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Iowa Specialty Hospital will be offering Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training through Wright Health Partners Health Careers Academy. Classes will be held in Belmond on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 4:30 – 10:00pm, from October 4th through December 13th. Any community member, aged 16 or older, is eligible to participate in...

Meadows Assisted Living Plans Week Long “Keep Connected” Celebration National Assisted Living Week is September 11th – 17th. The Meadows Assisted Living in Clarion is planning to celebrate all week long with the following activities all related to this year’s theme, “Keep Connected”: • Sunday, Sept. 11th: Residents will enjoy...

Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Maternity Center will be holding a second “Super Siblings” Class on Saturday, August 27th from 9:30am to 11:00am at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. This is a single session class that will help children ages 3-6 years old prepare for a new baby brother or sister.  Please RSVP by calling Casey Howell, OB Leader, at 515-532-9357.

On July 22nd, Iowa Specialty Hospital and Orthopedic Specialists held their annual orthopedic reunion party at Rustix in Humboldt. Patients from the previous year, along with their guests, were invited to an evening celebrating their orthopedic journey. Approximately 142 people were in attendance. The evening included a special meal, prayer...

Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Maternity Center recently purchased a new device called a Hearing Screen Machine. This device is used on every baby born at Iowa Specialty Hospital. The previous machine was outdated causing the need for additional screening elsewhere. The Hearing Screen Machine was purchased with the gracious donations from the Wright County Charitable Foundation.

Iowa Specialty Hospital’s Maternity Center will be hosting a Women’s Health Education Night on Monday, August 8th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. The health education night is for women of all ages. It is free of charge, but registration is required. Please RSVP by calling Casey Howell, OB Leader, at 515-532-9357.

On July 1, 1987, Dr. Timothy Nagel joined our family practice team, known then as Community Family Practice Clinic. He soon became a staple to both the clinic and the local community as his patient base quickly grew.  Now the Nagel family has a new adventure in store as they will move to Colorado later this summer, where Dr. Nagel will be practicing Direct Primary Care Medicine in the Longmont and Estes Park areas.

One Child's Story of Found Communication with Speech Therapy

Bristol Trask has worked with Diane O'Connor, Speech Language Pathologist, since 2014 to overcome the difficulties of Childhood Apraxia of Speech.  With the help of Diane, her family, and others, Bristol continues to make amazing progress...one word at a time. 

Yuridia McVey of Belmond, an employee of Iowa Specialty Hospital, who is studying Radiology at Mercy School of Radiologic Technology, has been awarded a $3,500 scholarship from the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF), which is supported by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA).

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 make it easier for consumers to compare and rate hospitals, CMS incorporated a Star Rating System into its Hospital Compare website. There are...