By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Three locations of Heart of Kansas Family Health Care were already known in the region, with branches in Great Bend, Larned, and Stafford. Earlier this month, a fourth location snuck into the mix. Stafford County Economic Development Executive Director Ryan Russell helped announce the location of that fourth clinic on 1590 KVGB/95.5 FM last week.
"Heart of Kansas opened a clinic in St. John," he said. "It's located in the Kenwood Plaza area, so if you're from St. John, you know where that is. They opened up and I guess nobody knew about it, so they realized they needed to tell people they're here because there's also one in Stafford. Everybody hears 'Heart of Kansas' and thinks Stafford. No, there's one in St. John now."
The new facility is located at 609 E. 1st Street in St. John. The new location is operating on a limited basis but should be fully operational later this summer. Arika Fanshier, nurse practitioner, began seeing patients first. She will be joined by Richard Aballay, MD., Nurse Practitioner Jackie Reed, and Nurse Practitioner Madison Hanzlick.
The facility was made possible with support from the St. John City Council and Stafford County Commission. Heart of Kansas serves patients of all ages who are insured, uninsured and under-insured. For more information, call Heart of Kansas in St. John at (620) 377-5031.