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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...

If you have an interest in joining Weight Watchers, classes are offered in the 4th Floor Conference Room at Boone County Hospital (BCH) every Thursday at 4 p.m. (weigh in starts at 3:45 p.m.). Classes are open to the public. For more information, call Weight Watchers leader Troy Thompson at...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) Administration is happy to announce the addition of Joshua Anderson, D.O., to the BCH Medical Staff. Dr. Anderson will be joining Boone County Family Medicine in July. He received his Doctorate of Osteopathy from Des Moines University, Des Moines, and completed a Family Medicine Residency at...