Rooks County Health Center is a critical access hospital that opened in September 2008, following an overwhelming voter approval in 2006 to fund construction of a new facility. The health center serves an area of nearly 1,300 square miles and a population of more than 8,000 citizens across northwest Kansas. The hospital offers a wide range of services, including pain management, orthopedics and sports medicine, diagnostic imaging, skilled swing beds and a walk-in clinic called Doctors Without Delay, which requires no appointment or advance call. On-site resources include MRI and nuclear medicine, a broad laboratory menu for routine and stat testing, and physical, occupational and speech therapists, as well as a pharmacist and respiratory therapist. These resources ensure that patients have access to comprehensive ancillary services without leaving the community. The hospital’s swing-bed program has earned regional recognition for quality of care. The RCH Foundation supports the hospital’s long-term growth and capital needs through community philanthropy.
