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The Lifeserve blood center gallon grads

DES MOINES, Iowa LifeServe Blood Center is proud to honor the class of 2014 Gallon Grads! The Gallon Grad program encourages high school students, ages 16 and older, to donate one gallon of blood before graduating from high school. This year, a total of 274 students from 56 counties in the ...

GCMH and STEM

Grundy County Memorial Hospital and STEM, which is the state initiative for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Partnerships, hosted area high school students for a health career exploration day at the hospital in Grundy Center recently. Twenty juniors and seniors from ...

Grundy area cardiac support group at GCMH

GRUNDY CENTER Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) will host the Grundy Area Cardiac Support Group on Monday, June 2, 2014 from 5:00 6:30 p.m. in the Education Room. Please use Entrance #3 on the west side of the hospital.Join us for a time to share information and experiences with others ...

Spring cleaning for the fight against cancer

Spring means "new life" and for many, it also means "spring cleaning"! As you tackle your cleaning and "clean out"...please consider donating items you are no longer using the Grundy County American Cancer Society Relay For Life silent auction. The annual Grundy County Relay For Life will be ...

Local Weight Watchers program

GRUNDY CENTER It is not too late to join the Weight Watchers Program at Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH). The program will begin a new session Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in the GCMH Education Room, but you can join anytime, as the fee is pro-rated. Weigh-ins for the Wednesday sessions will ...

Hospital’s economic impact shared during hospital week

GRUNDY CENTER - National Hospital Week is May 11 17 and is observed throughout the U.S. with recognition of the work that hospitals do to support the health of their communities through compassionate health care and dedication to patients. It's also an opportunity to recognize the role that ...

Health care career scholarships benefit from card party

The 70 women who attended the Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) Foundation's Luncheon and Card Party April 24 in Reinbeck raised $2,081 for the Foundation's health care scholarships. The luncheon guests heard from hospital CEO Brian Kellar about the importance of encouraging area students ...

New emergency department manager at GCMH

An experienced emergency nurse and flight medic is the new Emergency Department manager at Grundy County Memorial Hospital.Michael Nelsestuen RN of Grundy Center joins the GCMH team after serving as both a charge nurse and trauma nurse in the Emergency Department at UnityPoint Allen Hospital, ...

Grundy area cancer support group

Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) will host the Grundy Area Cancer Support Group on Monday, May 5, 2014 from 4:45 6:45 p.m. in the Education Room. The support group is for anyone with any type of cancer. Please use Entrance #3 on the west side of the hospital.Join us for a time to share ...

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare teaches G-R teens about heart health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Iowa according to Vital Statistics of Iowa in Brief 2012 Data. But did you know that heart disease is preventable and controllable? This is what Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare aimed to teach teens at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High ...