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New Information Technology on the Horizon at BCH. Patient Care and Safety is Priority

RSVP is a federal grant program administered by a local sponsoring agency that is responsible for the program and its activities. Since January 2009, RSVP of Boone and Greene Counties has been sponsored by Boone County Hospital (BCH). RSVP operates from its own generated budget of federal, state, city, counties...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) Volunteer Auxiliary members were recognized at the Annual BCH Auxiliary Fall Meeting/Supper in the hospital Atrium on October 15th. The volunteers provide assistance in various areas throughout the hospital such as the Atrium information desk, Surgery, Gift Shop, Coffee Shop, hair care, and flower/mail delivery, as...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) is excited to announce they have hired a chef. LJ Ames, CCC, CCPI, is the new Chef de Cuisine at BCH. In his more than two decades in the culinary field, LJ has worked his way up from a prep assistant at age 14 to his...

Dr. Amar Nath, Iowa Health Cardiology, will be providing services in the Boone County Hospital (BCH) Specialty Clinic the third Tuesday of each month. Dr. Nath received his Medical Degree from the Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna, India. He completed a Rotating Internship at Prince of Wales Medical College...

August is upon us and kids will soon be going back to school. As a parent, it is important to check your child’s immunization status. If your child is starting kindergarten this fall, they may need a Dtap, IPV, MMR and Varicella or chickenpox vaccine prior to starting school. Adolescent...

Boone County Family Medicine (BCFM) has met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization. Their recent survey showed no deficiencies. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and...