Health Care in the Region

Health Care in Labette County is provided by Labette Health, a full service health care Hospital, located three miles from the facility. Labette Health provides “state of the art” diagnostic services with in house MRI / CT / Ultrasound / Sonogram / Nuclear Medicine, and a full staff of medical professionals in all disciplines. The County maintains a fleet of ambulances and has an air ambulance stationed at the hospital to expedite transport. Major medical treatment facilities are located in Pittsburg KS and Joplin MO as well as the University of Kansas Medical Facility.

Labette Health 

Every employer is concerned about health care, whether it is an emergency on-the-job accident or about quality health care for employees and their families. Labette Health is a national example of what rural health care can be.

Take a look at what it offers:
 

• 5-Star ranking in the annual Community Value Index (CVI) study
• Trauma Center – the first Level III in the state of Kansas
• 24/7 Emergency Room with in-house doctor
• Center of Rehabilitation Excellence that houses outpatient rehabilitation, medical-based fitness center and  aquatic therapy
• Regionally acclaimed orthopedic surgeons and ophthalmologist/surgeon
• Two physiatrists (Drs. of Physical Therapy)
• The nation’s only rural Diabetes Education and Resource Center
• In-house Dialysis Center
• Transportation shuttles to get people to and from any medical appointment