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New MRI Arrives
By: Boone CountyDespite blustery weather, the new Hitachi Echelon Oval™ 1.5T magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) system arrived on two semi-trucks at Boone County Health Center this past weekend. This Echelon Oval is the only one of its kind in Nebraska and offers the industry’s widest opening and patient table. This More…
Caravan Health and Boone County Health Center Team up for Better Care
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center and Caravan Health today announced a new collaboration to strengthen health care for the Boone County Health Center community. In this new arrangement, area health providers will form a Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) with the goals of providing coordinated, high quality health care and achieving More…
Taking Strides to a Healthier Heart
By: Boone CountyAround Valentine’s Day, images of hearts are everywhere, so it only seems appropriate to consider heart health. February is American Heart Month and a great time to start thinking about an exercise program to keep your heart healthy. At the Boone County Health Center (BCHC) we offer the Healthy Strides More…
New Date for Human Trafficking Talk
By: Boone CountyOn March 6th Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will host an opportunity to hear about human sex trafficking. “This event was originally scheduled for February 6th but had to be rescheduled due to bad weather in Omaha where the speaker is coming from,” said BCHC Foundation Director Aprill Murphy. “This More…
Gala Announcement
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) announces their gala entitled “Detection, Better to See….Let’s go for 3D.” The gala will be held Friday, April 12th at 6 p.m. at the Cardinal Inn & Event Center in Albion. Proceeds for this year’s gala will support BCHC’s priority project 3D – A Clearer More…
Yearly Health Exams Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore
By: Boone CountyHealthy people don’t often think about going to the doctor, but the truth is yearly health exam aren’t just for kids anymore. Research shows that a visit to your Primary Care Provider (PCP) each year can keep you healthier in the long term and even save you money. When you More…
Hospital Board Earns Special Certification
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center’s (BCHC’s) Board of Trustees members Kim Beierman, Don Casper, Jody Choat, Paul Groeteke and Ken Schmitz have achieved the status of Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) Certified Hospital Trustee by completing the requirements of the NHA Research and Educational Foundation’s Hospital Trustee Community Accountability Education Certification Program. More…
Human Sex Trafficking Talk for Public
By: Boone CountyUPDATE: This event has been postponed, because our speaker could not make it due to heavy snow in her area. *************************************************** Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will host an opportunity to hear about human sex trafficking. This event is free and open to all people and will take place at More…
Koenig Family Memorializes Parents
By: Boone CountyThe children of Edward “E.J.” and Dorothy “Dott” Koenig have made a donation to Boone County Health Center (BCHC) in loving memory of their parents. E.J. grew up on a farm east of Petersburg until 1944. Then, at the age of 12, he moved to the family farm west of More…
Dinosaur Sized MRI to Be Removed from Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center’s (BCHC’s) old Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit is not as old as a dinosaur, but at 45 tons it certainly weighs as much as one. BCHC has begun the process of disassembling the old unit to make way for a new MRI unit that will more More…