Health

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will begin managing the current Postville Medical Clinic June 6 of this year with plans to reopen the clinic July 5 after some minor renovations are completed.

“We are very excited to offer complete family medicine including family practice, Obstetrics and behavioral health to the Postville area,” states Michael Coyle, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Veterans Memorial Hospital.

The new Veterans Memorial Hospital Postville Medical Clinic will offer clinic hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday each week. The clinic will remain open over the lunch hour for patient convenience, then close from 1-2 p.m. each afternoon. Dr. Thomas McMullan, current clinic owner and medical provider, will continue to see patients at the Postville Clinic two days per week.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m.   The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital. Masks will be required to be worn.

This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes.  For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call  Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament is set this year for June 20 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club.

Teams of three will begin the day with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. and play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner and prizes for everyone will be provided for a $75 donation.

All those interested in joining the event are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.  For more information about the golf tournament, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.

After three years, the annual “Family Wellness Fair” will return and be held this Wednesday, May 11, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital and Clinics. The “Family Wellness Fair” is a community wide event offering families of all ages a night of entertainment and education about the local resources available to them, plus many free health testing opportunities. This fun-filled family event is free and open to all members of the community of any age.

Dr. Kristina Thompson joined the Veterans Memorial Hospital medical staff May 2, providing podiatry care to northeast Iowa. She is also a wound care specialist and diabetes educator.  She has been practicing podiatry for over seven years and states she is excited to join the VMH team.

“I am excited to join VMH to deliver specialty care to the people of northeast Iowa. Working in a small hospital offers opportunities to collaborate closely with primary care providers to help patients reach their goals,” states Dr. Thompson. “I treat full scope foot and ankle as well as perform minor surgical procedures. I have a special passion for wound care and diabetic education. I emphasize building a trusting relationship with my patients and believe in patient autonomy to find a plan which will fit with their lifestyle.”

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Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health are offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, plus the additional booster dose, at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday throughout the month of May. These vaccinations are by appointment only and are held each Wednesday afternoon, with extended hours available the first and third Wednesdays of each month. These vaccinations are available at the main entrance of the hospital in the Meditation Healing Center. To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination, in May and beyond, call Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care at 563-568-5660.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 19 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital. Masks will be required to be worn.

This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes.  For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call  Angie Mettille, RN, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Medical Clinic. The new clinic opened May 3, 2021, joining the Gundersen Waukon Clinic in providing accessible family health care so residents of northeast Iowa have the care they need when they need it. The statistics show, after just 11 months, the incredible need and impact of this new clinic.

As of March 31, 2022, over 7,211 patient visits to the clinic had been made. Scheduled adult preventative exams, such as annual physicals, Medicare annual wellness exams and new patient appointments to establish care with a provider totaled 780; well-child visits totaled 476, and 460 OB visits were made.

Those that needed to see a provider for an acute visit, for items such as sore throats, ear aches, pain, strains, stiches, etc., totaled 3,083 visits. In addition, 460 people were referred to a specialist and 118 referred to Veterans Memorial Hospital surgeons.

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health are offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, plus the additional booster dose, at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday throughout the month of May. These vaccinations are by appointment only and are held each Wednesday afternoon, with extended hours available the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

These vaccinations are available at the main entrance of the hospital in the Meditation Healing Center.  To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination, in May and beyond, call Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care at 563-568-5660.