Health Department

Staff

Administrator:
:
Dennille Schweitzer
Administrator:
:
Dennille Schweitzer
RN:
:
Kylee Kraus
Office Clerk:
:
Sheridan Schaben
Women's Clinic Staff:
:
Shelia Hein, APRN
Medical Director:
:
Harley Calvin, D.O.
County Health Officer:
:
Harley Calvin, D.O.

Contact Info

Primary Phone:

785-798-3388

Fax:

785-798-2319

Address:

105 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Ness City, KS 67560

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Hours:

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Health Department Information

Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222

Find us at the following: 

Child Abuse Hotline: 800-322-5330

Domestic Violence Hotline: 888-363-2287

Kansas Tobacco Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)

National Institute for Drug abuse for Parents/Teens/Teachers
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Services Offered

The Health Department offers a wide range of services. Clients may also schedule an appointment by calling the office at (785) 798-3388.

  • Children’s Health Services: Immunizations, fluoride varnish, blood lead screenings and counseling and health education, school physicals for kids 3-8.

  • General Health Services: Blood Pressure, blood sugar screening, lipid panel, Hemoglobin A1C, health promotion, disease prevention, and adult immunization.

  • WIC (Women, Infants & Children): A program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy food and other services to Kansas families who qualify.

  • Vision and Hearing Testing

  • Monthly Lab Days

  • Lab One Site: Drop off and pick up

  • COVID Testing

  • Environmental Health Services: Information and referral services in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment District Office, and the Central Kansas Local Environment Protection Group, Supply water testing kits available as desired.

  • Tuberculosis: TB skin test and medication supply. Referral to medical providers.

  • Connection to Benefit Programs: Applications available or Kancare/Medicaid and benefits (SNAP, daycare, and cash assistance)

  • CPR: We offer classes by appointment, for a minimum of 3 people and a maximum of 6.

  • Health Preparedness: Working with our fellow LEPC partners and citizens to be prepared in the event of a natural or manmade disaster.

Family Planning Service Program

Provides services, information and counseling on health care for women, men, and teens.  Services are free or low cost and are always confidential. Services are also billable to most insurances.

Here is a partial list of services included in Family Planning:

  • Office visits to your family planning health care provider for evaluation, follow up and referral to other health care providers as necessary

  • Counseling from your health care provider regarding pregnancy: to prepare for pregnancy, to prevent unintended pregnancies and to enable individuals to control the timing and spacing of pregnancies

  • Initiation and management of contraception

  • Birth control supplies and medications

  • Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with vaccine and condoms

  • Laboratory services for the screening of STDs, HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and pregnancy

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Women's Clinic

Call and make your annual Women's Clinic appointment with Shelia Hein.

Call to schedule your appointment at the Ness County Health Department at (785) 798-3388. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please let us know 24 hours in advance. Thank you.

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Monthly Lab Dates

Time:  7:00 am - 4:00 pm- 1st Thursday of the every Month

Location: Ness County Health Department, unless otherwise listed.


Payment expected at time of service, tests are not billed to insurance.

No Doctor's orders needed. Testing performed by Quest Diagnostics.Call (785) 798-3388 for more information

Tests Available

  • Hemoglobin A1c - $14.00

  • PSA - $25.00

  • Vitamin D - $37.00

  • Testosterone - $20.00

  • Lipid - $13.00

  • COVID Antibody IGG- $85

  • T4 Free - $8.00

  • Uric Acid - $6.00

  • TSH - $13.00

  • CBC - $12.00

  • CMP - $12.00

  • Hep C AB w/refl HCV - $24.00

**Note: IF POSITIVE, another test will be preformed (HCV RNA) at an additional cost of $110**

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP- Includes all tests below)- $40.00

  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel- Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Total Protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase, AST, ALT

  • Hemagram- Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Red Blood Cell, White Blood Cell, Platelet

  • Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol

  • Throid Stimulating Hormone

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Vaccinations

Every Child by Two has an Immunization schedule, which can be launched from parents' computers and smart phones, and will generate the recommended immunization schedule for your children up to age 6 based on their birthday.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf
Heading off to college?

Are your immunizations current? Check in with our county health nurse and make an appointment to update your current immunization status: (785) 798-3388

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdfVaccine Documentation/Consent FormDocumentacion De Las Vacunas/Formulario para el consentimiento
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Latest Health Department News

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