We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to Fort Scott Community Green Zone Advocacy Training, April 12th 8:30-2:30, at The Ellis Family Fine Arts Center in Fort Scott.
Green Zone, is a program designed by Loran Osborn with Four County Mental Health Center, Inc. (CCBHC) Service Members and Veteran Families Navigator Office and Dr. Alan Parsons former Director of ICC’s Veteran Student Success.
Our speakers for the day will be Loran Osborne, Mike Feiveson – Kansas Department of Commerce, SSG Farra McChesney – 1011th Quartermaster Co. Operations NCO (USAR), Jeremy and Dana Tompson – Team Rubicon Southeast Kansas Field & Ops, Jason Owens – Veteran and Insurance Representative and Dan Miller – Wounded Warrior.
Some of the topics covered will be basic communication & interaction, questions not to ask, military culture familiarization & public-friendly terminology, best practices for forming community partnerships, Veterans returning to school, volunteering with Vets, how an employer can best utilize Veteran skill sets, Veteran healthcare & insurance types, getting a Veteran to seek help & where to send them, and a few others.
This is a free event open to anyone in the community, with free lunch. We will have snacks, drinks, and door prizes throughout the day!
Members of the Fort Scott community showed up to hear the announcement at the Legacy building (formerly Mercy Hospital).
Kansas Renewal Institute is opening its first location at the Legacy Building (former Mercy Hospital)at 401 Woodland Hills.
Jonathan Gross the CEO of JG Healthcare Solutions spoke for a few minutes about KRI opening their first location in Fort Scott. He said that KRI is a behavioral health company licensed for service to both adults and adolescents, and that they plan to bring a number of jobs to the community.
Fort Scott will be their first location. He said to visit their website for more details and job listing. While it wasn’t mentioned as part of the announcement, people close to the project say that it will be an inpatient clinic taking up a significant portion of the old hospital and is backed by JGHealthcare Solutions.
Below is a recording of the announcement that can also be viewed on Facebook here.
The following is some additional information about the company behind KRI along with links from public sources.
Jonathan Gross is the CEO of JGHealthcare Solutions which is the parent company to Kansas Renewal Institute. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Gross founded his namesake company nine months ago. Before that, he spent nine months as the founder of Revelare Recovery in Atlanta. Prior to founding Revelare, he worked for 4 years as both a director and vice president of Discovery Behavior Health. Discovery is a Behavioral Health business based in California that, according to Linked In, employs over 1,000 people with clinics in 15+ states. They have 21 active job openings according to Linked In.
JG Healthcare Solutions’s Linked In profiles lists them as being located in Golden, Colorado located on the West side of Denver, says they have 5 to 11 employees, and list 3 LinkedIn in profiles that are affiliated with the company. That was not an address on their website, but Bizapedia lists an LLC in Golden by that name. The company was formed April 27th 2023. They are listed as being in good standing with the state of Colorado and show and address of 1015 Golden Park Pl Apt D. The location can be seen from Google Street view as shown.
A mental health clinic is offered to the community this Saturday, Oct. 14 at the former Mercy Hospital building.
Suite B of the SEKMHC at 401` Woodland Hills Blvd.
Those who are interested in initiating therapy services and seeing if other services are desired must make an appointment by Oct. 12
“This (clinic) is for anyone wishing to start services with us, “Dawne Burchett Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center Manager of Prevention and Promotion said “Anyone who would like additional support for any reason.”
An appointment can be made by calling 620.223.5030.
The office staff will ask for your name, date of birth, address, Social Security Number, insurance information, and reasons you are seeking services.
On the day of your appointment, proof of income, insurance card, and Social Security Number are needed.
The hours of this clinic are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 14.
The location is 401 Woodland Hills Blvd., Fort Scott.
SEKMHC moved into the building on Sept. 11 and shares the clinic facility with Ashley Clinic.
SEKMHC and Ashley Clinic joined to create a more accessible, efficient, and effective model of care for the citizens of Kansas, according to a previous press release. The focus: leading integrated, whole-person care and breaking down barriers for patients.
401 Woodland Hills Blvd. houses offices of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center.
About SEKMHC
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, established in 1961, is a not-for-profit organization that provides, advocates and coordinates quality mental health care, services, and programs, according to its website https://www.sekmhc.org/about/.
Yesterday, September 11, a mental health and medical care clinic opened in the former Mercy Hospital building.
“All services with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center will now be offered at 401 Woodland Hills Blvd.,” said Dawne Burchett, SEKMHC Manager of Prevention and Promotion. “We are very excited!”
The center will be serving from Suites B and C and hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contact: 620.223.5030.
Crisis services are available 24/7 at 1-866-973-2241.
The Ashley Clinic is providing clinic service in Suite A.
