Rawlins County Health Center

Rawlins County Health Center is a county-owned critical access hospital in Atwood, Kansas, serving Atwood and the wider Northwest Kansas region. Founded in 1950 and employing more than 70 staff, it provides medical, surgical, inpatient, outpatient and emergency care. The hospital holds a Level IV Trauma designation and operates a full-service Emergency Room, open 24/7, 365 days a year, with Radiology and Laboratory departments adjacent.

Clinical work spans emergency medicine, general medical and surgical care, radiology, laboratory services, trauma care, wound care, physical therapy, diabetes education and cardiac wellness. Alongside the hospital, the organisation runs a Rural Health Clinic in Atwood, delivering primary care through local physicians, physician assistants and advanced nurse practitioners, and a Specialty Clinic where outreach specialists provide services ranging from cardiac wellness to physical therapy and laboratory work.

Rawlins County Health Center is governed by an elected nine-member board and states a mission of improving the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities it serves. Its history includes operation by the Sisters of St. Joseph as Rawlins County Hospital, and origins in the Atwood Rotary Club through the efforts of Dr. C.E. Henneberger, M.D. The center is an affiliate of the CommonSpirit network of hospitals in Northwest Kansas.