At their meeting, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April 2012 as parkinson's disease awareness month. The following proclamation was adopted:WHEREAS, parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system, affecting more than one million people in the ...

Grundy County Memorial Hospital has joined the Hospital Donor Registration Campaign as a hospital partner.Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, the campaign brings together national partners, local and regional organ, eye, ...

What makes a rural hospital successful? Healthcare providers at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital could give you a very long list, but one group, the hospital volunteers, occupies a very special place on their list.Volunteers staff the GCMH Welcome Desks and the East J Caf five days a week. ...

Program to Prepare Patients for Total Joint Replacement SurgeryWheaton Franciscan Healthcare is offering a new program to help patients having a total joint replacement prepare for a successful surgery and follow up care. A Total Joint Camp will be held every fourth Monday of each month, at ...

Central Iowans of all ages will take to the streets of Downtown Des Moines by the thousands this spring for the third annual Grand Blue Mile. Organizers Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Drake Relays host the one-mile run/walk community event to engage individuals at all stages of ...

In an effort to make our roads safer, Grundy County Public Health announced today that they have joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "One Text or Call Could Wreck It All" campaign to stop distracted driving. Grundy County Public Health has pledged their support to help ...

Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) will host the Grundy Area Breast Cancer Support Group on Monday, May 7, 2012 from 4:45 6:45 p.m. in the Education Room. Please use Entrance #3 on the west side of the hospital.Crystal Petersen, RD, LD, GCMH Food and Nutrition Manager, will present on ...

Grundy County Public Health now offers a convenient, free way to dispose of your needles, syringes and lancets that were used for personal medical use in the home.Simply discard used sharps in a red sharps container or in an empty plastic liquid laundry detergent jug with the lid taped shut. ...

DES MOINES, Iowa Generous volunteer blood donors are the foundation of a stable community blood supply. LifeServe Blood Center relies on more than 3,000 volunteer blood donors each week to ensure an adequate blood supply for area hospitals and patients. Giving blood is safe, simple and it ...

Purchasing a luminaria is an opportunity for us to all come together and remember why we're here at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Luminaria give us a chance to griever for those we've lost. The Luminaria Ceremony is a time for us to reflect on how the disease has touched each of ...