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Our healthcare community goes way back
Christina Huff has been a key player in healthcare-related community development since she arrived in SoHum over 40 years ago from the Bay Area. She and her husband Steve Weissbluth have also been beneficiaries of local healthcare services. Anaphylaxis Shortness…
Voucher Program
Did you know you can use SHCHD’s Voucher Program to get credit equal to the amount of all the SHCHD parcel taxes you pay, and you can use that credit to pay for services you, your family, or your tenants…
Blocksburg
You may have heard that the Blocksburg area may soon be removed from our Healthcare District’s boundaries. It is important to note that this change was initiated by Blocksburg residents and not by the District itself. Of course we could…
Earthquake!
Photo: Wikipedia/Library of Congress You awaken to violent jolting, the sound of glass breaking and large objects hitting the floor, the groan of trees as they topple, and (if you live in town) perhaps a flash and bang as the…
CT scans coming soon!
That’s right! Our new CT Scanner was recently installed in the new modular building adjacent to the Emergency Department entrance. A District goal since before I joined the SHCHD Board in 2010, our last hurdle before we can begin CT…
What’s cooking?
Small though our hospital is, we have many mouths to feed. We offer three meals and three snacks per day to all our Skilled Nursing Facility residents and hospital patients 365 days per year. We also provide three meals a…
Greetings from the greeters
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash With our eyes toward spring, the Registration Department at the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District (SHCHD) would like to share some important information with you regarding upcoming changes to Medicare billing ID numbers, the…
The Gold at Rainbow’s End
Chase the leprechaun South Fork High School’s Track Team and Interact Club are hosting a Fun Run on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, at SoHum Community Park– rain or shine! Gates will open at 7:00, and the race starts…
What’s Wrong?
Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels When you start feeling under the weather at this time of year, it can be hard to tell whether it’s a cold virus or flu virus attacking you– or even a reaction to an allergen. If you…
Healthy As We Wanna Be
Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash Have you wondered what’s meant by Community Wellness and Population Health? Traditionally, doctors focused on curing what ails us. They didn’t concern themselves with our diet, exercise, economic status, social support, and environment. They…