Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recognized Iowa Specialty Hospital with a Blue Distinction Center® designation in the area of bariatric surgery, as part of the Blue Distinction® Specialty Care program. The designation places Iowa Specialty Hospital among the nationally designated facilities shown to deliver quality specialty care based...
There are two major pieces of news this week pertaining to COVID-19. The FDA granted authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in children aged 12-15 (it was already authorized for 16 and older) and the CDC has relaxed their recommendations to indicate that those who are fully vaccinated...
Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics Diabetes Education Program in Belmond and Clarion, Iowa has been awarded Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. The DSMES service was originally recognized in March of 2021. This service offers high-quality education services to their participants. Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics was previously accredited with...
The number of COVID-19 cases locally has had a small recent uptick and the test positivity rate has increased over the last 2 weeks, indicating that we are less likely to be detecting all the cases that exist. For now, this is a fairly small increase but there are some...
Why should I get the current COVID vaccine when there are already new variants of the virus? Will the current vaccine cover the evolving variants? Or should I wait until a ‘newer’ vaccine comes out? Do you anticipate that the COVID vaccine will change much over time, kind of like...
The effort to make sure everyone is protected from COVID-19 is progressing quite well in our local area. To use Wright County as an example, 3,676 county residents have received at least one dose of vaccination. There are an estimated 9,631 adults over the age of 18 in the county....
INVITATION TO BID OWNER: Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion 1316 South Main Street Clarion, IA 50525 ARCHITECT: SA Architects 2800 4th Street SW, Suite 6 Mason City, IA 50401 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Peterson Construction 1929 West Second Street Webster City, IA 50595 BID INVITATION You are invited to submit a Bid...
SECTION 00 1115 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ISH - CLARION MECHANICAL UPGRADES IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL To Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notified that at 5:00 PM, Central Time on March 30, 2021, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion, Board Room B, 1316 S Main Street, Clarion, IA...
SECTION 00 1113 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: ISH - CLARION MECHANICAL UPGRADES Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion BIDS DUE: April 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM THE Owner (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS Owner): Iowa Specialty Hospital- Clarion 1316 S Main Street Clarion, IA 50525 Architect (hereinafter referred to as Architect/Engineer): Shive-Hattery,...
Recently, I wrote about how it is reasonable for a person to resume many activities once vaccinated because the risk of severe illness will be low (especially activities with other vaccinated people). This week, I want to emphasize why there is still need for a degree of caution, particularly among...
