Internal Medicine
Comprehensive, patient-focused care for adults.
Location
Hays Medical Center
2214 Canterbury Drive, Suite 202
Park in parking lot B and use entrance B
Personalized Care for Adults of All Ages
Like all HaysMed physicians and providers, our internal medicine specialists (also known as internists) are dedicated to supporting your health at every stage of life. Internists specialize in providing personalized care for adults, focusing on each person’s unique health goals. We offer a wide variety of internal medicine services to meet your needs.
In addition to care and treatment, we offer an exceptional diabetes education program called Diabetes Solutions, which is accredited by the American Diabetes Association. And, we take pride in being your go-to source for in-depth patient resources and information to help you manage your conditions to achieve and maintain better health.
Need to request your medical records? We’re happy to help with that. Click here for helpful information and helpful instructions.
For appointments and assistance, call 785-623-2312.
Chronic Care Management
HaysMed offers ChartSpan, a care management program designed to offer exceptional support for eligible Medicare patients. Developed in partnership with the Centers of Medicare/Medicaid, ChartSpan provides round-the-clock access to a team of medical professionals, ensuring our eligible patients receive the necessary support to maintain their health and avoid unnecessary emergency room visits.
Learn more about the ChartSpan program. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact your provider.
Our Services
Our team provides a comprehensive array of internal medicine services, including:
- Diagnosis and management of chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and thyroid disease
- Women’s health exams including pap smears
- Men’s health exams including prostate checks
- Treatment of skin disorders including mole, wart and skin lesion removal
- Evaluation and ongoing care for osteoporosis
- Nursing home care
- Treadmill stress tests
- Joint injections
- EKG
- Toenail removal
- Diabetes education
For appointments and assistance, please call 785-623-2312.
Diabetes Solutions
Diabetes can lead to many adverse health conditions and even death, so it’s important to manage the condition properly. Together, our internal medicine physicians and providers deliver comprehensive diabetes self-management education as part of our commitment to a healthier community, and a healthier you.
We believe that education is the key to empowering you to better manage the disease. Our Diabetes Solutions program is accredited by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a testament to its evidence-based strengths and effectiveness. It takes the support of a diabetes team (primary provider, diabetes educator, dietitian, exercise physiologist, behavioral health advisor, care partner, etc.) to achieve optimal control of diabetes.
Program Goals
Our Diabetes Solutions program aims to:
- Help participants become active in their own care and diabetes management
- Provide avenues for patients to be successful in achieving self-management goals
- Ensure our program focuses on the national standards of care according to the ADA and the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
- Provide interactive learning and up-to-date information on diabetes self-management
- Provide education to caregivers so they feel comfortable being a part of the patient’s support team. Caregivers are encouraged to join patients at no additional cost.
Educational Classes
Diabetes Solutions is a comprehensive diabetes education program that consists of two educational sessions. Each session is five hours and will run from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm (lunch is included). It is not required that you do the consecutive classes in the same month. Click here to visit our events section.
Our Diabetes Solutions classes cover the following topics:
- What is Diabetes?
- Healthy Eating
- Being Active (Exercise)
- Monitoring Your Blood Sugars
- Diabetes Medications
- Problem Solving (What to do when your glucose is high or low, sick days, etc.)
- Reducing Risks (Complications)
- Healthy Coping
Consultations
Our Diabetes Solutions program also includes these important learning opportunities:
- Private consultation with a certified diabetes educator for diabetes education, insulin starts, medication adjustments, pump starts, etc.
- One-on-one consultation with a dietitian for medical nutrition therapy
- Gestational diabetes consultation (for diabetes that occurs during pregnancy)
If you are interested in a Diabetes Solutions class and/or consult, ask your primary provider to fill out the referral form, sign it and fax it back to us. Our staff will then contact you for next steps.
About Gestational Diabetes
Are you pregnant and recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes? Or perhaps you were already diagnosed with diabetes and are trying to conceive or recently found out you are pregnant? You probably have a list of questions either way. We can help!
We feel very strongly that the more knowledge you obtain about diabetes, the more involved you will become in your diabetes management. This, in turn, will help you gain better control. We offer individual consultation with one of our experts, who will educate you about gestational diabetes and formulate a treatment plan specific to your needs. You will also meet one-on-one with a registered dietitian to receive information about dietary recommendations. The following topics will be discussed:
- What is gestational diabetes?
- Goals of medical nutrition therapy for gestational diabetes
- Dietary guidelines for gestational diabetes
- Pathophysiology of gestational diabetes
- Maternal/fetal effects
- Signs, symptoms, testing, and treatment
- Labor, delivery, and postpartum
- Glucose monitoring
- Insulin administration
- Exercise
Getting in for a visit is easy: Ask your OB/GYN or primary provider to fill out the referral form, sign it, and fax it back to us. Our staff will contact you. Education is offered by individual consult only with a referral.
To contact us, call 785-623-2312. To speak with a dietitian, call 785-623-5176.
Blood Sugar Log Insulin (Download Excel file)
Blood Sugar Log Pills (Download Excel file)
Patient Resources
At HaysMed Internal Medicine, we are here to provide helpful online resources across a variety of common health issues and concerns.You may find additional helpful information in our Health Library, and as always, you can contact your HaysMed internal medicine provider for guidance, assistance and care.
General Education
American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Information
American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Advice
Smoking Cessation Tips (Quitting Smoking)
Medline Plus Interactive Education and Slide Shows
Societies and Organizations
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Patient and Family Support
Caring Bridge – A place to heal, celebrate and share.
CaringBridge® is a nonprofit organization offering free personalized websites to those wishing to stay in touch with family and friends during significant life events. Our mission is to bring together a global community of care powered by the love of family and friends in an easy, accessible and private way.
CaringBridge authors quickly and easily create personalized websites that display journal entries and photographs. Well-wishers visit the site to read updates and leave messages in the Guestbook.
Medical Records Release
We are happy to provide a copy of your medical record for follow-up care, insurance purposes or your own use. For Continuing Care, there is no charge if the records are sent directly to another care provider. Please enter the care provider’s name and address on the authorization form in Section 3.
If your medical records are for personal use, a cost is assessed at 25 cents per page.
To request a copy of your medical records, mail or bring a completed Authorization Form to:
Health Information Management Department
HaysMed
2220 Canterbury, Suite 202
Hays, Kansas 67601
Fax: 785-623-5826
Assistance with medical records is available Monday through Friday, from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. To reach us about medical records by phone, call 785-623-5827.
Our Location
The HaysMed Medical Specialists clinic is located at:
2214 Canterbury Drive, Suite 202
Hays, KS 67601
For more information or to make an appointment, call 785-623-2312.
Accredited Education
The internal medicine experts at HaysMed are committed to patient care excellence. From the patient experience we deliver to the educational programs we provide, see what we mean when we say we’ve always specialized in you.
