Category: News
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…
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, contact us for a free Speech Language Pathology Consultation: Is your child struggling in school? Does your child have difficulties following teacher directions? Is your child behind in reading, writing, spelling or other content subjects? Does your child struggle to More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to announce Amy Olnes will be joining the medical staff as a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) following her graduation from the University of Nebraska Medical Center this May. Olnes has been a registered nurse (RN) at the Health Center since 2013. As More…
As the nation heals from recent shootings, Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is making an extra effort to keep patients and staff safe. Security cameras, funded in part by a grant from the Wesley and Irene Mansfield Charitable Foundation, have been placed strategically throughout the building, parking lots and entrances. More…
On April 17,2018, Region 4 Behavioral Health System will be offering Mental Health First Aid training in Albion, Nebraska from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kvam Room at Boone County Health Center. This groundbreaking eight-hour training course gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with More…
Boone County Health Center (BCHC) Doctor Tami Dodds has received the “Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award” from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s national honor society Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). This prestigious award honors a volunteer faculty member who freely gives of their time, skill and experience to teach medical students. More…