guidelines developed to assist...

from left: Aggie Asher, Social Services Manager, John Jacobson and Jennifer Brockhoff, Director Advanced Health Services.