Organization Profile
Labette Health
Organization Overview
Located in the heart of Southeast Kansas, Labette Health is a 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital situated at the southern edge of Parsons, a community of 12,000 residents. Serving a six-county area since 1961, Labette Health has earned recognition as a respected regional medical center renowned for its comprehensive health care services, skilled and caring employees, state-of-the-art medical technology and equipment, and dedicated and talented medical staff.
Labette Health's prompt response to the health care needs of the communities it serves has resulted in half a dozen expansion projects over its 40-year history, including the most recent announcement of a $20 million dollar expansion. In response to the needs of patients from rural communities in Labette Health's service area, the medical center operates three rural clinics (in Erie, St. Paul and Altamont), in addition to the Katy Clinic located within the City of Parsons.
Without a doubt, Labette Health's primary strength is its complement of 37 physicians representing over 15 medical specialties, including anesthesiology, cardiology, otorhinolarangology, family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, ophthalmology, neurology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, emergency medicine, and general, vascular, thoracic, urological, orthopedic and oncological surgery. In addition, consultation clinics are held regularly at Labette Health by specialists in nephrology, oncology, physiatry, pulmonology, podiatry and treatment of diabetes.
Progressive administrative leaders and trustees over the past four decades have continued Labette Health's original objective of being alert to and responding to the health care needs of area residents. By recruiting the most skilled and dedicated physicians and staff, acquiring the highest quality state-of-the-art equipment, and providing the highest quality services and programs, Labette Health has earned the trust and loyalty of the people of Labette County and Southeast Kansas. A staff of over 400 skilled and dedicated employees is key to Labette Health's success in providing a variety of excellent services that includes Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement, Express Care, radiology, nuclear medicine, MRI*, CT, ultrasound/sonogram, lithotripsy, outpatient surgery, 24-hour emergency services (including two ambulance locations in the County), physical-occupational-speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary services, neurological testing, pharmacy, renal treatment center, sleep disorder center, dietary counseling, sports medicine, acute and intensive care, skilled nursing, complete laboratory services, Wound and Skin Healing Center, FDA/ACR approved mammography, bone densitometry, GREAT EXPECTATIONS Family Birthplace (complete obstetrics services), home care, pastoral care, a thriving Foundation supported by employees, medical staff, and area residents, and an active and fiscally-supportive auxiliary organization. Recently, with the support of the Labette Health Foundation, Labette Health was able to open a fully equipped Telemedicine unit and to acquire BIO-Z equipment to enable congestive heart failure patients to be monitored non-invasively.