Geary Community Hospital officials have announced that inpatient and outpatient services are now available. GH remains under a boil water advisory order, so there are a few minor limitations to capabilities.
Processes are being implemented to facilitate quality service to patients. Contact your primary car physician's office if you have questions about appointments.
The hospital had to transfer patients to other facilities last week due to the water crisis in Junction City, but they can now be treated at GCH.
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Geary Community Hospital officials have announced that they are in the process of calling in staff to bring surgeries and OB procedures to include delivery of babies back on line as soon as possible.
Once staff is in place, they will begin to accept patients for admission to the facility in the Medical/Surgical and ICU departments.
GCH leaders will coordinate directly with EMS to provide guidance on bringing additional patients to the Emergency Department. As stated in our noon update, clinics will open Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. This includes all Rural Health Clinics, Alpha Care, and the Wound Care Center. Lab and radiology services will also be available for normal appointments. Please be advised, that they will remain under a boil water advisory order until further notice, but the staff will provide the safest care possible under current conditions. Regular entrances to the facility will be staffed and open starting Tuesday morning.
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Director of Communications at Geary Community Hospital, Ashley King, said Monday that substantial progress has been made in the effort to bring the hospital back on line. Water pressure is slowly being restored which allows the facilities staff to deliberately reintegrate essential components for GCH to run safely.
Officials were able to announce the reopening of clinics, effective at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The Rural Health clinics, Alpha Care and the Wound Care Center will be open for regular appointments. Lab and radiology services will also be available for normal appointments on Tuesday. However, the Emergency Department remains open at limited capacity pending the ability to admit patients. Patients requiring admission are assessed and stabilized before being transferred to another facility if necessary. Regular entrances to the facility will be staffed and open beginning Tuesday morning.
Surgeries, OB procedures to include deliveries, or elective procedures are not yet available.
The situation follows the recent flooding of the basement of the Junction City Water Plant that cut off water service to the city.