Awards recognize safe surgery practices and lower rates for complications and infections Iowa Specialty Hospital has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, Patient Safety and Bariatric Surgery by the Women’s Choice Award®. These awards signify that Iowa Specialty Hospital is ranked 12th out of 1,283 hospitals...
The State of Iowa has updated their requirements for the meningococcal vaccine beginning this fall for the 2017-2018 school year. Learn if and when your child will need to receive this vaccination.
Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics has recently renewed its status as an accredited diabetes education program by the American Association of Diabetes Educators(AADE). This allows residents in and around Wright County increased access to critical diabetes education services. Diabetes education as a collaborative process through which people with or at...
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond was recently awarded a Healthgrades 2017 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ which recognizes hospitals that provide an overall outstanding patient experience. The Belmond facility is among a group of only 13 recipients within Iowa, making this a wonderful achievement for Iowa Specialty Hospital based on the...
Iowa Specialty Hospital’s 100th baby of 2017, Citlaly Julissa Lomeli Curiel, was born on April 19th at 9:59 in the evening to parents Gustavo Lomeli and Nalleli Curiel of Clarion. BabyCitlaly weighed 8 pounds 8.4 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches in length. “This is the first girl in our...
The 20 highest ranked critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country, as determined by iVantage Health Analytics, were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, Mo. The determining factors for the...
Iowa Specialty Hospital – Clarion recently received a $20,000 donation from Hagie Manufacturing Foundation that helped the hospital’s Lab Department purchase a Biofire Filmarray, amuch needed piece of equipment. The BioFire Filmarray allows Iowa Specialty Hospital to stay on the leading edge of diagnostic microbiology testing. This means increased speed...
Volunteers from around the country are joining the American Heart Association, in connection with The Children's Heart Foundation, to celebrate American Heart Month by knitting and crocheting red hats for babies born in February at participating hospitals. Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Maternity Center is proud to be a part of this...
February is American Heart Month which brings attention to the importance of heart health. During this perfect time to commit to a healthy lifestyle, Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Cardiac Rehab Department will celebrate with activities and an open house. The month will kick off with National Wear Red Day on February...
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond has once again received a 5 star rating according to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare. To calculate the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) star ratings, HCAHPS survey information from one hospital is compared to that...
