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ALBION, Nebraska (November 14, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) recently received $20,000 in grant funding from the CL Werner Foundation toward the new ambulance garage. BCHC is raising funds to build a 50 ft x 60 ft steel building to house the Boone County ambulance. A portion of More…
ALBION, Nebraska (November 14, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will implement a new phone answering system beginning December 1. Patients will be presented with a short directory when calling the hospital or emergency room at 402-395-2191 or the Boone County Medical Clinic at 402-395-5013. As always, in the More…
Children Ages 0-5 get book per month, at no cost to families ALBION, Nebraska (October 12, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) Foundation announces the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) launch. Each month, the Imagination Library will provide an age-appropriate book for each registered child in the Health Center’s More…
by Lynette Kramer, MD September is Healthy Aging(R) Month. A time to focus on your health and take precautions to help face the challenges that come with aging. You may be asking yourself what exactly is “healthy aging”? Simply stated, it is making lifestyle improvements to keep yourself physically and More…
ALBION, Nebraska (September 2, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) welcomes Dr. Lauren Jazwick, Otolaryngologist, as our specialty clinic’s new Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) doctor. Dr. Jazwick comes from Columbus Community Hospital and will replace our current ENT, Dr. Nila Novotny as she retires. Dr. Jazwick received her More…
ALBION, Nebraska (August 29, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) in Albion recently purchased the Hana® Orthopedic Surgery Table –a state-of-the-art specialized surgical table designed for hip arthroplasty and arthroscopy. This table allows for an anterior approach to hip surgery replacement. This technique minimizes the pain and time from surgery More…
ALBION, Nebraska (August 3, 2022) –For the second time in three years, Boone County Health Center, Albion, has received an elite five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). BCHC was one of only seven Nebraska hospitals to receive this honor. In addition, BCHC was notified it More…
ALBION, Nebraska (July 27, 2022) – Keith and the late Mary Bittner family are making good on the challenge commitments for the new Boone County ambulance garage. Accepting the second $50,000 check from Keith Bittner are hospital employees Geoff McGill, Dr. Tony Kusek, Sarah Grape and Tanya Sharp. Little did More…
ALBION, Nebraska (May 18, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to announce Orthopedic Surgeon Jordan Ochs, M.D., has joined their Specialty Clinic. He works with a team of highly-skilled orthopedic specialists at Faith Regional Physician Services Orthopedics in Norfolk, NE. As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Ochs specializes More…
ALBION, Nebraska (May 25, 2022) – Long-time Albion resident, Sarah Grape, is the new director of the Boone County Health Center Foundation. Grape comes from a large family and values her upbringing. She understands rural living as she was born in Iowa and moved to Albion in the third grade. More…