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Grape Lead for Health Center Foundation
By: Aprill MurphyALBION, 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…
Baum is Health Center’s Caring Kind Employee of Year
By: Aprill MurphyALBION, Nebraska (May 11, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to announce Bonnie Baum as their 2022 Caring Kind award recipient. Recipients of this prestigious award have gone above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate compassion for patients, cooperation with co-workers, and dedication to excellence More…
Only Hospital in NE with Top Distinction
By: Aprill Murphy(May 5, 2022) Boone County Health Center in Albion, NE was recently named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for overall performance in the country and the only CAH in Nebraska. The top 20 CAHs, including Boone County Health Center scored best among CAHs as determined by More…
New ACO-Annual Wellness Encouraged
By: Aprill MurphyALBION, Nebraska (May 11, 2022) – Boone County Health Center (BCHC) recently joined Bryan Health Connect Accountable Care Organization (ACO). An ACO is a network of health care organizations that share financial and medical responsibility for patients, especially for Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients. ACOs collectively work together to ensure More…
Bittner’s Create Challenge Donation
By: Aprill MurphyALBION, Nebraska (April 14, 2022) -Keith and Mary Bittner have farmed south of Albion for the 45 years they have been married. Growing corn and soybeans and feeding hogs in the earlier years, the Bittners decided they wanted more challenges in life. With Keith’s encouragement, Mary decided to go into More…
New Mental Health Practitioner at BCHC
By: Aprill MurphyAugust 9, 2021: Boone County Health Center hires Teal Anderson, Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP) to join the mental health team. Anderson received her Bachelor of Human Services Counseling degree from Wayne State College and then went on to receive her Masters of Clinical Counseling at Bellevue University. Anderson’s More…
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…