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Children ages six months to 6 years attending a well child exam at Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM) in Boone will now receive a children’s book to help foster an early introduction to reading and literacy. The new initiative at the clinic is part of the Reach Out and Read...

Boone County Hospital is pleased to welcome Devi Dunker, D.O. to its Medical Staff. Dr. Dunker will begin seeing patients at Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM), Boone, in mid-September. Dr. Dunker received her Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from Des Moines University, Des Moines. Prior to that, she received her undergraduate...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) is pleased to welcome Alison Good, ARNP, to its Medical Staff. Alison will begin seeing patients at Boone County Family Medicine, Ogden, three days a week and one day a week at the BCH Wound and Hyperbaric Center beginning in mid-August. Alison received her Masters of...

The Boone County Hospital (BCH) Auxiliary recently donated $2,000 to the BCH Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a program that helps BCH employees that are financially in need. The Auxiliary will donate annually to the EAP each July. Pictured are Auxiliary Board members Sharon Thul, Carol Keithley, Teri Knight and Jan...

A new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system was delivered to the Radiology Department at Boone County Hospital in June. Because the machine weighs well over 12,000 pounds, it takes large equipment and lots of man power to unload and place a piece of equipment that size in the hospital. The...

Congratulations to Stephanie Davis, a 2nd year nursing student at Des Moines Area Community College, for receiving the $1,000 Lila Carpenter Scholarship. Pictured with Stephanie are Jan Putnam and Peg King who are members of the Lila Carpenter Scholarship Committee. This Boone County Hospital Foundation Scholarship was established in memory...

Scholarships from Boone County Hospital were recently given out to Boone County residents pursing an education beyond high school. Congratulations to Rachel Braun, Boone High School, and Ashley Kirkpatrick, Madrid High School, who were the recipients of the Boone County Hospital Scholarship. Rachel received a $1,000 scholarship and Ashley received...

A group of 51 Iowa hospital trustees have become the latest graduates of the Iowa Hospital Association’s (IHA) Trustee Education Certification Program. The trustees were recognized on April 10th at the IHA Governance Forum held at the Hilton Garden Inn in West Des Moines. Lisa Kobernusz, Boone County Hospital (BCH)...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) Auxiliary volunteers were recognized at their Annual Spring Recognition Dinner in April. Glenda Camelin (pictured) was recognized with a special pin as the outgoing president, and new Board members (pictured) were welcomed (left to right): Jan Putnum, President; Carol Keithley, 1st Vice; Karen Michel, 2nd Vice;...

Women ages 40 to 64 may be eligible for a free mammogram, clinical breast exam, and pap smear if they meet income guidelines and are uninsured or underinsured. Call the Boone County Public Health Department at (515) 432-1127 or call (800) 369-2229 for more information.