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Data from a month’s long survey provide health insight for local organizations Carson Tahoe Health and Carson City Health & Human Services, in partnership with several area health organizations, are now officially assessing community feedback, following the wrap-up of an in depth regional health survey. “The Community Health Needs Assessment report informs various agencies of the current health status of the community they are serving,” says Nicki Aaker, Director of Carson City Health & Human Services. “The next step is to use this information to develop a data-driven community action plan that determines the best use of available resources to address the needs and gaps identified.” For this year’s report (conducted every 3 – 5 years), over 2,000 Quad County …

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– Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) has announced an expansion of its Nurse Apprentice Program (NAP) which allows students enrolled in nursing programs an opportunity to get ‘real-world’ experience while working alongside hospital staff. The expansion, which was made possible through the recent American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant, will allow CTH to have 40 apprentices at all times. “This program allows our nurse apprentices the chance to get hands-on experience and be compensated for their work while they complete their education,” said Cindy Kuperus MBA, RN, associate chief nursing officer at Carson Tahoe Health. “As a result, they are well-prepared to enter the workforce and more likely to find a field within nursing they are passionate about.” As one of …

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This month, Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) is celebrating its 16th anniversary of opening the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. Since 2006, this 35,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, tucked away along the northwestern foothills just west of our Regional Medical Center, had provided comprehensive cancer treatment, intervention, support, and after-care to regional patients – all under one roof. “From the moment we opened our doors, we have worked hard to redefine healthcare excellence in Northern Nevada.” said Michelle Joy, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our compassionate staff, robust treatment facilities, and extensive support services allow our neighbors facing cancer to not only get the care they need, close to home, but also build a community of support around them.” The Carson Tahoe Cancer Center …

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We are happy to share that as of 8:15 PM, the phone system at Carson Tahoe Health is back up and running, with calls being routed as usual. Carson Tahoe Health experienced a temporary telephone network issue earlier in the day affecting nearly all calls throughout the system and was utilizing other methods of communication to connect with patients for urgent matters. All regular CTH phone numbers used by patients and the community should now be available. We apologize for the inconvenience this unexpected outage caused and appreciate the community’s support as CTH returns to normal operations. All regular phone numbers patients and community members use should now be functioning again.

Carson Tahoe Health is currently experiencing a telephone network issue that is affecting nearly all calls throughout the system including scheduling, patient billing, voicemail boxes, and more. The phones are expected to be down throughout the day (Thursday, October 20) and possibly into tomorrow. Until the phones are back up, we are directing patients to the following departments: Carson Tahoe Medical Group and Clinics: For scheduling, questions, medication refills, etc., please reach out through their MyChart portal. Patient Experience/Medical Records/Etc.: [email protected]  Scheduling: [email protected] Patient Billing: [email protected] General Questions (Monitored by Communications Department): [email protected] Unless there is an urgent need, please follow up with our Carson Tahoe teams in a few days so we can address any emergent needs first. As …

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