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Congratulations to Lisa Paige, Med/Surg/Peds Inpatient Director at Boone County Hospital (BCH), for receiving the 2022 Daisy Award. Lisa was presented the award at a special breakfast held in honor of Nurses Day/Week. A co-worker said, “Lisa always seems to go above and beyond for her employees. She will come...

Beginning April 18th, Phase 6 of the 1st floor update will begin and should last approximately one week. During this phase, the serving and dining area will be closed. Vending machines will be available in the front lobby, and limited services such as coffee, pastries, pre-made salads, cold sandwiches, etc....

Congratulations to Cindy Bishop, Boone County Hospital (BCH) Surgery Department, who was honored as the 2021 Brown Award Winner at a ceremony in the BCH Cafeteria on March 7th. Weldon J. Brown established the Brown Award in honor of his parents, Eunice D. and Everett C. Brown, long-time residents of...

Boone County Hospital is in the process of updating its main floor and we are entering Phase 3 of the project. Beginning Tuesday, March 8th, the front half of the main entrance/lobby which includes Gifts Galore and Patient Registration will be closed. Patient Registration will temporarily relocate to the Specialty...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) is pleased to announce their Wound and Hyperbaric Center (W&HC) is a dual recipient of RestorixHealth’s National Clinical Distinction and Patient Satisfaction Awards. Recipients of these awards meet or exceed national quality benchmarks over a set period of time. “This achievement reaffirms the quality of care...

The BCFM Walk-In Clinic has expanded their COVID testing criteria due to having adequate testing supplies. The new testing criteria is for a fever greater than 100.5, upper respiratory symptoms, loss of smell or taste, body aches, and/or nausea/vomiting/diarrhea. Due to the COVID numbers coming down, the wait time in...

A patient and family advisor is someone who: Wants to help improve the quality of our hospital’s care for all patients and family members. Gives feedback to the Hospital based on his or her own experiences as a patient or family member. Helps us plan changes to improve how we...

Cathy Wetzeler joined the BCH Board of Trustees in January 2022. She replaces Denny Kollbaum who stepped down in December after 11 years on the Board. Cathy feels very honored to be asked to be on the Board. “I have always loved being involved with anything medical, as that has...

Boone County Hospital (BCH) recently collaborated with other organizations in the Boone community to help address food insecurity. Grant money was awarded to BCH to address Social Determinants in Health in the community. Last fall, BCH purchased refrigerator/freezers for Ogden Community Food Pantry, IMPACT Community Action, Salvation Army, and the...

Boone County Hospital is excited to make some updates to the main floor of the Hospital. It’s been over 20 years since we opened the new wing of the Hospital. The new has become dated and worn, so it’s time to refresh! The update will include painting the walls, new...