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As we age, preventing falls in out of the home can be a concern.  Lifelong Links offers many helpful resources on fall prevention, including falls prevention videos.  Also available is Fall Risk Assessments, Home Safety, Tai Chi for Arthritis, A Matter of Balance, Stepping On, and Falls Prevention Resources.

Boone County Hospital, Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM), Boone and Ogden, and the Madrid Family Practice Clinic are excited about the many changes that have taken place over the summer and the changes that are yet to come this fall. For residents and visitors in and around Boone County, the...

Parsons and Filipiak Now Providing Care at BCFM

UnitedHealthcare recently recognized more than 20 care providers in Iowa, including Boone County Family Medicine, Boone, with the 2015 UnitedHealthcare PATH Excellence in Patient Service Awards for their commitment to improving health outcomes for people enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans. Each of these care providers earned nearly $1.7 million...

What can be treated in the BCH After Hours Clinic?

Thank you from Dr. Vermillion

The transition from UnityPoint Boone to Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM) continues to move full speed ahead with November 1st as the target date.  “Hospital and clinic staff, and the physicians have been working well together to make this transition as smooth as possible,” says Kim Schwartz, Boone County Hospital...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) and Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM) said farewell to long-time physician Dr. Richard Vermillion as he retired from medical practice at the end of July.  A small retirement party was held at the clinic in his honor with staff, family and close friends.  There are not...

Two New Providers Join BCH Medical Staff

The Immunization Clinics offered by Boone County Public Health listed below are open to anyone under the age of 18 who is need of vaccinations and is uninsured, underinsured, or has Medicaid.  A free will offering of $17 is suggested.  August 9th and September 21st from 3 to 5:45 p.m., Home...