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| Health Care Services in
Wichita |
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 Wichita Kansas is known as a regional medical center that offers
patients some of the best diagnostic and treatment facilites in the state. With
specialists in nearly every medical discipline, Wichita is a first-class
regional center for medical and psychological care.
According to a
recent article in the Wichita Business Journal, the results of a study by the
Institute for health & Socio-Economic Policy, Kansas ranks no. 39 for its
ratio of health care charges to costs. |
| General Hospitals |
Two of the
state's three largest hospitals offers advanced expertise including a
comprehensive intensive burn center and the most sophisticated neonatal
intensive care unit in the region.
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
We are a
Catholic, not-for-profit healthcare system of medical centers, senior
communities, health plans and other organizations serving Kansas, Oklahoma and
California. In Latin, our name means "The Way of Christ."
Wesley Medical
Center
Wesley Medical Center is a regional, acute-care center
dedicated to helping patients attain the highest level of well-being through
the science of medicine and the art of caring. |
| Medical Care Facilities |
| Wichita has over 125 outpatient clinics that
provide a variety of medical, optometric, osteopathic and dental services. And,
there are over half a dozen minor emergency centers in the Wichita area that
provide quality health care and extended hours. |
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Center for Health & Wellness is a state-of
–the –art primary health care facility designed to meet the needs of
the predominately African-American community in northeast Wichita.
Galichia Medical Group, P.A. is a cardiology-based,
multi-specialty group that provides comprehensive medical services. The group
consists of physicians specializing in Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology,
Electrophysiology, Interventional Vascular Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Geriatrics, Alzheimer's and Memory disorders, Internal Medicine, Family
Practice, Endocrinology, and Pediatrics. |
Comfort Care
Homes
If you are dealing with Alzheimer's a large facility is not
your best solution. Comfort Care Homes offers outstanding long term care for
the one you love in real homes, in real neighborhoods. Call (316) 685-3322 for
availability.
Wichita Clinic
Wichita Clinic is has been
offering health and medical services for over 50 years. |
| Health Care Resources |
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Laser
Eye Surgery
Information about laser eye surgery such as PRK, LASIK,
and LASEK |
Medifocus.com,Inc.
Complete
Medical Guides on 120 Diseases and Medical Conditions |
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Heart Point
Health Information You Can Trust
HeartPoint is a multimedia site for
patient information and education. Objective presentations from professional
sources help patients take an active role in their own healthcare
A Better Health Plan
Information and resources to
help you improve your health.
A Better Diet
Plan
Learn more about the Adkins Diet, South Beach Diet, Zone Diet,
and more weight loss strategies. |
Health & Fitness Mall
The gym is one of the most
common places to exercise and stay fit. After all, this is where all the
exercise equipment – treadmills, weights, lifting equipment – can be
found. But it takes too much time going to the gym every day or every other
day. It’s inconvenient. Plus, you have to make these monthly membership
payments just so you could keep coming.
But, what if you could
dispense with all that? What if you bought your own equipment and exercised at
home? |
| Self-Help Hotlines |
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Al-Anon
800.344.2666 (8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
To help
families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the
problem drinking of a relative or friend.
Alateen
800.344.2666 (8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET)
A fellowship
of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by
someone else's drinking.
Adult Children of
Alcoholics - 301.534.1815
AIDS Hotline -
316.268.8441
National Domestic
Violence Hotline - 800.799.SAFE |
Kansas Children's
Service League Parent Helpline
800.332.6378 or 316.263.KIDS in
Wichita.
Children of
Addicts/Alcohol Hotline - 316.838.8343
National Hotline -
800.356.9996
Domestic Violence
Hotline - 800.572.7233
National Child
Abuse Hotline - 800.422.4453 or 800.922.5330
Scared? Need Help?
Call the
Teen
Hotline 316.683.7777
The
Self-Help Network
WSU's Center for Community Support and Research
provides excellent information and tools on building a stronger community
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| Support Groups |
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ALS patients, families, & caregivers, (316)
612-0188
Coping, (316) 688-5661
Divorce Recovery Support Group, (316)
943-1800
Positive Christian Singles
Central
Community Church
6100 W. Maple, (316) 784-9656
Parents Without Partners, 943-1800
First United Methodist Church Singles Group,
(316) 267-6244 |
Previously Married Catholics, (316)
682-8024
West Heights United Methodist Church Singles,
(316) 722-3805
National Organization of Single Mothers, Inc.,
704-888-5437, 704-888-KIDS
Self Help Network of Kansas, (316)
689-3170
Wichita Child Guidance Center, (316)
686-6671
Proud-2-B-Moms, Single Mothers Support Group,
(316) 990-7586 |
More Health Care Resources
| Useful Phone Numbers |
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| Fire,
Ambulance, Police, Sheriff |
911 |
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Suicide Prevention |
(316)686-7465 |
| Riverside
Health System Emergency |
(316)946-8600 |
| Via Christi - St. Joseph Campus Emergency |
(316)689-5000 |
| Via Christi -
St. Francis Campus Emergency |
(316)268-5050 |
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Wesley Medical Center Emergency |
(316)688-2222 |
| Emergency
Veterinary Clinic |
(316)262-5321 |
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Poison Information Center |
(316)688-2277 |
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