The Coffey County Health Department is committed to providing quality public health services in Coffey County, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Personal health services are integrated into prevention activities with the goal of improving the health status of Coffey County residents as a whole.

Families in east-central Kansas have trusted Coffey Health System for generations. The centerpiece of this county-based system is Coffey County Hospital, a 36-bed acute care facility founded in 1954 in Burlington. The hospital is among 2017’s "Top 100 SafeCare Hospitals" for excellence in quality, patient safety, and efficiency. It ranks third in the nation among small hospitals.

Eleven staff physicians and sixteen outpatient specialty physicians offer unparalleled care in state-of-the-art facilities.

Coffey Health System also includes CHS Rehabilitation and Wellness Services, a home health agency, countywide emergency medical services, five medical clinics, and two residential care facilities (The Meadows is in Burlington and Sunset Manor is in Waverly).