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Babcock/Buckles Advanced Nursing Scholarship Awarded
By: Boone CountyMacayla Pribnow, RN is the recipient of this year’s Babcock/Buckles Advanced Nursing Scholarship. Pribnow is the Assistant Director of Nursing at Good Samaritan Society in Albion. She is pursuing a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from Grand View University. “Nursing is a profession that is constantly changing, as a More…
Sharp only Nebraska CEO Graduate of NRHA Summit
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tanya Sharp recently earned an elite national certification as a graduate of the National Rural Health Association’s CEO Summit. Sharp was the only Nebraskan and one of just 24 across the nation to attain such an honor. Selected from a More…
Endocrinology Clinic Now Offered at BCHC
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center is extending specialty clinic services with a new Endocrinology Specialty Clinic starting October 27th. This clinic will offer diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the glands and organs that make hormones which may include adrenal disorders, diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid and parathyroid cancers and disorders, and pituitary More…
TestNebraska Continues at Boone County Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center will continue to serve as a TestNebraska site through the month of October on Thursday mornings from 9-11 AM. The drive-by testing will be done in the north administrative parking lot at Boone County Health Center. Testing is free and open to everyone. To complete the More…
McKown Earns Doctorate
By: Boone CountyErin McKown recently earned her Doctorate of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (DScPAS) from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This new degree is the highest level of education a Physician Assistant may obtain. McKown, DScPAS is one of the first in the nation to earn this new degree, More…
COVID-19 Updates from Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center has been preparing for COVID-19 for several months with solid plans in place to keep you, our patients, safe as you continue to seek care at our facilities. As we see an increase of COVID positive cases in Boone County, including Boone County Health Center staff, More…
Petsche Joins Foundation Board
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center Foundation is pleased to announce Tori Petsche as their newest Board member. “I’ve had a strong connection with Boone County Health Center my entire life,” said Petsche whose mother Deb Kyncl is a long-time employee at Boone County Health Center. Petsche’s sister and sister-in-law as well More…
COVID-19 Tests Now Run Locally at Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center is now able to test for COVID-19 in Albion without needing to send the test away to another site. This is well-timed progress as the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) recently informed Boone County Health Center they will no longer be accepting COVID-19 lab tests More…
And That’s a Wrap for Boone County Health Center’s Latest Priority Project
By: Boone CountyThanks to the generosity of donors, Boone County Health Center is pleased to announce a wrap-up of their 2019-2020 Priority Project “Closer to Home.” With the conclusion of this project, Boone County Health Center purchased four transcutaneous bilirubin (TCB) readers which are being used at outlying clinics to test newborn More…