NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The long-time pregnancy care center in Hutchinson is changing its name and adding additional services. Open Door Pregnancy Care Center is now Open Door Health Services.
"Open Door has been a resource for Hutchinson and surrounding towns for 20 years now and for 20 years has served as Open Door Pregnancy Care Center, with our focus primarily being on providing free diapers, free pregnancy tests and free sonograms," said Executive Director Kristi Busatti. "We are blessed beyond measure that we have been able to provide those services. We know that with the free sonograms, that 80% of the time, when someone sees their baby and hears the heartbeat, they choose life. Those are very powerful, free services that we offer. But, this year, in 2023, we are expanding our services, particularly our medical services, by offering free testing and treatment for STDs and STIs, sexually transmitted diseases and infections."
They are also going beyond their physical location in Hutchinson.
"There are many, many things to worry about with an STD or an STI, especially for a pregnant mom and the unborn baby," Busatti said. "We are starting these new services, we are partnering with HutchCC. Starting March 28, our mobile unit will be on campus every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., parked in the Student Union parking lot, to provide all of the services we provide at our center, right there on the mobile unit."
All the STI testing services will be free of charge.
"They'll do a free test," Busatti said. "One week later, they can come back to the mobile unit with the results. If it is positive, we'll have the free treatment right there on the mobile unit. They won't have to travel to a pharmacy or anything like that. We'll have it right there. All of that is free. We just want to let them know that we love them and they are not alone, and we are there, again, to inform, encourage and support them."
Call Open Door for more information at (620) 728-2229.
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