Lawmakers’ mixed message is puzzling Iowans
I’m confused, and I have a hunch I am not the only one. Are government…
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County EMS forging through difficult first year
COVID, staffing, billing woes plague ambulance operations through first six months BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Meller, county in talks for former Iowan property
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Discussions of a new Lee County Health Department…
Being bold and fearless isn’t a nationalist sentiment – Beside the Point
This week was a weird week of news. It started with a grandmother who, despite…
Health care staffing storm on the horizon
Thirty-three percent of Great River Health System staff still to be vaccinated could face termination…
Area hospitals canceling some surgeries to free up resources
Outpatient and emergency procedures are still going on as scheduled BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE…
New stimulus opens up health care savings
Advisors recommend getting agent to help navigate new stimulus health benefits BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
FMCH scholarship windows open
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital is now accepting scholarship applications for students pursuing…
COVID vaccines to hit state next week
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Local health officials are encouraging residents to get…
FMCH CEO says accountability will ease health care pressures
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Iowa is closing in on 200,000 positive cases…
FMCH names entire housekeeping team top employees for September
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital recognized the entire housekeeping department as the September…
Alliant partners with ISU to provide face shields
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 2, 2020 – Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) is partnering with…
LCHD children’s clinic set for Keokuk
KEOKUK – Lee County Health Department will be holding a Children’s Immunization Clinic Thursday, January 9th ,…
Great River Friends offers health care scholarships
WEST BURLINGTON – Applications for Great River Friends scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year are available….
FMCH hospice hosts grief seminar July 29
FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital (FMCH) Home Health & Hospice Care will be…
Taylor, Kurtz see dismal summer for state’s Medicaid program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – State Sen. Rich Taylor said this summer is…
FMCH seeing new recruitment success
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON -With competition for medical professionals feverish among health…
National magazine ranks Iowa top state in union
DES MOINES – According to an article in U.S. News & World Report, Iowa has…
FMCH maternity care earns distinction
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Wellmark Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® has recognized Fort…
New provider joins FMCH Orthopedics Clinic
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Community Hospital Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic is…
Health Department announces June clinic locations
PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Health Department has temporarily moved their TB…
State now requires meningococcal vaccine
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Immunization, has…
Veterans Affairs program suffers from storms
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – The rough weather that rolled through the area…
Iowan needs Certificate of Need
Submitted by Pat Bira, President/CEO Fort Madison Community Hospital Iowa has one of the highest…
Jim Baier wins CINCH fantasy draft, donates $3,500 to JDRF
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The 2016 Tri-State Rodeo Committee…
Local officials respond to Branstad address
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Elected officials…