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BCHC State Surveyor Reports ‘Awesome & Fantastic’
By: Boone CountyBoone 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…
Molt Earns Bright Idea Award for Excellence in IV Placement
By: Boone CountyNobody 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…
Results Prove Boone County Health Center Top 10% in Nation
By: Boone CountyWhat does Nebraska Heart of Lincoln and Boone County Health Center have in common? Both earned an elite 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The star rating system looks at a variety of common conditions treated at hospitals, such as heart attacks and pneumonia, and More…
BCHC Asks for Insurance Card Every Time
By: Boone CountyWhen you go to the store, you have to present cash, check or credit card in exchange for goods or services. When you go to the doctor, there’s a different type of requirement – your insurance card. In the past, Boone County Health Center patients have not been consistently asked More…
Boone County Health Center Earns ACR Accreditation in 3D Mammography
By: Boone CountyPatients can rest assured they are getting top-quality breast exam images with 3D mammography at Boone County Health Center, as the hospital has achieved the gold standard of accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). “Thanks to public support and donations, we are happy to offer such excellent image More…
New Doctor Coming to Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center is excited to announce they have signed a new doctor to begin in July 2022. Patients may recognize the familiar face of Dr. Hudson McGinnis, who did a rotation at Boone County Health Center as a resident physician last summer. During that time, patients and staff More…
New Counselor at Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center is pleased to add yet another mental health provider, Counselor Merridie Kaup, PLMHP to the staff. Kaup will serve patients of all ages Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Wednesdays, she will take appointments an hour later until 6 p.m., and Friday appointments More…
Staff Safety Earns Award at Health Center
By: Boone CountyAt the Nebraska Hospital Association’s (NHA’s) 92nd Annual Convention hosted earlier this month in La Vista, Boone County Health Center was awarded the Silver Safety Award for staff safety. Boone County Health Center was the only hospital in the state to receive such an honor. “Our employees really More…
Boone County Health Center Recognized with 2019 Performance Leadership Award in Quality and Patient Perspective
By: Boone CountyAs part of National Rural Health Day, Boone County Health Center announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Quality and Patient Perspective. Based on the results of the Hospital Strength More…
Dr. Travis to Present at Free Luncheon
By: Boone CountyThe week of the Boone County Big Give, Boone County Health Center will host a free soup and sandwich luncheon during which Dr. Joel Travis and nurse Katie Laska will explain more about the health center’s 2019-2020 Priority Project “Closer to Home.” This project will raise money to purchase a More…