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The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is excited to announce the advancement to digital mammography.  The Radiology Department recently installed the new diagnostic technology further enhancing the standard of care offered in Monroe County. A digital mammogram differs from a film mammogram in that it uses a special detector to capture and convert x-ray energy… Read more »

Jamie Beaumont, RN at Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is being honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.  The Award at Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is in cooperation with the Mercy Network.  This is the… Read more »

The Annual Community Health Fair at the Monroe County Hospital & Clinics will be held on Wednesday, October 12th from 6:00 am to 10:00 am.  During this time, anyone may come to the Monroe County Hospital & Clinics during the designated time without a physician’s order or an appointment and receive a wellness profile, as… Read more »

Crews began work at Monroe County Hospital & Clinics on Monday (9/19/11) to replace air conditioning units in the conference center wing of the hospital.  As a result, the East 3 Entrance accessed via the main parking lot, will be closed to employees, patients and visitors through October 7, 2011.  This is the entrance that… Read more »

On September 21st at the ServiShare Fall Workers’ Compensation Program, Monroe County Hospital & Clinics will be recognized for the award ‘No Fall Injuries’ (no claims in the falls injury category for the period 6/30/09-6/30/11). Let’s Break It Down The award is No Employee Fall Injuries for the entire 12-month period. This is the 3rd… Read more »

The Studer Group, an outcomes-focused healthcare company, announced Tuesday, August 23rd at their TYYO Conference that Monroe County Hospital & Clinics CEO, Greg Paris, been named to the Studer Group Fire Starter Hall of Fame in recognition of his ongoing commitment to clinical, service and operational excellence. Paris has led Monroe County Hospital & Clinics,… Read more »

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to announce they have been recognized for the second year in a row as one of Modern Healthcare Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work.  Modern Healthcare, a leading publication that covers the health care industry, recognizes employers on a national level from economic development to employee retention.  Last… Read more »

Employees of Monroe County Hospital & Clinics are gearing up to take Modern Healthcare Magazine’s Best Places to Work Survey 2011.  Modern Healthcare, a leading publication that covers the health care industry, recognizes employers on a national level from economic development to employee retention.  Last year, Monroe County Hospital & Clinics was named the 22nd… Read more »

The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to share Angela Freeman of Albia has completed her Masters in Health Care Administration. She is the Chief Quality & Service Officer at MCHC. Freeman began her pursuit of higher education in October 2009 with the University of Phoenix.  She completed her Masters in Health Care Administration… Read more »

Our community is amazing when it comes to supporting those in need.  The recent Troops Project sponsored by Monroe County Hospital & Clinics and Monroe County Health Care Foundation is evidence of the our community’s compassion for others. Volunteers from the hospital sorted and packaged donated items last week.  We were able to send 62… Read more »

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is pleased to announce a $3,210.68 donation from the Monroe County Hospital Auxiliary.  The donation allowed purchases of items to enhance safety, increase patient and family comfort, and improve operations.  This includes: • AED (Medical Clinic)  An AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) has been installed in the Medical Clinic to increase patient… Read more »

The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to announce the addition of Ted Church, M.D. to our team of medical staff. Dr. Church completed undergraduate studies at Washington State University and later graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine.  He completed his residency at the University of Wyoming Family Practice Residency in… Read more »

The physicians of Monroe County Hospital & Clinics will be honored Wednesday, March 30th during National Doctors’ Day. This annual event recognizes the significant accomplishments of physicians – from prevention of a disease to the saving of a human life. Their daily acts of compassion are to be praised and acknowledged. MCHC wishes to extend… Read more »

The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to announce Alyssa Hobart has been chosen as one of 100 Great Nurses in Iowa 2011.  Hobart is a registered nurse in the Med-Surg Department at MCHC. The 100 Great Iowa Nurses award recognizes nurses who have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to their profession and… Read more »

On March 14th the Radiology Department at the Monroe County Hospital & Clinics will begin the installation of their Picture Archiving and Communication System or PACS.  The PACS is an efficient system which was developed to provide economical storage and rapid retrieval of images with access to multiple exams and modalities. PACS will begin the venture… Read more »

The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics and the Monroe County Health Care Foundation are partnering together on their latest community project and is inviting the community to participate as well.  They are working together to provide care packages to Monroe County military personnel serving overseas or whom are back from deployment. During the month of… Read more »

The big news from the February 23, 2011 Board Meeting was that Midwest Health representatives gave an overview of their proposed assisted living project.  Midwest is a company based out of Topeka, Kansas that builds and runs assisted living facilities across the midwest.  Their closest facility is in Chariton.  “While we don’t want to raise hopes… Read more »

The Monroe County Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce the purchase of ten new bed stand trays for the MCHC nursing department.  This purchase was made possible by generous gifts to the Foundation from the Vegas event last fall and annual appeal this winter. The new bed stands have more than three times the… Read more »

The Board of Trustees of Monroe County Hospital & Clinics met Wednesday, February 9th to approve a contract for Ted Church, M.D.  Dr. Church is a certified family practitioner who will join the Medical Clinic around the end of March.  Dr. Church is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Medicine and has… Read more »

The Monroe County Hospital & Clinics in Albia would like to share Joel Baker, D.O. has announced he will be leaving his practice in Albia to return to family practice in Corydon.  His last day at Monroe County Hospital & Clinics will be Friday, April 8, 2011. Dr. Baker came to Albia in June 2009… Read more »