Hamburg Hospital Goes High-Tech Despite Floods

George C. Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg expects to qualify for several hundred thousand dollars in federal reimbursement for implementing and demonstrating meaningful use of a certified electronic health record (EHR). The reimbursement is part of the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, which offers health care providers financial incentives for demonstrating meaningful use of an EHR system.

Blue Zones Considering 54 Communities

Teresa Newman, healthy living manager at Trinity Regional Health Center in Fort Dodge, said the application process was beneficial. "Many of us on the committee were unaware of programs currently offered by various businesses in our community...This new-found awareness will allow us to work together to enhance and collaborate our current program offerings as well as develop new programs."

'Safe Haven' Still Matters

Miracles happen at hospitals every day. Nowhere is that more evident than on the obstetrics unit - where the babies are. This is not just where infants are born, it's where families are made and enhanced. It's where lives are changed in a way that is joyous and forever. But there was no miracle for the twin girls born late last week and then found dead in the trunk of their mother's car in Story County.

Meet a Hospital Hero: Doug Moffett

Doug became a full-time emergency medical technician at Decatur County Hospital in 2004, working well above and beyond his requirements as an EMT and helping other departments when needed. In so many ways, his hard work and dedication have made the community safer, healthier and more enjoyable.