Thayer County Health Services is a county-owned health system based in Hebron, Nebraska. TCHS operates a 17-bed Critical Access Hospital with a Level IV Trauma Center, the Hebron Rural Health Clinic, and a range of outpatient, specialty, and wellness services on one campus. The system serves patients within a 50-mile radius, from more than 288 communities across Nebraska and Kansas.
The community has supported the hospital since local residents raised the funds to open it in 1948. That support has continued through several expansions, most recently a $14.8 million renovation and wellness project completed in 2018. Patients rate TCHS highly, with a 5-star HCAHPS patient survey rating.
TCHS states its mission as improving the lives of those it serves by providing exceptional, patient-centered health care.
Type: County-owned Critical Access Hospital
Licensed Beds: 17
Trauma Designation: Level IV
Emergency Department: Open 24/7/365
Employees: 115
EHR: Oracle Cerner
Patient Survey Rating: 5-star HCAHPS
Management Partner: CHI Health St. Elizabeth, Lincoln
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Licensed beds | 17 |
| Annual discharges | 149 |
| Average length of stay | 1.71 days |
| ER visits | About 120 per month |
| Case mix index | 1.10 |
| Facility size | 58,922 square feet |
| Leader | Role | Background |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Rokusek | President and Chief Executive Officer | Leading TCHS since December 2021; more than 30 years in healthcare management |
| Amanda Vandervoort | Chief Operations Officer | At TCHS since August 2021; registered nurse with a Master of Healthcare Administration |
| Jamie Miller | Chief Nursing Officer | CNO since 2015; joined TCHS in 2007 as an RN |
| Bryan Hubl, MD | Chief Medical Officer | Practicing physician on the TCHS medical staff |
| Payor | Share of Net Patient Revenue |
|---|---|
| Medicare | 27.6% |
| Medicaid | 14.6% |
| Private, self-pay, and other | 57.8% |
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Hospital opens in Hebron after residents raise the funds to convert a former college building |
| 1968 | New hospital building opens |
| 1978 | Hebron Clinic added |
| 1988 | Management services agreement begins with St. Elizabeth Community Health Center in Lincoln, now part of CHI Health |
| 1999 | Expansion adds a clinic attached to the hospital; TCHS designated a Critical Access Hospital |
| 2007 | 25,000-square-foot expansion adds new radiology and laboratory departments and six patient rooms |
| 2008 | Surgery Center opens |
| 2018 | $14.8 million renovation completed, including the 17,000-square-foot Korff Fitness and Wellness Center and a new specialty clinic |