About Our Community Hospitals
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital and Sabetha Community Hospital play a vital role in the health and wellness of patients in and around Nemaha County. We are dedicated to the whole patient, whether it involves scheduling an appointment for you or a member of your family or assisting with a referral to a specialist. We are committed to serving you!
Sabetha Community Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital providing acute care including obstetrics, skilled care, home health, swing bed and hospice, and a broad range of outpatient services. The local medical staff consists of five Family Practice Physicians, one Physician Assistant, and two Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
SCH is a Level IV Trauma Center, and the hospital and medical staff maintain working relationships with the closest tertiary care centers so transfers of complicated cases are handled smoothly. SCH provides round-the-clock acute care for all your medical needs and is dedicated to serving our community.
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital is a not-for-profit, 14-bed Critical Access Hospital providing adult and pediatric hospital-based healthcare services, inpatient and outpatient surgery, 24-hour emergency room services, diagnostic laboratory services and radiology services including in-house diagnostic CT, sonography, bone densitometry and 3D mammography, plus mobile (soon to be in-house) MRI. NVCH is also proud to be a Level IV Trauma Center.
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​NVCH offers many other diagnostic and treatment services and operates a large outpatient clinic that provides a variety of specialties from providers based in Topeka; Manhattan; St. Joseph, Mo.; and Lincoln, Neb. Our medical staff includes five Family Practice Physicians, three Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and three Physician Assistants.
Sabetha Community Hospital
Dr. James Longabaugh
CEO
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
Kiley Floyd
CEO
Support Nemaha County health care by voting to continue the 0.5% sales tax
Voting yes to continue the sales tax will help Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (NVCH) and Sabetha Community Hospital (SCH) keep care local. County residents currently have access to a full range of clinic, hospital and rehabilitation services as well as visiting specialists who come to Nemaha County.
This means that patients don’t have to travel outside the county or all the way to Manhattan or Topeka for diagnostic services such as cardiac stress tests, cancer screenings, or sleep studies; for physical, occupational or speech therapy; or to deliver a baby. Patients who need rehabilitative care in the hospital can stay close to family and friends, and they are cared for by local providers and staff.
“Rural hospitals are active in their communities, and their staffs take great pride in caring for their neighbors. Aside from the money and time saved by not having to travel, patients also receive personal, individualized care at our hospitals,” Floyd said.
Dr. Longabaugh added that rural hospital staffs understand their patients.
“We truly try to understand the needs of our patients and work with our communities to provide new services as needs evolve,” Longabaugh said.
Dr. Longabaugh noted that SCH and NVCH collaborate to ensure that they refer patients to each other and avoid duplicating services when possible.
“Our goal is always to provide the broadest array of services as efficiently as possible, so sometimes that means one hospital will offer a certain specialty clinic and the other will refer patients there,” Longabaugh said. “We don’t hesitate to refer patients to each other when appropriate.”
Contact Us
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
1600 Community Dr.
Seneca KS 66538
Courtney Schmelzle: 785-336-0426
Sabetha Community Hospital
14th and Oregon St.
P.O. Box 229
Sabetha KS 66534
Jennifer Ploeger: 785-284-1585