HUTCHINSON, Kan. — On April 19, at Butler Community College, PrairieStar Health Center was recognized by the Kansas Department of Commerce as the 2021 South-Central Region winner for excellence as a Healthcare Non-Profit.
Each year, the Kansas Department of Commerce recognizes businesses for contributions they make to Kansas communities through job creation, community involvement, and overall economic impact.
PrairieStar has grown from 24,000 patient visits in 2015 to more than 74,000 in 2021 and has added more than 70 employees, 30 of those in just the last two years. In addition, PrairieStar partnered with Collins Bus last year to create a mobile medical van. This tool has been vital to provide medical outreach to communities in Reno County and provide local businesses with customized health programs.
PrairieStar Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center in Hutchinson, Kan. serving thousands of people each year in Hutchinson and surrounding areas through walk-in care, family medicine, pediatrics, mental health visits, industrial medicine, vision and optical, and dental visits.
For more information about PrairieStar Health Center, or to schedule an appointment visit prairiestarhealth.org.