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The Boone County Hospital (BCH) Wound and Hyperbaric Center (W&HC) earned the 2020 “Going the Distance” Award, issued by RestorixHealth, an organization that specializes in the development and management of comprehensive wound healing and Amputation Prevention Center® facilities. Healthcare professionals have been tasked with maintaining quality through patient outcomes despite...

It’s #PatientSafteyAwareness Week! Be informed. Be empowered. Be prepared. Learn steps you can take to protect yourself from hospital-acquired infections: http://bit.ly/3peBXOe #PatientSafety #PSAW21

Effective February 25, 2021 INPATIENT UNITS (MSP & Family Birth Center) Visiting hours will be limited from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We ask that visitors for inpatients present to the main entrance (Atrium) only during the weekdays. One visitor per patient per day will be allowed. This includes the...

Since late December, Boone County Public Health has been receiving a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines. Boone County Public Health is a service provided by Boone County Hospital (BCH) through a contract between BCH and the Boone County Board of Supervisors. The allocations will remain consistent for right now and...

Boone HyVee has a limited supply of COVID vaccine and has asked us to share this information. The Boone Hy-Vee Pharmacy location has received a very limited allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine. These vaccines are available to individuals ages 65 and older. Visit http://ms.spr.ly/6180p2rGG to fill out the digital vaccine...

Please welcome J. Lindsey Hay, M.D., to the Boone County Hospital Medical Staff. She will be providing family practice and obstetrical care, including c-sections, at Boone County Family Medicine North, 120 South Story Street, Boone. She joins Dr. Filipiak, Dr. Mehlhaus and Dr. Sivesind. Dr. Hay received her Medical Degree...

Following the Emergency Use Authorization of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-1 vaccines, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is partnering with county public health departments to begin vaccinating Iowans. Both vaccines are currently being administered in Iowa to the Phase 1A priority populations of health care personnel and...