Health

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will not hold a regular meeting in July, but will resume its monthly meetings in August.

For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, Diabetes Educator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

from The Iowa Department of Public Health and Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health

Allamakee County Public Health, a division of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Community and Home Care, shares these tips for cleaning and disinfecting after a flood, from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Free sports physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Clinic-Waukon very soon for all junior high and high school students who need the physical exam for participating in school sporting events. These will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital-Waukon Clinic the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, July 10: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 24: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

These clinics will include all necessary documentation, including a concussion screening, for participation in all school activities.  Physicals are scheduled in one-hour segments. The clinic staff will not be administering vaccines during this time. If those are needed for students, call the clinic at 563-568-5530 to schedule an appointment.

The Compliance Team Accreditation Organization recently announced that Veterans Memorial Hospital-Waukon Clinic received the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification. PCMH is a measured continuous quality improvement program that incorporates patient-centered practice guidelines, focusing on day-to-day practice operations and emphasizing health maintenance, preventative screening, multi-specialty medical services, patient experience reporting and bench-marking.

The Waukon Clinic set out to be certified in PCMH, then went through a full survey process and received this accreditation which brings them one step closer to helping them start a chronic care management program.

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health announces a QR code that will link anyone in the county with a new 50-page resource directory for all services in Allamakee County. In addition to the QR code, pictured here, this guide is available on the VMH website, under the  www.veteransmemorialhospital.com/service/community-and-home-care/ link, and also the Allamakee Economic Development website.

This guide contains information on many resources serving Allamakee County residents such as housing, mental health care, unemployment, addiction, finances, health care, long-term care, Veterans services, grocery shopping, reporting of crimes and support for many other concerns.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will not hold a regular meeting in July, but will resume its monthly meetings in August.

For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, Diabetes Educator, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

from the American Institute for Cancer Research and Veterans Memorial Hospital

Most skin cancers are linked to sun exposure, a risk factor that almost all of us can control by heeding a few common-sense precautions. While many of us have seen or heard these “sun safety” tips before, the fact remains that there will be approximately one million new cases of skin cancer this year in America. This shows that not everyone’s listening yet.

Try to avoid the midday sun between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.  That’s when the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation is most intense. Even on hazy or somewhat cloudy days, 80 percent of UV radiation can reach you.

The 31st annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament was held Monday, June 17 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. A full tournament of 33 teams of three golfers participated, each enjoying 18 holes of golf plus lunch and dinner prepared by Rich Schulte, Bud and Marge Strike and Family, and the Foundation Directors.

The Foundation gives credit for the success of this tournament to the many local businesses that provide great prizes so everyone participating wins. Plus many businesses serving this area contribute as hole sponsors to the tournament making it an enjoyable, community-wide event.

Free Sport Physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital-Waukon Clinic very soon for all junior high and high school students who need the physical exam for participating in school sporting events.  These will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hospital-Waukon Clinic the following dates and times:
• Wednesday, July 10: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 24: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
 
These clinics will include all necessary documentation, including a concussion screening, for participation in all school activities.  Physicals are scheduled in one-hour segments. The clinic staff will not be administering vaccines during this time. If those are needed for students, feel free to call the clinic at 563-568-5530 to schedule an appointment.

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Waukon and Postville Clinics welcomed Nurse Practitioner Minji Na as a family medical provider January 8, 2024.  Since she began, Minji has cared for many patients of all ages in both clinics and looks forward to continuing to grow her practice.

“My experience at Veterans Memorial Hospital and Clinics has been nothing but wonderful. I could not ask for a better team to work with,” states Minji. “I am excited to meet more patients and continue providing exceptional care to all!”

Minji cares for patients in both the Waukon and Postville Clinics spending a couple of days each week at each location. She had two years of previous experience as a family nurse practitioner working for Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Albert Lea, MN and Austin, MN, before moving back to her home area, near Decorah, and beginning her practice.