Submitted article FORT MADISON – A gift was received in honor of Wendy Matlock, FMCH Clincs, through the Fort Madison Community Hospital Foundation Guardian Angel Program. The gift was given anonymously. “Wendy is always kind, [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.This session entitled “What Happens When Pain Doesn’t Go [Read More…]
SUBMITTED ARTICLE FORT MADISON – Live Healthy Lee County will be at the Fort Madison Farmers Market from 5:30-6:00pm on Monday, September 9th and September 23rd to pick-up any donated produce for their Produce Box [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Fort Madison Community Hospital is dedicated to ensuring the safety and good health of the students in the communities that we serve. This summer, health care professionals from FMCH [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Kayla Clark as their July Employee of the Month. Clark works in the Information Technology (IT) Department at FMCH. She has been with FMCH for [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFFFORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. The date of this session has changed – [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Live Healthy Lee County (LHLC) Senior Produce Box Project aims to provide fresh produce to seniors who may not have the opportunity to get to a farmer’s market. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will hold a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Lee County Health Department, located at #3 John Bennett Dr., Ft. Madison from 12 [Read More…]
SUBMITTED ARTICLE FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Carolyn Lobberecht as their June Employee of the Month. Lobberecht works as Unit Secretary on the Medical/Surgical Floor. She has been with FMCH for 26 [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Live Healthy Lee County will be at the Fort Madison Farmers Market from 5:30-6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5th and August 19th to pick-up any donated produce for their Produce [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – Health care professionals from FMCH will be onsite at area schools to provide Athletic Screenings for student athletes on Thursday, Aug. 1 at Central Lee Schools, K-8 Building from 8 [Read More…]
Midwestern, Michigan St. grad will have office hours at Fort Madison’s west office and in West Burlington BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Dr. Mark Pothitakis has been expanding his dental practice in southeast [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) Home Health & Hospice Care will be offering a “The Edge of Grief: A Summer Reflection” the next session in the hospice bereavement series on Monday, July [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community Hospital Auxiliary will host a Lionne Designs Jewelry Sale on Thursday July 25, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Main Lobby at FMCH. All percentage [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.This session entitled “Opioid Addiction: Get the Facts” [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital Home Health & Hospice will be holding training for Hospice Volunteers to join their care team. Individuals who are interested in working with hospice patients [Read More…]
WEST BURLINGTON – Plans are underway for the 15th annual Mystery Ride, a fundraiser for Great River Hospice in West Burlington and Lee County Health Department-Hospice in Fort Madison. This year’s event will be held [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Live Healthy Lee County will be at the Fort Madison Farmers Market from 5:30-6:00pm on Monday, June 24th to pick-up any donated produce for their Produce Box Project. Anyone with donations is [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk from 12 noon until 4:30pm. The clinic [Read More…]
Submitted articleFORT MADISON – Beautiful, light reflecting prisms were sold in honor, memory, or support of a loved one as a fundraiser for the FMCH Hospice program representing, “every life is worth celebrating and every [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. This session entitled “Hernias: More Common Than You [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – The Live Healthy Lee County wellness coalition partners have joined together to put on three “Live Healthy @ the Market” events at each of the Lee County farmer’s markets. The [Read More…]
PCC STAFF DES MOINES – A group of 76 Iowa hospital trustees and 14 Iowa hospital boards from across the state were honored April 26 at the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) Trustee Recognition Ceremony at [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Family Practice Clinic at Fort Madison Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Family Practitioner, Dr. Tatenda Goronga. Dr. Goronga is Board Certified in Family Practice. Dr. Goronga was inspired [Read More…]
SUBMITTED ARTICLE FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Anji Dustin as their March Employee of the Month. Dustin is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the FMCH Medical/Surgical Unit. She has been with [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their monthly community health education series on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 This session entitled “Get the Facts on Shoulder [Read More…]
Lee County Health officials remind residents of symptoms, vaccination clinics BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With a second confirmed case of measles in Iowa, Lee County Health Department officials are reminding local residents [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) Home Health & Hospice Care will be offering a “The Promise of Spring” the next session in the hospice bereavement series on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from [Read More…]
Submitted article LEE COUNTY – Last year Live Healthy Lee County (LHLC) started the Senior Produce Box Project. The goal of the project was to provide fresh produce donations at senior living and meal sites. [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital Community Health Education Series, “Does CBD Oil Really Work?” scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at FMCH has been cancelled. Dr. Amy Huber is unavailable [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON Fort Madison Community Hospital will be hosting their annual Women’s Health Conference on Saturday, May 4, 2019 starting at 9 a.m. This year’s conference is titled “Appreciating the Beauty Around Us” [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk from 12 noon until 4:30pm. The [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Since 1989 Lee County Health Department-Hospice has been providing hospice services to the surrounding area. Also since that time the Hospice program requires that a percentage of the direct care to clients [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Community Hospital Auxiliary will hosting a fundraiser this week featuring The Nutman Company. The Nutman Company will be onsite Thursday March 7, 2019 from 8 a.m. to [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the next session in their new monthly community health education series in March. This session entitled “Understanding Your Complex Knee” will take place on Tuesday, [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Lee County Health Department will hold a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Lee County Health Department, located at #3 John Bennett Dr., Ft. Madison from 12 noon until 5:30pm. [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Do you help take care of an adult with chronic conditions? If so, you are not alone. Over 43.5 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – For Ruth Gayton, May 2017 was a memorable time for her. She retired after 24 years of teaching business, and was looking for her next opportunity. Thankfully for the Lee [Read More…]
The Fort Madison YMCA’s Winter Sports Sampler registration deadline is coming up on Jan. 25. This 4-week sampler is a great opportunity for children ages 3 to 6 years old to be introduced to basketball, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Trinity Methodist Church, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk from 12 noon until 4:30pm. The clinic [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized Lenora (Luna) Price as its November Employee of the Month. Price works as a nurse in the Emergency Department. She has been with FMCH for [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will host the second session in their new monthly health education series in January. The second session entitled “Stop the Scratching” will take place on [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The last of the Lee County Health Department’s Hospice Tree of Love Gatherings will be on Wednesday, Dec. 19th from 2-3 p.m. around the LCHD Tree of Love in the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The second of three of the Lee County Health Department’s Hospice Tree of Love Gatherings will be on Wednesday, December 12th from 2:00-3:00pm around the LCHD Tree of Love in [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) will be introducing a new monthly health education series in December. The first session entitled “The Who, What and Why of Endometriosis” will take place [Read More…]
Dr. Newton -A gift was received in Dr. Chase Newton’s honor through the Fort Madison Community Hospital Foundation Guardian Angel Program. The gift was given by Benita Aguirre. “Dr. Newton helped me get better. I [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The first of three of the Lee County Health Department’s Hospice Tree of Love Gatherings will be on Wednesday, December 5th from 2:00-3:00pm around the LCHD Tree of Love in [Read More…]
SUBMITTED ARTICLE FORT MADISON – The first Hospice Tree of Love Unveiling ceremony took place at the Lee County Health Department lobby. The UnityPoint Health-Keokuk tree will be unveiled on Tuesday, December 4 at 11 [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Lee County Health Department Hospice Tree of Love Gatherings will focus on relaxing, connecting, and listening during the holiday season. The gatherings will take place the Wednesdays in December [Read More…]
submitted article LEE COUNTY – LCHD-Hospice has been helping families honor and remember their loved ones with their Tree of Love since 1992. The 2018 ornament is “Bridging to new beginnings”, designed by Mystic Images [Read More…]
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