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Join SHCHD in Celebrating National Hospital Week!
National Hospital Week celebrates hospitals and the women and men who support the health and wellbeing of their communities through dedication and compassionate care from the heart. Take this year’s National Hospital Week as an opportunity to thank all of…
Community Health Services Needs Survey
SHCHD IS LAUNCHING A COMMUNITY-WIDE HEALTH SERVICES SURVEY TO DISTRICT RESIDENTS: FROM SHCHD BOARD MEMBERS: Healthcare delivery is changing across America. As your elected representatives, we have assumed ultimate responsibility of providing the best healthcare possible for everyone needing care…
Sign Up and Access Your Electronic Health Record at SHCHD!
CLICK HERE TO GET CONNECTED AND SIGN UP! BY SIGNING UP YOU WILL HAVE CONVENIENT ONLINE ACCESS WHENEVER AND WHEREVER YOU NEED IT, INCLUDING ACCESSING LAB RESULTS AND VIEWING IMMUNIZATIONS.
It’s Pi Day!
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is…
New Mammography Suite at Jerold Phelps Community Hospital and SHCHD
The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for women 40 years and older. All women should talk to their physician about when to start screening. The goal of screening for breast cancer is to find it BEFORE it causes symptoms…
2016 is NOW! Schedule your annual physical!
November 19 is National Rural Health Day!
Rural communities like SoHum are wonderful places to live and work, which is why nearly 62 million people – about one in five Americans – call them home. These small towns, farming communities and frontier areas are places where neighbors…
Who’s Managing the Lab? An Introduction to April Venzon, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District
It’s been almost one year since April Venzon joined the team at SHCHD, first as a laboratory technician and now as the Laboratory Manager. As a clinical laboratory scientist, April analyzes blood, urine, or other body specimens in order to…
The Flu Ends With U! Get Your Flu Shot Today!
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to…
SHCHD Goes Live With Its Electronic Medical Record
Patients can expect changes in how their medical information is being accessed, updated, and shared with other healthcare providers now that SHCHD is using Healthland’s Centriq as its electronic medical record. While the system is in place and staff are…