SEKMHC - Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center | Hospitals/Clinics
Mental Health Clinic • Fort Scott, KS
Clinic Type
Mental Health Clinic
Address
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Phone
(620) 223-5030
information@fortscott.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
24/7 crisis intervention services
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Birdeye: 3.7/5 stars (6 reviews (Birdeye))
- Recovered.org: 4.2/5 (Trustscore) (Not explicitly stated)
- Indeed (Employee reviews): 4.3/5 (14 reviews)
Patients praise
- Some patients have described staff as friendly, personable, and knowledgeable
- Professional ratings for employee work environments have been relatively positive
Common complaints
- Concerns regarding high executive compensation and salaries
- Public and official complaints leading to board reshuffling by county commissions
- Financial instability, including layoffs and reports of overpayments
- Patient dissatisfaction regarding accessibility of in-person care vs. remote appointments
- Turmoil surrounding organizational management and governance
"I had to wait for over an hour to be seen in a cold waiting room. When I was led back, the doctor was only there on a video link. So why was I, who am disabled, post surgery and unable to drive not allowed to zoom with her from my home or talk with her over the phone?"
— Birdeye Review"They are friendly, personable, kind, knowledgeable and accommodating."
— SEKMHC Website TestimonySynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Home - Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center — Mar 8, 2023
- Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center Takes Steps to Preserve Local Behavioral Health Services - Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center — Apr 2, 2026
- SEK Mental Health Center and Neosho Memorial Launch Joint Discussions to Preserve Local Care - Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center — Feb 4, 2026
- SEKMHC announces layoffs, ‘separation’ from Ashley Clinic and Yates Center Dental - The Iola Register — Apr 3, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
More mental health clinic clinics in Fort Scott
Summary: Fort Scott is one of the locations served by the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK). CHC/SEK is a nonprofit, federally qualified patient-centered health center founded in 1997 and headquartered in Pittsburg, KS. It provides comprehensive, low-cost healthcare across 18 locations in Kansas and Oklahoma, including services such as primary care, behavioral health, addiction treatment, dental care, imaging, and laboratory work. CHC/SEK employs hundreds of professionals and serves more than 50,000 patients annually, with a mission to offer quality care regardless of the ability to pay. For Fort Scott specifically, CHC/SEK operates within its broader network of clinics aimed at accessible, community-focused health services. If you’re seeking contact or appointment information for a Fort Scott location, you can reach CHC/SEK at their main numbers or visit chcsek.org for details.
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) is a nonprofit behavioral health provider founded in 1961 and based in Iola, Kansas. It operates 9 offices across 6 southeast Kansas counties (Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Linn, Neosho, Woodson) with services including psychiatric treatment, outpatient psychotherapy, crisis intervention, case management, prevention/education, group therapy, court-referred services, chemical abuse and gambling addiction counseling, respite care, parent support, and teen group therapy. The Fort Scott area is one of its locations, with listed addresses in the Fort Scott vicinity (212 State Street and 204 S Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701). Main contact: 1-866-973-2241.
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