Please Note: Influenza has become widespread in our community. Patients coming into the Coal Country Community Health Centers and Sakakawea Medical Center for fever, chills, body aches, sore throat or cough are asked to wear a mask. Masks and alcohol hand wash are located at all main entrances to our facilities. If you cannot find one, please ask staff for assistance.
We are asking that if you are experiencing fever, chills, body aches, sore throat or cough along with any exposure to Influenza, that you please reconsider visiting patients in the hospital. If you choose to come and visit patients in the hospital while having any of the symptoms listed, please wear a mask for your own protection and for the protection of the patients and staff working at the hospital.
If you feel that you may have Influenza, please seek treatment immediately to be tested. It is important to remember to keep children home from school and daycare if they have these symptoms or have tested positive for Influenza recently.
Center for Disease Control Influenza Information:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/images/multi-language-pdfs/flu_and_you_english_508.pdf
CCCHC Foundation Scholarship
Coal Country Community Health Center Foundation knows how important it is that local residents gain the skills to be our community’s health care providers of tomorrow. We are pleased to invite graduating seniors who are seeking a career in a medical field (e.g., physician, nurse, therapist, technologist, pharmacist, etc.) to apply for a CCCHCF scholarship. Four $500 scholarships will be awarded.
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Local healthcare organizations seek community input
CCCHC has teamed up with the UND Center for Rural Health, Custer Health, Hilltop Home of Comfort, Knife River Care Center and Sakakawea Medical Center to gather information about the communities we serve and learn more about how local services are used. The results of this survey will be used to develop a plan to improve and expand the care we provide.
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Join the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women in the United States. Combined, it’s estimated there will be more than 150,000 new cases of colon and rectal cancer reported in the U.S. in 2023 alone. Colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer don’t always cause symptoms, especially at first. That’s why getting screened is so important. With early screening and testing, it is preventable, treatable, and beatable! The CDC updated recommendations to begin screening for colon cancer starting at age 45. This March during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we encourage you and your loved ones to be aware of risk factors and get screened.
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