There have been many recent developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and so we wanted to provide some updates on common questions. 1. What’s the deal with booster vaccinations? In short, we now have good evidence that a 3rd dose lowers the risk of severe illness in adults of any...
Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics is pleased to announce that Amy Faga, MSN; FNP-C; Nurse Practitioner and partner with Dr. Kenneth Adams, Gastroenterologist, has joined our system and will be providing services to both our Hampton and Garner clinics. Amy is a Board-Certified family nurse practitioner with 15 years of...
Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics (ISH) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Rier, Dr. Steven Thoma, Dr. Timothy Mulholland and Dr. Christopher Adams are now providing urology services to our Belmond and Clarion Specialty Clinics. This team comes to ISH from the Mason City Clinic in Mason City, Iowa...
Iowa Specialty Hospital’s 400th baby of 2021, Matthew Lee Lionel Olmstead, was born on October 2nd, 2021 at 3:11pm in the afternoon to parents Saundra McGuire and Eric Olmstead, of Woolstock, Iowa. Baby Matthew weighed 5 pounds 9.3 ounces and was 18 inches in length. He has blonde hair and...
Whether it’s a time crunch, picky eaters, or kids without morning appetites – many things can make for a stressful, chaotic morning, which can lead to a stressful, chaotic day. That’s no fun for anyone. Research shows that breaking an overnight fast with a balanced meal can make a significant...
Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by Iowa Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to...
SECTION 00 1115 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR IOWA CITIES, COUNTIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - CLARION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE REMODEL IOWA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - CLARION To Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notified that at 5:30 PM, Central Time on September 28, 2021, at the Iowa Specialty...
Our 300th baby of 2021, Luca Wayne Miller, was born on July 31st at 6:20pm in the evening to parents Tristan and Alisia Bruns, of Forest City, Iowa. Baby Luca weighed 8 pounds 2.6 ounces and was 21.5 inches in length. OurMaternity Center is located at its Clarion Campus. “We...
Everyone is well aware that the Delta variant is spreading throughout the United States. Many people have had questions about what this means for them. Hopefully, I can answer some of those questions. What is different about the Delta variant that makes it such a concern? The Delta variant has...
Monica Halverson of Belmond, an employee of Iowa Specialty Hospital, Belmond, who is studying Paramedics at Iowa Western Community College has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF), which is supported by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). Monica is among 60 students from...
