Cloud County Health Center

Cloud County Health Center
Cloud County Health Center view from northeast
Geography
Location	Concordia, Kansas, United States
Coordinates	39°33′56″N 97°40′25″W
Organization
Care system	Private
Type	County
Affiliated university	None (formerly Sisters of St. Joseph)
Services
Beds	150
History
Opened	1903
Links
Website	CCHC.com
Lists	Hospitals in Kansas

Cloud County Health Center is a medical facility located in Concordia, Kansas. The health center was founded as St. Joseph's Hospital in 1903 by the Nazareth Convent and Academy in Concordia (run by the Sisters of St. Joseph).[1] In 1995, ownership was transferred from the Sisters of St. Joseph to Salina Regional Health Center (Salina, Kansas), and the name was then changed to the Cloud County Health Center.[2]

Services

The hospital offers a range of services including an on-site laboratory licensed in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, emergency services, intensive care, pharmacy, and other health-related services. The health center is a participating Medicare and Medicaid provider.[3]

Plans

The health center plans to build a new hospital to replace the aging existing buildings. The plan to construct a new $20-million hospital, and acquire $5 million in new equipment, was announced in November 2007.[4]

Board of directors

The CCHC Board of Directors is made up of 11 members: four officers, and seven members.[5]

Officers

• Suzy Tuggle - President
• Richard Kueker, OD - Vice President
• JoAnne Balthazor - Treasurer
• Pam Campbell - Secretary

Members

• Joel Figgs
• John Gisselbeck
• Christy Hasch
• Renea Gernant
• Ryan McMillan
• Steve Palmquist
• Sister Beth Stover

Board of trustees

The CCHC Board of Trustees is made up of 12 members, four as officers, and eight as members.[6]

Officers

• Dr. Monte Wentz - Chairman
• Eric Andersen - Vice Chairman
• Charles Zimmerman - Treasurer
• S. Christy Hasch - Secretary

Members

• Kurt Kocher
• Dr. Greg Hattan
• Dr. Justin Poore
• Mike Lamm
• Todd Leif
• Scott Seifert
• Phil Gilliland
• Traci Ferrell

References

1. Emery, Janet Pease (1970a), It Takes People to Make a Town, Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing Company. Library of Congress #75-135688
2. Cloud County Health Center Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine History
3. Cloud County Health Center's detailed hospital profile at HospitalData.com
4. Blade - Empire News^[permanent dead link‍], "CCHC plans to build new hospital", Jessica LeDuc, November 21, 2007
5. Foundation Board of Directors Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
6. CCHC Board of Trustees Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine