Chase County Community Hospital

Medical Facility

• 25 bed Critical Access Hospital
• Provides services for outpatient, inpatient, specialty clinic, operating room and emergency services
• Adjoining medical clinic staffed with one Family Practice Physician and two Physician Assistants
• Has one room designated for coronary and intensive care
• Has a  designated Family room for those who need to stay close to a loved one
• Has all private, comfortable rooms
• Diabetic Education
• Continually growing with our community
• Continually updating services

 Chase County Community Hospital also provides many other services.

Laboratory

Chase County Community Hospital provides a full range of laboratory services including coverage twenty-four hours, seven days a week.  The clinical laboratory is newly renovated to accommodate the growing volume of testing services.  We provide a wide range of hematology and chemistry testing, blood banking and large majority of microbiology testing internally.

The laboratory has received equipment and training, through grants with Nebraska Health and Human Services, to ensure Laboratory Preparedness for Bioterrorism events.

Radiology

The hospital provides a full range of radiology services.  General radiography is provided 24 hours a day.  In September 2005, the Chase County Community Hospital installed a new general radiography room, including a Computed Radiology unit, making us the first small hospital to have this new technology.  The radiology department is now film less, utilizing digital images, except for mammography procedures.

Also in 2005, CCCH purchased a new multi-slice C.A.T. scanner and C-Arm unit.  The scanner allows the department to perform pulmonary embolism and bone density examinations not possible with previous equipment.  The C-Arm unit allows for portable fluoroscopy exams especially in surgery.

In October, the hospital purchased a new PAC’s system with its own web server.  X-ray images are transmitted to our radiologists in North Platte for interpretation.  With our web server, physicians may view their patient’s exams from any computer with internet capabilities.  This allows our visiting specialty physicians to view exams from their own office, home, etc.

Chase County Community Hospital’s mammography department is certified by the American College of Radiology and the FDA (Federal Food and Drug Administration).  Our annual survey demonstrates that high quality standards are continuously being met.  Mammograms are available 4 days a week by appointment.

Nuclear Medicine uses radioactive substances to image the body and treat disease. Nuclear medicine looks at both the physiology (functioning) and the anatomy of the body in establishing diagnosis and treatment.  Chase County Community Hospital offers Nuclear Medicine services once a week.

 

Physical Therapy 

Our physical therapy department is dedicated to treatment and prevention of injuries and disabilities.  Our goals are to relieve pain, regain movement, restore function, and promote healing.

A broad range of services are provided through the physical therapy to treat and enhance the well being of orthopedic and neurological patients.  Patients receive a thorough physical therapy evaluation from our highly trained licensed physical therapists looking at his/her present level of activity/function and limitations along with their symptoms to form a comprehensive plan of care.

Our patients receive individualized programs including:

Therapeutic exercise: to regain/build strength and endurance, increase flexibility and mobility, improve balance and coordination, and to combat chronic pain, progressing towards independence with a home exercise program.

Modality treatments: to relieve pain, reduce swelling, and improve circulation, including the use of heat, ice, ultrasound, massage and electrical stimulation.

Our department is located in the Chase County Clinic addition and is open Monday through Friday.

Cardiac rehabilitation at Chase County Community Hospital provides education and monitored exercise therapy for heart patients.  If you are at risk of having a heart attack or if you have had a heart attack, angina, heart surgery, balloon angioplasty or other heart problems, Cardiac Rehabilitation is for you. 

The program involves three phases.  Phase I is inpatient cardiac rehabilitation that patients complete during their hospital stay.  Phase II is a 6-12 week program in which the goal is to build physical strength and stamina by attending one-hour exercise sessions up to three times a week.  Patients’ blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm are monitored throughout each session as you exercise on treadmills, stationary bicycles and other equipment.  Phase III is an individualized program for patients who have graduated form the Phase II program.  Participants in Phase III are more independent and require less supervision.  Success of our Phase II program has resulted in an impressive number of patients continuing in the Phase II service.  In fact Cardiac Rehab has some patients who have been attending the programs for over 5 years!

Cardiac Rehab sees five different groups of patients, with 5-6 people in each group, three days a week.

Chase County Community Hospital also provides stress tests on patients for cardiologists to determine heart function.

Surgery 

Chase County Community Hospital has extensive surgical options.  Our general surgeons provide a wide array of surgical procedures, including laparoscopic surgeries.

We are fortunate to have the orthopedic specialist, staff, and equipment available for both arthroscopic and open orthopedic cases. Urology, obstetrics, gynecology and ophthalmology are also on our list of surgical specialists. High-resolution endoscope equipment is available as well and is utilized by our surgeons and family practice physicians.  We are proud of our quality, caring Operating Room Staff.

Chase County Community Hospital has a comprehensive nursing staff made up of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants.  The provide quality care to all our patients in many departments such as emergency room, operating room, labor and delivery as well as our medical floor.

Our nurses are skilled in advanced life support, pediatric advanced life support, neonatal resuscitation, and trauma nursing.

Our recently remodeled nurses station provides an efficient work  space for both nurses and doctors.

Our MDG Serve RX system has been affectionately nicknamed "MiDGe" by our nurses.  It is an automated pharmacy system that not only stores medications, but monitors outdates, patient orders, and medication administration...RIGHT PATIENT, RIGHT MEDICATION, RIGHT DOSE, RIGHT TIME, RIGHT ROUTE.

Chase County Community Hospital provides up to date obstetrical services including rooming in and have the ability to provide both vaginal and cesarean section deliveries.  Birthing classes are available.

Respiratory therapists evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Respiratory therapists, assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures.

Respiratory therapists treat all types of patients, ranging from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people whose lungs are diseased. Respiratory therapists provide temporary relief to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema, as well as emergency care to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, or shock.

The all-night sleep study is frequently used by sleep physicians to evaluate adult patients when they are sleeping. This laboratory test is extremely valuable for diagnosing and treating many sleep disorders, including neurologic disorders, movement disorders and breathing disorders at night. For studying the quality of sleep, electrodes are applied to the scalp, sides of the head and under the chin, chest and leg. This lets us measure brain waves, heart rate, and eye movements. A sensor is placed by the nose and mouth for measurement of airflow. Belts are placed around the rib cage and abdomen for measurement of breathing movements. A clip is placed on a finger for measurement of blood oxygen levels. Other measurements may be done as required. There are no needles and no pain.