News Happenings at KCCHSD!
Updated 4/3/08

KCCHSD Welcomes Physician Assistant Kristen Janssen to Medical Staff.
The Kit Carson County Health Service District is pleased to announce the addition of Kristen Janssen, PA-C to the District Medical Staff.

Janssen has joined the medical staff at Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, and will be seing patients primarily at the Stratton Medical Clinic in Stratton, Colorado. Janssen will also see patients at the Parke Health Center in Burlington one day a week.
Janssen recently completed a two-year family practice at the Buckley Air Force Base, in Aurora, CO. At Buckley, Janssen managed the Women’s Health Clinic providing routine women healthcare, endometrial biopsies and annual PAPs. She also focused on Pediatric care, which is a particular area of interest.

Janssen will provide a complete range of family practice care at SMC, but admits her interests lay in serving the health care needs of women and children. She resides in Stratton with her 10-year-old daughter, Annie. Her daughter is a 5th grader at the Stratton Elementary School and she enjoys playing the trumpet and barrel racing. Janssen said both her and Annie have been warmly welcomed into the community and are looking forward to meeting more residents of Kit Carson County.

Janssen began seeing patients at the Stratton Medical Clinic on January 17th. SMC office hours will be Monday-Thursday 9 am to 4:30 pm; Wednesday 9 to Noon. To make an appointment to see Janssen at SMC, contact 719-348-4650; or contact the Parke Health Clinic at 719-346-9481.

KCCMH Laboratory Staff to Celebrate National Medical Laboratory Week April 20 – 26th.

This year the lab staff at KCCMH plans to celebrate National Lab Week with a Cake Decorating Contest! Staff members will bring in decorated cakes, which will be judge by the public and hospital staff. Jars will be placed by each cake an you can “vote” for your favorite, by making a “monetary donation” to the jar. At the end of the contest, thewinning cake will be announced, all the cakes will be served to staff and guest of the hospital ; and the money raised from the contest will be donated to the Kit Carson County Cancer Fund, for county residents battling cancer.

Construction on the Hospital Project is in full swing . The Hospital plans to hold tours of the building site during
National Hospital Week in May. Check this site in early May for times and dates of the tours.