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Nearly $1M in funding to go towards improvements at Keokuk hospital
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Board settles cases against pharmacies in Marion and Fairfield
State regulators have fined a Linn County pharmacy for a drug dispensing error and settled charges of gross negligence against a Jefferson County pharmacy with a warning. In the Linn County case, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy alleges that on Dec. 24, 2024, a 22-month-old child was prescribed antibiotics to treat pneumonia. A pharmacy technician […]
Pen City Current
Donnellson's Humes recognized for life-saving efforts
MACOMB - On a foggy December night, when weather grounded air transport and most would have stood down, Julie Humes stepped up. The Air Evac Lifeteam (AEL) flight nurse made a split-second decision that helped save a trauma patient’s life - volunteering to transport by ground despite poor conditions. With the patient critically injured and bleeding heavily after a head-on collision, Humes provided blood and other critical interventions, never leaving the patient’s side until they were safely in the care of the hospital team.
Pen City Current
Miller-Meeks faces hostile town hall
KEOSAUQUA – A town hall assembled in Keosauqua Monday night turned into a shoutfest that had local law enforcement on alert at the Roberts Memorial Center. The event was put together by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ staff for the 1st Congressional District and was moderated by Kadie Johansson of KILJ AM/FM Radio.
kciiradio.com
WCHC Awarded 2025 Performance Leadership Award
Washington County Hospital and Clinics (WCHC) announced it has earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in outcomes. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top quartile performance at 75th percentile or above among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective.
ktvo.com
Northeast Regional Medical Center shares holiday safety tips to prevent ER visits
KIRKSVILLE, MO — The holidays are a time to enjoy family and friends, and Northeast Regional Medical Center is offering some tips to keep that time jolly and not spent in the ER. Be sure to check carbon monoxide and fire alarms before having loved ones over or traveling...
thesandb.com
The cost of a smile: Low Medicaid reimbursements shut rural Iowans out of dental
For Missy Poush, a dental visit has always carried the weight of her past — the years she spent homeless, the teeth she couldn’t afford to fix. So three years ago, when her dentist said he could no longer treat her or her four children, because of low Medicaid reimbursements, it reopened old wounds.
ottumwaradio.com
ORHC Receives a Five-Star Rating
Ottumwa Regional Health Center announced it has earned a five-star rating from Healthgrades, the leading quality outcomes third party ratings site analyzing clinical data for every short-term acute care hospital in the country. Ottumwa Regional Health Center was rated five stars for Hip Fracture Treatment. This achievement reflects Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible and place the organization in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.
ktvo.com
Teen uses social media to drive business at Ottumwa pharmacy's soda fountain
OTTUMWA, Iowa — It used to be that a business could get by without advertising on social media, but those days are coming to an end. Older businesses that fail to adapt may see fewer and fewer customers. However, a decades-old Ottumwa pharmacy has embraced social media as a way to attract customers, and it’s all thanks to a high school senior.
kilj.com
Henry County Health Center Diabetes Education November Events
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, [October 20, 2025] – Henry County Health Center’s Diabetes Education is hosting the following classes in the month of November. Tuesday, November 11 – DIABINGO – Suite 25 – 2-3 PM. Come celebrate Diabetes Month and test your diabetes knowledge for a...
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center launches ER wait time widget
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Wait times in emergency departments to see a physician can stretch into hours. Staff at Ottumwa Regional Health Center are implementing a way to alert patients on how crowded the hospital is. The widget on the hospital’s emergency room webpage shows how many minutes patients can...