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Help is Just a TV Screen Away
By: Boone CountyMental health is a critical part of overall wellness, and the need for mental health care has grown tremendously in the last several years. Sadly, experts such as psychiatrists and psychologists who offer this care are in short supply, especially in rural areas. Advances in technology have supplied a unique More…
Suicide Prevention: Remembering There is Help and There is Hope
By: Boone CountyEach year more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death among adults in the U.S. and the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-24. “Suicidal thoughts or behaviors are a health emergency,” More…
High-Tech Simulation Training to Improve Maternal Care
By: Boone CountyStrengthening its pledge to offer high-quality, health care close to home, Boone County Health Center (BCHC) primary care providers (PCPs) and obstetrics (OB) team recently completed OB simulation training for postpartum hemorrhage events, or too much blood loss after childbirth. Across the nation, blood loss is the second leading cause More…
Know the Skin You’re In
By: Boone CountyYou know the importance of monthly breast exams, but did you know it’s important to check your skin for cancer on a regular basis too? Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. One in five Americans will have skin cancer at some point in their life. More…
High Number of Hand, Foot and Mouth
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) has seen a high number of patients with a sickness called hand, foot and mouth disease lately. This sickness is caused by a virus spread from person to person through bodily fluids such as spit, pee, stool and throw up. It often causes a fever, More…
CEO Tanya Sharp Named Rising Star Under 40
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tanya Sharp has been named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list “Rising Stars: 90 Healthcare Leaders Under 40.” After two years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sharp rose to CEO at BCHC in July of 2017. In just over a More…
Health Center Recognized by Nebraska Hospital Association
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) has been recognized by the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) for their work to improve quality of care for patients as part of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) initiative in the U.S. Throughout the U.S., the goal of HIIN is to see a 20 percent More…
More Cardiology Clinics to Be Offered at Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to announce that Faith Regional Physician Services Doctors Rojina Pant and Maryanne Hartzell will provide services at the BCHC Cardiology Clinic in Albion. Both cardiologists specialize in performing ECHOs, stress tests and EKGs to prevent, diagnose and mange heart disease. “There are advantages More…
Denise Cook is Now a Nurse Navigator
By: Boone CountyAs a new “pod system” starts at the Boone County Health Center’s (BCHC) clinic in Albion, Denise Cook, a nurse at BCHC since 1987, has taken on a new role as nurse navigator. “Our patients know and love Denise,” said Clinic Nurse Supervisor Lacy Bottorf. “Her new role as nurse More…
Public Feedback Leads to Changes at Clinic
By: Boone CountyWhen patients call Boone County Health Center’s (BCHC’s) clinic in Albion, now they’ll get a real person rather than a phone prompt. “We’ve had a lot of feedback from the public that they didn’t like the prompts, so that’s why we’re changing how we do things,” said Clinic Nurse Supervisor More…