Executive team sees changes at CCCH and Clinic

By Alan Carman
The Imperial Republican
    Chase County Community Hospital and Clinic is entering an exciting new chapter of leadership at both the hospital and clinic.
    April Toepfer has accepted the position as Chief Nursing Officer, (CNO), at the hospital and clinic. Toepfer joined the community in July 2025 when she accepted the Clinic Administrator job.
    Toepfer started her career as a CNA back in 1997. Since that time, she has held positions at other facilities as a Chief Nursing Officer and also as Interim CEO.
    Toepfer and her husband Brandon have an adult son, JD with wife Kacey and a grandson, Reid.
    Toepfer says she is still getting familiar with the staff at the hospital and clinic and the processes that the team is familiar with. She hopes to grow the collaboration across the whole organization, working on growing the continuum of care, to insure when a hospital patient has follow up visits at the clinic or specialty clinics, everything runs smoothly.
    Her goals are to build strong relationships with the team and build on the existing process that is in place. Toepfer also wants to be very transparent and grow good community outreach and involvement, to become everyone’s trusted healthcare team.
    Kayla Graham has been promoted to the new Clinic Administrator. Graham started on the nursing floor at CCCH as a nurse eight years ago, working for about four years before moving to Benkelman for a couple years.
    Graham came back to CCCH as the Clinic Manager about a year and a half ago. She is a registered nurse and is currently working on her Bachelor’s Degree.
    One of the changes that she has implemented at the clinic is accepting walk-ins. The clinic prefers that people have appointments and will still prioritize those people, but if something happens and you need to be seen at the clinic, they will work you in if you just stop by and walk in.
    Graham is getting comfortable being back in Imperial and is working to get people aware of the wellness programs that are available.
    One of her main goals is collaborating with the hospital and specialty clinics to strengthen the relationships between all three. She is also determined to build stronger relationships in the community to bring people in and support the facility.
    Kayla has three children that all attend Dundy County Schools. The oldest is son Noah, (13), and daughters Kendall, (7) and Harlee, (6).
    When not attending Noah’s sporting events, the family enjoys hanging out together, going to the park or camping. They all enjoy anything outdoors.
    Both ladies invite everyone in the community to check out the changes at the hospital and clinic and hope to gain everyone’s trust in making Chase County Community Hospital and Clinic their choice for healthcare in the area.