Category: Awards
Boone County Health Center today announced it is a 2021 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. This honor is given by The Chartis Center for Rural Health based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®. “Boone County Health Center is honored with several awards for excellence each year, however, this More…
Boone County Health Center was one of just ten hospitals in the state to be named for providing an excellent patient experience, achieving the highest 5-star rating from Becker’s Hospital Review. These ratings are based on the publically available Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. HCAHPS More…
The Nebraska Hospital Association and its subsidiary company NHA Services, in partnership with LMC Insurance and Risk Management recognized several Nebraska hospitals with a 2020 Hospital Safety Award. Hospitals were selected based upon the following criteria related to staff safety: A 12-month loss ratio of 0%; An experience modification factor More…
Macayla Pribnow, RN is the recipient of this year’s Babcock/Buckles Advanced Nursing Scholarship. Pribnow is the Assistant Director of Nursing at Good Samaritan Society in Albion. She is pursuing a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from Grand View University. “Nursing is a profession that is constantly changing, as a More…
Boone County Health Center President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tanya Sharp recently earned an elite national certification as a graduate of the National Rural Health Association’s CEO Summit. Sharp was the only Nebraskan and one of just 24 across the nation to attain such an honor. Selected from a More…
Erin McKown recently earned her Doctorate of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (DScPAS) from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This new degree is the highest level of education a Physician Assistant may obtain. McKown, DScPAS is one of the first in the nation to earn this new degree, More…
Boone County Health Center is pleased to announce Amanda Gulbrandson received this year’s Caring Kind award. Each year Boone County Health Center recognizes one staff member who has gone above and beyond to be caring and kind to fellow staff and patients. To receive this award, a staff member must More…
Boone County Health Center in Albion, NE today announced it has been named a 2020 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This annual award honoring rural hospital performance is determined by the results of iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®, which is celebrating its More…
Boone County Health Center had a couple extra visitors last week. Two state surveyors showed up unannounced Monday to do a state survey. The surveyors stayed for most of the week, looking through Boone County Health Center’s operations and meeting with multiple staff members, patients, and even a few visitors. More…
Nobody likes getting an IV placed, and it’s even worse if the IV fails during a hospital stay, or in the middle of treatment, and must be replaced. Patients at Boone County Health Center are at a bit of an advantage on this front. Nationally, six out of every ten More…