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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…
Summer Safety Day
By: Boone CountyOn Wednesday, August 1st from 4 – 7 p.m. Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will host a Summer Safety Day in the south parking lot behind Boone County Medical Clinic. Kids are welcome to bring their bikes to the event. Free helmets will be given away while supplies last, compliments More…
Disaster Drill Takes Place
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) along with Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward, Genoa Medical Facilities and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) units from Genoa, St. Edward and Cedar Rapids held a full-scale disaster preparedness drill on Tuesday, June 26th. “The purpose of this drill was to test local medical response More…
More Health Care So You Need Less Sick Care
By: Boone CountyAcross the country, there is a shift from focusing on sickness to health. Patients are used to going to the doctor when they are sick. The shift is in getting patients to the doctor for checkups so they don’t get sick in the first place. As Nurse Navigators at Boone More…
Feel Good About Your Legs with Our Full Vein Treatment
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) along with Heartland Radiology now offer full service vein treatment in Albion for spider veins and varicose veins. Spider veins are tiny purple, blue or red veins any place on the leg. Varicose veins are twisted, swollen veins that are sometimes raised up and often More…
Watch for New Medicare Cards
By: Boone CountyMedicare patients should watch their mail for new Medicare cards coming soon. Social Security Numbers (SSNs) will not be on the new cards. Instead, each Medicare patient has been given a new Medicare number that is unique to them. This number will be on the card. “Medicare will automatically send More…
New Training Could Save a Premature Baby’s Life
By: Boone CountyWhile many small town hospitals are no longer able to offer obstetrical (OB) care, Boone County Health Center (BCHC) is leading the state with training that can save the life of a premature baby. This is in part thanks to generous local citizens who donated to BCHC’s First Breath Priority More…
New Members Join Our Foundation Board
By: Boone CountyFour new members have joined our Boone County Health Center Foundation Board: Amber Becker of Albion, Thomas Boyer of Spalding, Dr. Andrew Brugman of Fullerton, and Jeffrey Gerhart of Newman Grove. “Our board members are key players in helping the Foundation carry out its mission to support BCHC,” said BCHC More…