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Expanded Radiology Services and Quicker Results
By: Boone CountyWe’re excited to announce Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will partner with Heartland Radiology to offer expanded radiology services with quicker results! “Our goal is to provide as many quality services onsite as possible, so our patients can get the care they need close to home,” said CEO Tanya Sharp.“By More…
Recognized for Reaching Stage 6
By: Boone CountyWe have more great news (read to the end for some great behind-the-scenes photos)! Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has been recognized by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics, a global healthcare adviser, for reaching Stage 6 on our Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). EMRAM evaluates the progress More…
We’ve Been Named “Most Wired”
By: Boone CountyWe’ve been named HealthCare’s Most Wired once again this year! Most Wired hospitals are using technology to craft more ways to reach their patients and give better access to quality care. “We do our best to use new technology in order to provide the highest quality care for our patients,” More…
6 Surprising Tips to Help You “Hold It”
By: Boone CountyThe National Association for Incontinence says one in four women over the age of 18 have times when they leak pee without meaning to. Urinary incontinence, or being unable to hold your bladder when you need to pee, is twice as common in women as in men, but it can More…
We’ve Been Recognized for Great Care!
By: Boone CountyWe’ve been named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s List: 62 Critical Access Hospitals to Know 2017 again this year! We’re excited to say this is the third year in a row we’ve been featured as a “Critical Access Hospital to Know” since Becker’s List began in 2015. “Our staff consistently goes More…
New Apprenticeship Program
By: Boone CountyThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) have joined forces to offer a groundbreaking apprenticeship at Boone County Health Center (BCHC).This is part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s historic investment in apprenticeships. In recent years, many types of apprenticeships have been offered More…
Critical Blood Shortage
By: Boone CountyThe American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types to give now. New and current donors of all blood types are needed to help ensure the Red Cross can meet the needs of More…
Helping Hands, Healing Wounds
By: Boone CountyOur Certified Wound Care Team now offers a Wound Care Specialty Clinic! It will be held each Friday from 8 to 10:30 a.m. except the 2nd Friday of each month, which will be 2-4:30. “There is such a need for wound care in our area,” said Wound Care Team Member More…
Free Gift to Patients – a Useful Tool
By: Boone CountyIn the U.S., medication errors cause at least one death each day and harm about 1.3 million people each year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says one reason for this is poor communication. So, we’ve made a tool called the “orange medication bag” to help our patients speak More…
Find Out How Job Shadowing Can Work for You!
By: Boone CountyStudents have been job shadowing at Boone County Health Center (BCHC) for more than 23 years. In fact, out of the 275 staff now working at BCHC, 20% of them did a job shadow experience here when they were in school. Of those, 100% of them plan to encourage their More…