Iowa Specialty Hospital

Notes from Our Leaders

Enjoy these weekly insights from Steve Simonin, President & CEO and Amy McDaniel, Belmond CEO.

Notes from Steve

Someone asked me how my weekend was … all I could think of was, “I was bit by no-see-ums constantly.” Then I started to itch. Yesterday, I played music with my friend Sara at the Lazy J Animal Rescue Ranch (we call ourselves Fat Janice after my sister’s cat Janice,...
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Amy's Reflections

Happy October! This is my favorite month of the year. The weather is beautiful, football season is here, the leaves start changing colors, and we get to see the beauty of nature. As we start looking towards November and Thanksgiving, our mindset shifts to appreciation. In a world filled with...
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Notes from Steve

Years ago, when I first started riding my bike, I used to go by this farm where this turkey was sitting on a fence post. Every time I passed by on my bike, I was amazed that the turkey was still sitting there. I even stopped a couple of times...
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Notes from Steve

Yesterday was the culmination (first goal achieved) of the Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics’ Back of Pack runners club. We participated in the HyVee 5/10K/half marathon run/walk in downtown Des Moines. It was a gorgeous day, and we had a good turnout of employees, family members, and friends of Iowa...
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Amy's Reflections

Hopefully, everyone is settling into their fall routines now that school is back in session. There is something comforting about the routine of the school year. At our home, we are having a lot of discussions about making big decisions and future plans. The boys are eighteen now and are...
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Notes from Steve

While biking, I got stung by a bee on the Neal Smith Trail in Des Moines. Could have been a wasp - it flew right under my sunglasses and stung me. Even though I completely freaked out - I didn’t crash. Yes, it hurt very bad. Since I didn’t puff...
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Amy's Reflections

I spent this past weekend at a horse show in Des Moines. I enjoy watching Maleigha chase her dreams and have new experiences. She had some amazing opportunities to ride some different horses this weekend based on connections she has made at previous shows. It highlighted to me what a...
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Notes from Steve

I was telling everyone I saw today that I rode 75 miles on Saturday and 30 miles on Sunday and ran a 5K on Monday. No one cared. Meh. Just for the record, I was very impressed with myself. This is the way of life for me. I obsess over...
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Notes from Steve

I said in last week’s article that my big, hairy, audacious goal was to avoid talking politics. I’ve thought about this over the last week since I wrote it. I’m running the streets of Clarion (in preparation for a 5K in a couple of weeks, and I’m going really slow...
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