At CHC/SEK, health is more than a clinic visit—it’s also shaped by the homes and communities we live in. Safe, stable, and affordable housing…
Category: Patient Stories
Every success story starts with a first step and for Vickie, that step led to a healthier, smoke-free life. Vickie had been trying to…
For Matt, recovery has been more than breaking free from addiction. It’s been about reclaiming his body and health. When Matt joined the Food…
When little Rowdy was four months old, his mother connected with a Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas family resource specialist to help her…
September is recovery month. We sat down with a CHCSEK patient going through addiction treatment along with two members of the addiction treatment team,…
Kip Kennedy was looking for a place to re-home a 25-inch tall, 60-pound amethyst geode. He wanted to donate it somewhere that had meaning…
For the next several weeks, Food Is Medicine participants will learn about cooking for their health. The goal: connecting to care and monitor changes…
Ava, a terrier-chihuahua mix dog, plays a special part in Doyen Korth’s life, helping him improve his heart and mental health. Doyen, a patient…
“It’d been a lot of years since I had a screening,” Rhonda Walker says admittedly. Rhonda, a 65-year-old patient from Fort Scott, went to…
CareVan Driver Larry Wallace knows how many miles apart each stop is on his route. “We have 23 miles until we get to Baxter…
Days before, Althea had suffered a broken front tooth, and her family traveled from Independence for her to be seen at the Pittsburg dental…
Tammy Baker had always felt “all right,” and as far as she was concerned, she was healthy. Then one day, all that changed. Tammy…