The following article is courtesy of the Eagle Grove Eagle and editor, Kim Demory. COVID-19 precautions still a necessity in Wright County As the State of Iowa, along with the entire nation, tries to get back to a “new normal” way of life, Iowa Specialty Hospital is reminding people that...
Becker’s Healthcare recently released a list of 14 hospitals with the highest percent of patients who strongly agreed staff respected their preferences most. Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics in Belmond was named among the national listing. According to updated HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores, at...
Iowa Specialty Hospital’s 200th baby of 2020, Adriel Jossiah Martinez Lopez, was born on May 26th at 5:37 in the morning to parents Yamilex Martinez and Elisco Martinez Lopez. Baby Adriel weighed 6 pounds 3.4 ounces, was 19.5 inches in length, and has black hair and brown eyes. He will...
Over the last several months, the world has watched as COVID-19 spread from such areas as China and Italy to the shores of the United States. Initially coastline states took a hard hit from the virus while the mid-west remained fairly untouched. Unfortunately around mid-March that was no longer the...
Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 10-16, 2020! What Is a Food Allergy? • A food allergy is a medical condition in which exposure to a food triggers a harmful immune response. The immune response, called an allergic reaction, occurs because the immune system attacks proteins in the food that...
When Governor Kim Reynolds announced on April 24th that hospitals would be allowed to resume elective surgeries, Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics was prepared with a plan to move forward. The hospital system began working on an elective surgery re-establishment plan early on in order to resume care quickly. This...
Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond, Iowa was recently named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) for 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 Health for...
As COVID-19 continues to take its toll, one of the best things you can do at this time is to boost your immune health. The following are tips to boost your immune system now and in the future. Be Active Researchers have shown that exercise improves the immune and metabolic...
The following article is provided by Alexis Morgan who is a licensed independent social worker and one of our counseling and therapy providers. Over the past couple months we have all been reading the headlines, “These are unprecedented times; we must flatten the curve; everyone’s health is at risk”. As...
We will once again have free garden plots available for anyone interested. The community garden is located just north of the cement parking lot by The Meadows Assisted Living (1302 South Main Street) in Clarion. The land will be plowed and tilled by the hospital in advance. It’s up to...
