Des Moines, Iowa: Is your Family Physician the best of the best? Do they go above and beyond to care for their patients? Are they active in the community? Do you think they deserve the 2016 Family Physician on the Year Award? If so, we want to hear about them!The Iowa Academy of Family ...
One in seven people admitted to the hospital will need a blood transfusion, and there's only one way to ensure that blood is on the shelf.Since blood cannot be manufactured in a lab, local hospital patients are counting on eligible blood donors to roll up their sleeve and give blood at a ...
Nutrition and Sports Performance 101 Monday, July 18What a young person eats in the days and hours before his or her next sporting event can impact performance in the game or meet. High school and middle school student athletes, parents, and coaches are invited to learn about the impact of ...
Waterloo, IA - The ACE-SAP Free Clinic in Waterloo is offering free healthcare services on Wednesdays during June and July. Services are available 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Spanish interpreters are available.The clinic offers free healthcare and physicals, medication assistance and referrals. ...
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa is pleased to welcome Theresa Borcherding, ARNP, to its Covenant Clinic in Reinbeck. Borcherding is a family nurse practitioner and is now seeing patients.Mrs. Borcherding is excited to join the organization and said, "This is a perfect fit for me. It combines ...
REINBECK - A Community Health Grant will support the Gladbrook Reinbeck School District's effort to teach a comprehensive health class to juniors and seniors. The Grundy County Memorial Hospital Foundation awarded $1,000 to the "Healthy Choices" class start-up. Hospital Foundation board ...
GRUNDY CENTER Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) will offer a 'Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED' class on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. in the GCMH Education Room (enter at Door #3 on the west side of the hospital).The 'Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED' class is a combined class ...
DES MOINES, Iowa LifeServe Blood Center is asking donors to step up and donate blood this summer to prevent a shortage in the community blood supply.Summer brings school break, weddings, vacations and outdoor fun, but as schedules fill up, blood donation appointments are often forgotten or ...
The GC-MRC is a network of local volunteers dedicated to strengthening public health, improving emergency response, and building resiliency in our communities. Volunteers in the MRC program include practicing, retired, or otherwise employed medical and public health professionals, as well as ...
GRUNDY CENTER - Life is full of complex and confusing issues. At the top of the list for many older adults is health care coverage and related insurance needs. The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), a free health insurance counseling service of the State of Iowa, is looking ...