February is American Heart Month which brings attention to the importance of heart health. During this perfect time to commit to a healthy lifestyle, Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Cardiac Rehab Department will celebrate with activities and an open house. The month will kick off with National Wear Red Day on February...
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond has once again received a 5 star rating according to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare. To calculate the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) star ratings, HCAHPS survey information from one hospital is compared to that...
Iowa Specialty Hospital is excited to announce that we have been named a 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey and that we have also received accreditation from DNV GL Healthcare throughout 2019.
The following hospitals had 90 percent or more of patients give them an overall care rating of nine or 10 on the patients' HCAHPS survey. For comparison, the national average is 72 percent. Information was pulled from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represents HCAHPS scores from April 2015 through March...
Iowa Specialty Hospital is proud to announce that 345 babies were born in its Maternity Center during 2016. Casey Howell, OB Leader, had this to say. “This is an incredible accomplishment. One expects numbers like this from larger facilities. The fact that we’ve accomplished this at Iowa Specialty Hospital is...
Iowa Specialty Hospital is proud to announce the birth of the first baby of 2017. Reet Kaur, daughter of Harman and Mandeep Grover, was born on January 4, 2017 at 1:01 a.m. Reet weighed 7 pounds, 8.8 ounces and was 20 ¾ inches long. She has black hair and dark...
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Blacksmith, Licensed Psychologist Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Cardiac Rehab Department is hosting their next Heart Health Hour on December 2nd from 3:00 – 4:00pm in the lower level conference room of the Belmond Campus. Licensed psychologist, Jennifer Blacksmith, PhD, with Iowa Specialty Hospital, will discuss “The Impact of...
Scholarships Available to Eligible Participants Iowa Specialty Hospital will again offer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training through Wright Health Partners Health Careers Academy starting in January 2017. Both classes will be held at Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Belmond Campus. EMT classes will be held on Monday...
In an effort to eliminate confusion, Iowa Specialty Hospital – Clarion has designated parking lots and entrances using color-coded signs. The Main Entrance and Parking Lot located on the west side of the hospital is now color-coded blue. The ER/Outpatient Entrance and Parking Lot located on the northeast side of the hospital is now color-coded red. Updated maps will be shared with patients and posted on the hospital’s website.
Iowa Specialty Hospital is proud to be an official sponsor for the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and is happy to announce the program will be expanding to their Belmond campus as of October 2016. Chris Roelofsen will coordinate the program for both locations. The SHIIP office in Belmond...
