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Strengthening its pledge to offer high-quality, health care close to home, Boone County Health Center (BCHC) primary care providers (PCPs) and obstetrics (OB) team recently completed OB simulation training for postpartum hemorrhage events, or too much blood loss after childbirth. Across the nation, blood loss is the second leading cause More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has seen a high number of patients with a sickness called hand, foot and mouth disease lately. This sickness is caused by a virus spread from person to person through bodily fluids such as spit, pee, stool and throw up. It often causes a fever, More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tanya Sharp has been named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list “Rising Stars: 90 Healthcare Leaders Under 40.” After two years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sharp rose to CEO at BCHC in July of 2017. In just over a More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has been recognized by the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) for their work to improve quality of care for patients as part of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) initiative in the U.S. Throughout the U.S., the goal of HIIN is to see a 20 percent More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to announce that Faith Regional Physician Services Doctors Rojina Pant and Maryanne Hartzell will provide services at the BCHC Cardiology Clinic in Albion. Both cardiologists specialize in performing ECHOs, stress tests and EKGs to prevent, diagnose and mange heart disease. “There are advantages More…
As a new “pod system” starts at the Boone County Health Center’s (BCHC) clinic in Albion, Denise Cook, a nurse at BCHC since 1987, has taken on a new role as nurse navigator. “Our patients know and love Denise,” said Clinic Nurse Supervisor Lacy Bottorf. “Her new role as nurse More…
When patients call Boone County Health Center’s (BCHC’s) clinic in Albion, now they’ll get a real person rather than a phone prompt. “We’ve had a lot of feedback from the public that they didn’t like the prompts, so that’s why we’re changing how we do things,” said Clinic Nurse Supervisor More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) along with Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward, Genoa Medical Facilities and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) units from Genoa, St. Edward and Cedar Rapids held a full-scale disaster preparedness drill on Tuesday, June 26th. “The purpose of this drill was to test local medical response More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) along with Heartland Radiology now offer full service vein treatment in Albion for spider veins and varicose veins. Spider veins are tiny purple, blue or red veins any place on the leg. Varicose veins are twisted, swollen veins that are sometimes raised up and often More…
Medicare patients should watch their mail for new Medicare cards coming soon. Social Security Numbers (SSNs) will not be on the new cards. Instead, each Medicare patient has been given a new Medicare number that is unique to them. This number will be on the card. “Medicare will automatically send More…