Rural Kansas Community Collaborates in Response to Local Opioid Crisis
More than one million people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose.1 In 2021, 106,699 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 14% from 2020 (28.3 per 100,000) to 2021 (32.4 per 100,000).
March 2024 Compass HQIC Update
Rooks County Health Center Selected as a 2023 Health Quality Innovator of the Year
Award recognizes Rooks County Health Center’s dedication to improving health in Plainville and Rooks County.
Plainville, KS — Rooks County Health Center (RCH) has been recognized as a Health Quality Innovator for 2023. The Health Quality Innovator Awards is the annual awards program created by Health Quality Innovators (HQI) that recognizes and celebrates organizations that are using successful, evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality and outcomes.