Health

Veterans Memorial Hospital will not be offering a CPR course in January. The next class available will be offered February 12.

The cost of all CPR classes, for certification or recertification, at Veterans Memorial Hospital is the same and all registrants should bring along their own pocket mask. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

Pre-registration plus a minimum of three participants is required. For more information and to register for the next CPR Course, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.

Memorials were received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Anaruth Bechtel by Dave and Laurie Martin, Jim and Bev Larson-Needham, Carol Moe, Lois Evans, Jane Dietrich, Lillian Larson and Dennis and Sandy Deal.

Memorials were also received in memory of Cletus Althoff by Marv and Marge Strike, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Dave and Laurie Martin and family and friends of Clet Althoff.

In addition, memorials were received in memory of Bradford Krambeer by Ken and Jill Lampman, Betty Hogan, George Pickett, Robert and Kristi Campbell, Dave and Laurie Martin, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, John and Lorna Kerndt, Mae Jean Bakke, Bob and Marilyn Bulman, Pat and Kathy McMillan, Ed and Karen Stamper, Gladwin and Darlene Anderson, Ardys Kuhse, Dean “Beanzy” Schellhammer, Carol Krumme, Dan and Sue Schlitter, Russ and Mary Jo Meyer, Tony and Terry Link, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Dave and Sandy Lyons and Dave and Rhonda Bahr.

Veterans Memorial Hospital recently received a very generous donation of children’s books from Maxwell Moore, son of Andy and Emily Moore of Waukon. For his birthday, in lieu of presents for himself, he requested that his friends bring a book to be donated to the hospital for children of any age to enjoy. Maxwell is pictured here with many of the books his friends so generously gave him in honor of his seventh birthday. These books have been scattered around into every department of the hospital, including the Monona Clinic, by the Housekeeping staff to ensure each waiting room has a few new books for the young patients to enjoy while visiting the hospital. Submitted photo.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital, in cooperation with Northeast Iowa Community College Business and Community Solutions, will be offering an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course in Waukon through video conferencing being broadcast from Calmar. This 138-hour course will begin Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the NICC Waukon Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW.

Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special considerations for working in the pre-hospital setting, and providing patient transportation.

Veterans Memorial Hospital will begin the next Prepared Childbirth Education classes (formerly called Lamaze) Monday, January 8. The classes will continue for two more consecutive Monday evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Large Conference Room.

The Prepared Childbirth Education classes at Veterans Memorial Hospital are offered in three sessions that allow the expectant parents to choose which topics they wish to learn more about. They may choose to attend one, two or all three sessions.  Session 1 covers labor, delivery and the postpartum period following delivery; Session 2 includes relaxation, breathing and pain management; and Session 3 covers infant care. Tours of the OB Department are available with each session as well.

Veterans Memorial Hospital dietitians will be offering a new eight-week weight loss class beginning in January that will teach the healthy lifestyle choices needed to lose the weight for good.  The key to permanent weight loss is to adopt new daily choices that, with consistent repetition, become habits. That is why the hospital offers the Healthy Lifestyles Weight Loss Class, which is open to anyone in the area communities of any age. The class will be offered Mondays from 5:30-6:45 p.m. starting January 15 and running through March 5.

A free, introductory class will be held Monday, January 8 starting at 5:30 p.m. Anyone can hear more about the program and see if they wish to sign up for the eight-week program, beginning the following Monday.

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will be offering special Christmas  Weekend Clinics Saturday, December 23, Sunday, December 24, and Monday, December 25 from 1-5 p.m. each day.

The following weekend for the New Year’s holiday, the weekend clinics will also be available Saturday, December 30, Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1, from 1-5 p.m. each day.

Weekend Clinics are held every Saturday and Sunday year-round at Veterans Memorial Hospital for non-emergencies and help save families the cost of regular emergency room fees on the weekends when the other local clinics are closed.

Anyone needing to utilize these weekend clinics over the holiday is asked to enter the hospital through the main entrance and register with the receptionist. Walk-ins are welcome.  For more information, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Greg Hamm by Marv and Marge Strike, Maury and Kay Mooney, Dave and Laurie Martin, Tony and Teri Link, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Ernie and Donnalee Osland, Gary and Joan David, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Ray and Lorraine Mitchell, Jerry and Linda Siegrist, Jane Dietrich, Marcy Selberg and Dennis and Sandy Deal.

Memorials were also received in memory of Mike Van Gorp by Marv and Marge Strike, Bernard Welsh, Mary Anne Otting, Marian Smedsrud, Brian and Denise Wullner, George Pickett, Dr. Arlen and Karlene Wonderlich, Dave and Laurie Martin, Carol Paus, Ardie Kuhse, Mae Jean Bakke, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Bob and Marilyn Bulman and Dan and Sue Schlitter.

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will not hold a regular meeting in December. The group will begin holding its regular monthly meetings again in January.

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

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon is pleased to announce it has been named a 2017 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have consistently achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in Patient Experience/Inpatient Services.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement in health care. Presented annually, the award honors clients who consistently sustained performance in the top five percent of all Press Ganey clients for each reporting period during the course of one year.