Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond was recently the proud recipient of funds from The Foster and Evelyn Barkema Charitable Trust. Funds received allowed the Belmond Lab Department to purchase a Biofire FilmArray. This equipment conducts PCR and DNA testing for infectious agents such as bacteria and virus. We are very...
The first official day of summer is only days away, and temperatures will only continue to rise. So let’s take a look at heat stroke symptoms and prevention to keep you and your loved ones safe. Heat stroke results from prolonged exposure to high temperatures -- usually in combination with...
Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics has introduced new co-payment requirements for services. Co-payments will be required for family medicine office visits, radiology services, and surgical services. Co-Payment Requirements Outline Family Practice Services Patients will be required to pay a portion of their deductible or co-pay amount at the time of...
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond is the recent recipient of the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. According to Healthgrades, 96% of patients would definitely recommend Iowa Specialty Hospital. “This is quite a distinction to be named among other hospitals across the nation,” said Amy McDaniel, Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond...
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond was recently named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) for Overall Patient Satisfaction in the country. The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals, including Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond, scored best among critical access hospitals as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural...
Most people want to live a meaningful life. What is meaningful to one person may not be the same to another. We all have our individual idea of what makes our lives meaningful—work, family, volunteering, a safe place to live, sports, friends, pets, hobbies---each person’s list looks different. It is...
Bob and Judy Ritter of Dows recently donated $16,350 to go towards the purchase of a 3D mammography machine at Iowa Specialty Hospital – Clarion. The Ritters are passionate about the need of providing mammography services to all women as their daughter Jackie is a breast cancer survivor. “Every woman...
Every year, from approximately December 1st – December 31st, Iowa Specialty Hospital Foundation – Clarion holds its annual campaign. An annual campaign is usually an organization’s primary source of unrestricted contributed income and a mainstay of its fundraising efforts. Thanks to its 2017 annual campaign, the Foundation was able to...
Iowa Specialty Hospital Foundation – Clarion has contributed to several projects at Iowa Specialty Hospital during their 2017 – 2018 fiscal year. Throughout the giving cycle, the Foundation has purchased two fetal monitors for the OB department, Stryker TruRize Recliners for the nursing department, and a high-low exam table and...
Iowa Specialty Hospital’s 100th baby of 2018, Troy Terrance Collins, Jr., was born on April 2nd at 8:19 in the morning to parents, Tamara and Troy Collins Sr. of Webster City. Baby Troy weighed 8 pounds 7.5 ounces and was 20 inches in length. He will be welcomed home by...