Cloud County Health Center is a medical facility located in Concordia, Kansas

Concordia, Kansas

Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...

. The health center was originally founded as St. Joseph's Hospital in 1903 by the Nazareth Convent and Academy

Nazareth Convent and Academy

The Nazareth Convent and Academy in Concordia, Kansas is the official Motherhouse and Home for the 160 Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia. It was built in 1903 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places...

 in Concordia (run by the Sisters of St. Joseph

Sisters of St. Joseph

The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...

). In 1995, ownership was transferred from the Sisters of St. Joseph to Salina Regional Health Center (Salina, Kansas

Salina, Kansas

Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...

), and the name was then changed to the Cloud County Health Center.

Services

The hospital offers a range of services including an on-site laboratory licensed in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, 1988

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 was presumably passed subsequent to the publication of an article in November 1987 in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Lax Laboratories: The Pap Test Misses Much Cervical...

, emergency services, intensive care, pharmacy, and other health-related services. The health center is a participating Medicare

Medicare (United States)

Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...

 and Medicaid

Medicaid

Medicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...

provider.

Future plans

The health center plans to build a new hospital to replace the aging existing buildings. The total plans to construct a new $20 million hospital, as well as $5 million in new equipment were announced in November 2007.