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Iowa Specialty Fort Dodge Clinic Wins Readers Choice Award

November 18, 2022

Iowa Specialty Hospital - Fort Dodge Clinic was recently named as the winner for Best Podiatry Practice by the readers of the Fort Dodge Messenger. Each year, the Fort Dodge Messenger invites their readers to vote via an online poll. Readers Choice Awards are completely reader-selected, and readers can return...

500th and 501st Babies of 2022

November 16, 2022

Iowa Specialty Hospital’s 500th and 501st babies of 2022, Landry Ann Overton and Axel Alan Overton, were born on November 2nd at 12:23 and 12:24 in the afternoon to parents Ashley and Perry Overton. Baby Landry weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches in length. Baby Axel was...

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Steve Simonin Receives Jerry Karbeling Award

October 17, 2022

Congratulations to our President and CEO, Steve Simonin! At the annual business meeting in October 2022 of the Iowa Rural Health Association, Steve was honored with its annual Jerry Karbeling Award for rural health leadership. (Excerpt from awards meeting) This award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated...

Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics Named Globe Gazette Readers Choice

September 26, 2022

Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics recently received multiple Readers Choice Awards from the Mason City Globe Gazette for the following categories: Garner Clinic - Best Doctor's Office Clarion Hospital - Best Hospital Clarion Clinic - Best Orthopedic Office Each year, the Mason City Globe Gazette invites their readers to vote...

Steve Simonin Recognized by Healthcare Plus Solutions

August 1, 2022

Congratulations to our President and CEO, Steve Simonin! At the Replenish Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization (RYTO) conference hosted by Healthcare Plus Solutions Group on June 21st and 22nd, 2022, in Chicago, Steve was recognized at a pin-giving ceremony. This focus of this ceremony was to acknowledge the outstanding...

OB Implements Brain Bags

July 1, 2022

Our OB Department recently implemented Brain Bags available through the Studer Community Institute. Brain Bags were started as a way for parents to encourage early brain development and literacy skills in their babies. 90 – 95% of a child’s brain growth happens by age 5, before they even start kindergarten....

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Humanitarian Case Performed at Iowa Specialty Hospitals

June 28, 2022

Dr. Andrew Odland is an Orthopedic Surgeon for Orthopedic Specialists / Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics. He has been with ISH and OS since 2018, primarily working in Fort Dodge and Garner, Iowa. Terry Baxter (Iowa State Representative) reached out to Dr. Odland to ask if he would be willing...

5 Star Rating Received from CMS

February 22, 2022

Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond and Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion have once again received a 5-star rating according to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare. Data was based from July 2020 – March 2021, and only 9 Iowa hospitals received this top-rating for patient...

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Des Moines Register Names Winner of the Iowa Top Workplaces 2021 Award

September 17, 2021

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...

Belmond Student Receives IHERF Scholarship

July 9, 2021

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...

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