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New Weight Management Program Offered at BCHC

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (March 15, 2023) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) now offers Live Well, a weight management program. The program encourages building healthy habits to support a healthier you. It encompasses several healthy living areas, such as weight management, fitness, and food choices. The class costs just $25 and More…

Health Center Hosts 1st Annual April Fools’ Day Run

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (March 6, 2023) The Boone County Health Center Foundation is set to host their first annual April Fools’ Day Fun Run on April 1 at 10 am with registration opening at 9 am. There will be a 5K and a kids 1-mile walk/run. The run will start at More…

Top 100 CAH

By: Aprill Murphy

February 16, 2023 – Today Boone County Health Center in Albion, NE, has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital More…

Brugger-New Mental Health Practitioner

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (February 15, 2023) – Boone County Health Center is pleased to add Emi Brugger to its roster. Brugger is a Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP) and is now accepting patients. Brugger grew up in Palmer, Nebraska, and now lives west of Albion in Akron. She graduated from More…

Hospital East Doors Temporary Closed/Relocated

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (February 15, 2023) –Beginning February 15, Boone County Health Center‘s main entrance on the east side of the facility will be closed due to renovation. The temporary Emergency Room (ER) entrance will still be on the east side (just to the left of the closed hospital entrance) relocated next More…

Fowlkes, New Foundation Board Member

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (February 8, 2023) – Boone County Health Center’s Board of Directors recently approved Sheila Fowlkes to the Foundation Board. Sheila represents the Newman Grove area and has been a lifelong resident of Newman Grove, where she and her husband, Dan, raised their two sons. She is a familiar More…

Gala Tickets Now on Sale for Trivia Night

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (February 6, 2023) The Boone County Health Center Foundation is set to host their biennial fundraising gala on Saturday, March 4th, in the Boone County Event Center at the fairgrounds. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for cocktail hour, with the event beginning at 7 pm. The evening More…

Stuhlmiller to Join Medical Staff

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (January 27, 2023) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is excited to announce that Physician Assistant Shannon Stuhlmiller will join their medical team on March 1, 2023. Shannon grew up in Albion and understood the impact a family practice medical provider can make inside and outside the clinic More…

BCHC Receives Women’s Choice Award

By: Aprill Murphy

The Women’s Choice Award has released its hospital rankings for 2023, spotlighting thousands of hospitals nationwide for exceptional women’s healthcare. Women make 90 percent of the healthcare decisions for their families, according to the ranking’s website. Additionally, women are more likely to feel dismissed by their healthcare provider than men. Thus, the awards seek to More…

BCHC Donated AED’s

By: Aprill Murphy

ALBION, Nebraska (January 25, 2023) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) recently donated two automated external defibrillators (AED)s. One donated to the Albion Sports Complex and one to Warner Hall in Petersburg. AEDs are portable medical devices that automatically analyze and detect cardiac arrhythmias of sudden cardiac arrest patients through More…