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The Boone County Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Center (W&HC) was recently presented with two outstanding achievement awards from RestorixHealth. The first award, the Clinical Distinction Award is presented to wound centers that demonstrate exceptional success by meeting or exceeding national healing benchmarks, including: Days to Heal: 32 median Healing Percent:...

Boone County Hospital is happy to welcome Kelsie Holmes, D.O., to the Medical Staff. Dr. Homes will start seeing patients in Boone County Family Medicine South in October. She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, VA, and continued with an OB Fellowship...

Boone County Hospital is happy to have Haydee Hernandez, D.O., join our Medical Staff. Dr. Hernandez will start seeing patients in the Boone County Family Medicine Clinic, Ogden, on September 16. Dr. Hernandez earned her Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York. Her specialties include family...

Have you noticed the commotion on the north side of Boone County Hospital (BCH)? The Hospital is in the process of replacing the entire helipad and roof on the northeast corner where the old helipad was located. The helipad was built in 2000 with the new Hospital addition and has...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) is a proud participant in the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Program from 2020-2024. The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and its partner organizations, collectively known as the Compass Network, are proud to be one of nine Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor awardees. Throughout...

The new Siemens Aera 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was installed in June and is now being used. An MRI is a sophisticated and highly accurate imaging technique used to diagnose diseases of the brain, spine, skeleton, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and blood vessels. It is a completely safe, non-invasive, and...

Boone County Hospital created a $1.8 million impact on local community benefits in 2023. In all, Iowa’s hospitals provided 137,841 jobs statewide. Last year, Boone County Hospital (BCH) generated 783 jobs that added $43.6 million in wages in the Boone County economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa...

Please welcome Charles Paul, M.D., to the BCH Medical Staff. He will start seeing patients in Boone County Comprehensive Specialty Care on July 12, and will be in the Clinic two days each month. Dr. Paul has a Medical Degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa...

Benjamin Paulson, M.D. Ross Doehrmann, D.O. Todd Peterson, D.O. Logan Driscoll, PA-C Charles Paul, M.D. Boone County Comprehensive Specialty Care (BCCSC) opened its doors in late March, 2024. Five providers have joined BCCSC. The clinic is located at the west end of Boone County Hospital and the number is (515)...