The Ashley Clinic has had two doctors seeing patients in Suite A since the summer.
Dr. Jason Robinson, a urologist, has been seeing patients in Fort Scott since 2016. Starting in August, he has seen patients on the first Wednesday and the second Friday of each month.
Dr. Yi Ying Law, a general surgeon, started seeing patients in July in Fort Scott in the afternoon on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
Contact information for them is: 620-431-2500
Partners in Health Care
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) and Ashley Clinic joined to create a more accessible, efficient, and effective model of care for the citizens of Kansas, according to a previous press release. The focus: leading integrated, whole-person care and breaking down barriers for patients.
One of the most challenging aspects of whole-person wellness is that individuals often see providers for their physical and mental health in different locations with different systems of care, according to a prior press release. With this partnership, there can be continuity of care where all providers can work as a team to help people achieve better health outcomes.
In the ever-changing healthcare environment, SEKMHC and Ashley Clinic are committed to providing resources to their employees and becoming a preferred employer in the community, according to the release.
Ashley Clinic
Ashley Clinic, founded by Dr. Samuel Ashley and his son Dr. George “Ed” Ashley in 1938, has a long-standing history of making quality healthcare accessible in Southeast Kansas. Services provided include e-visits, convenient care clinics, laboratory services, imaging services, immunizations, diabetes education, specialty clinics, sneak peek 3D/4D sonograms, and a pharmacy with locations in Chanute and Humboldt.
SEKMHC
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, established in 1961 as a non-profit organization, employs evidence-based practices and a whole-person approach to provide individualized treatment to clients for better overall health. They offer services and programs in the following counties: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Linn, Neosho, and Woodson. SEKMHC has offices in seven southeast Kansas communities: Iola, Chanute, Humboldt, Fort Scott, Pleasanton, Garnett, and Yates Center.
Core services include outpatient psychiatry, therapy, consultation, chemical abuse counseling, addiction counseling, case management, educational and skill-building groups, specialty training, physical healthcare coordination, and 24/7 crisis intervention services.
SEKMHC became a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in 2022. Find more information at sekmhc.org
There is clinic health care beginning once again out of the former Mercy Hospital building at 401 Woodland Hills.
Ascension Via Christi Emergency Room continues its needed services to the community in the south facing side of the building.
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Legacy Health Foundation announced an agreement to secure office space in the former Mercy building in May 2023. The building was acquired by Legacy Health from the Bourbon County Commission in October 2022.
The SEKMHC is working towards a move to the building, with work being done on the site.
“We do not have a move date confirmed yet for SEKMHC employees as work continues on the suites B and C,” Dawne Burchett, SEKMHC Manager of Prevention and Promotion, said. “(The)Ashley Clinic currently sees patients in suite A.”
Suite B and C are being made into offices for the SEKMHC.
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) and Ashley Clinic joined in a partnership in May 2023 at the former Mercy building.
Prior to this, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas leased the site for a clinic from 2019 until this year, when they moved to 2322 S. Main.
To view a prior press release on the new partnership:
The same services that are currently offered at the SEKMHC State Street location in Fort Scott will be offered at the new site, Burchett said.
SEKMHC is currently hiring in all its locations in this region, to see the list: (www.sekmhc.org/careers)
Urologist Dr. Jason Robinson is seeing patients from Suite A.
“Dr. Robinson has been seeing patients in Fort Scott since 2016,” Burchett said. “Starting in August, he will see patients on the first Wednesday and the second Friday of each month.”
J. Jason Robinson, MD is a urologist, according to Ashley Clinic’s website.
Undergraduate Education
University of Kansas – 1991
Medical Education
University of Kansas School of Medicine – 1995
Residency
Surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital, Truman Medical Center – 1997; Urology at University of Kansas Medical Center – 2000
Board Certification
American Board of Urology – 2002
Practice Locations
Chanute, Burlington, Fort Scott, Iola, Neodesha, Eureka
“Dr. Yi Ying Law (www.ashleyclinic.com/our-physicians) will start seeing patients this month in Fort Scott,” Burchett said. “She will be there in the afternoon on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Her contact information is the same, 620-431-2500.”
Yi Ying Law, MD is a general surgeon, according to the Ashley Clinic website.
Undergraduate Education
Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Medical Education
Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota – 2018
Reconnect with your partner during a romantic weekend at the award-winning Cedar Crest Lodge in Pleasanton, Ks.
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center offers couples therapy focused on reconnection and repair, along with education, skill building, and the neuroscience behind it all.
Also included in your romantic, nature-inspired retreat are meals made with locally-sourced food, use of the tranquil outdoor pool, hot tub, and sauna, and access to serene hiking trails and certified wildlife habitat.
