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Due to COVID-19, all employees and visitors entering Boone County Hospital will have their temperatures taken at one of three entrances. The three entrances are: 1. Emergency entrance – assessable 24/7 2. Atrium entrance – open Monday through Friday 5:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. This entrance will be locked each...

Gov. Kim Reynolds released a video on March 18th discussing the testing criteria for COVID-19. View it here.

Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 we are restricting public visitors for non-essential and non-medical reasons. This includes walking in our hallways and serving meals to the public. This is temporary and will change as needed. Thank you for your understanding & cooperation.

The Diabetes Support Group meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 19, at 4:00 p.m. has been cancelled.

In keeping with a commitment to patient safety, Boone County Hospital and Clinics will limit patient visitations during the global outbreak of COVID-19. The following restrictions are effective immediately to help limit the potential spread of COVID-19. Visitor restrictions are temporary and subject to change as necessary. Only primary caregivers...

Congratulations to Mindy Royster, ARNP, Boone County Hospital House Supervisor and Walk-In Clinic provider! Mindy was selected as one of the100 Great Iowa Nurses of 2020! The 100 Great Iowa Nurses award recognizes nurses that have made meaningful, lasting contributions to their patients, colleagues, and the nursing profession, and are...

The Iowa Department of Public Health released the following information on March 8, 2020. Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated three presumptive positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa residents. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the individuals are from Johnson County: one...

Boone Public Health Advises Residents on Spring Break Travel Boone County Public Health continues to work with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local partners to monitor and respond to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus was first detected in Wuhan,...

Boone Public Health Reminds Residents Soap & Water is Best Boone County Public Health and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) remind residents that the three primary ways to prevent illness and its spread, including the virus that causes COVID-19, are simple and easy: • Cover coughs and sneezes...

Boone County is advising residents about what they can do now to prepare for the potential spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. To date, no one in Iowa has tested positive for COVID-19. “Since the start of this outbreak, Boone County Public Health has worked closely with the...