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New Anesthetist Joins Health Center
By: Aprill MurphyAugust 25, 2021: Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to have Owen Neesen, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) join the Anesthesia team. Neesen will be working in the operating and emergency rooms as well as assisting with births and variety of pain management procedures. Neesen grew up in David More…
BCHC Offers EMDR Therapy
By: Aprill MurphyDecember 13, 2021: Boone County Health Center Mental Health Therapist, Teal Anderson, PLMHP now offers EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements, to allow the brain’s network to reprocess distressing experiences and heal. EMDR therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method More…
Mental Health Resources to Area 5-8 Grade Students
By: Aprill MurphyNovember 10, 2021: Boone County Health Center (BCHC) recently distributed mental health resources through the schools for students, parents and teachers in Boone and Nance counties. BCHC received the Community Impact grant from Columbus Area United Way (CAUW) Endowment to implement a program that educates individuals of mental health concerns, More…
Health Center Receives Champion Designation
By: Aprill MurphyNovember 3, 2021: Boone County Health Center (BCHC) in Albion was recently recognized as an Abusive Head Trauma / Shaken Baby Prevention Education Champion. To become an AHT/SBS Prevention Hospital Champion, the hospital signs a pledge, creates or updates an AHT/SBS policy, provides yearly education to hospital personnel, educates parents More…
Health Center Celebrates 10,000 Foot Clinic visit
By: Aprill MurphyBoone County Health Center is celebrating their 10,000th foot clinic visit this week! Gayla Oakley, RN, FAACVPR, the Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, had a vision for this life-changing service and it became a reality with the addition of the Rudman Rehabilitation Center over 13 years ago. Now it has grown More…
Doctor Joins Foundation Board
By: Boone CountyChiropractor Dr. Hailey Eckstein will join the Boone County Health Center’s Foundation Board of Directors representing the St. Edward area. “We are fortunate to have Dr. Eckstein on our board. Any time we have a doctor join, it’s very exciting. They bring that extra input and insight as we choose More…
Exercise Program that Fights Parkinson’s Now Available
By: Boone CountyDelay the Disease, the #1 exercise program that fights the symptoms of Parkinson’s, is now available at Boone County Health Center. Delay the Disease uses Parkinson’s-specific exercises to retrain the mind and body to help take back control of body movements. This improves patients’ balance, handwriting, speech volume, and the More…
Schuele to Represent Cedar Rapids Area on Boone County Health Center Foundation Board
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center is pleased to welcome past-employee and local pillar Bev Schuele to the Boone County Health Center Foundation Board of Trustees to fill an empty seat on the board. “Bev’s vast experience on other non-profit boards, her eight years as a Family Court Mediator, and having served More…
Nikki Heidemann Wins Health Center Slogan Contest
By: Boone CountyThanks to Nikki Heidemann’s creativity, “BYOB-Bring Your Own Bottles” is the catchy, new slogan for the medication reconciliation project at Boone County Health Center this year. This project is aimed at helping patients remember to bring all their medication bottles, including supplements and vitamins, to every visit. “It’s vital to More…
Boone County Health Center Named Top 100 in the Nation
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center today announced it is a 2021 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. This honor is given by The Chartis Center for Rural Health based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®. “Boone County Health Center is honored with several awards for excellence each year, however, this More…