Memorial Health System
ABILENE — Memorial Health System is proud to announce that Heartland Health Care Clinic has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Sunflower Foundation to support its ongoing efforts to integrate behavioral health care services into primary care.
Angie Johnson, Chief Nursing Officer, and Karysa Reyer, Clinic Operations Director, attended the Integrated Care Learning Network Launch Event on September 17 at the Sunflower Nonprofit Center in Topeka. The event brought together health care leaders from across Kansas to explore innovative models of integrated care that improve patient outcomes through collaboration between medical and behavioral health providers.
“This grant strengthens our ability to provide patient-centered care that addresses both physical and mental health needs,” Johnson said. “We are grateful to the Sunflower Foundation for recognizing the importance of behavioral health and supporting clinics like ours.”
Currently, Heartland Health Care Clinic offers a variety of behavioral health services, including medication management, individual therapy and group therapy through its partnership with Senior Life Solutions, an affiliate program of MHS. The clinic also provides referrals to trusted mental health professionals throughout Dickinson County and the surrounding region.
The work being led by Johnson and Reyer directly supports MHS’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), which identified mental health as the top community health priority. By expanding integrated care services, MHS is taking measurable steps toward addressing this need and ensuring greater access to behavioral health resources for patients and families in the region.
“The Sunflower Foundation’s support allows us to expand on what we’ve already started and create a more sustainable model of integrated care,” Reyer said. “This is about building a stronger health care system for our community, and collaborating with our community partners when we are able.”