Health

Veterans Memorial Hospital, in cooperation with the American Heart Association, is offering a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for lay people (those not working in healthcare), which includes child care providers, Monday, June 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The CPR class, which will cover adult, child and infant CPR, will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital. The cost of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

CPR is administered when someone’s breathing, pulse, or both, stop. When both of them stop, the victim has suffered sudden death, which can be caused by poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, smoke inhalation, or the most common cause, heart attack.

The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 14 at 2 p.m.

This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss, whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.

Feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support group meets the second Wednesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
 

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Dan Otting by the 9 O’Clock Coffee Group at the S&D Café, Angie Schulte, Dr. Dave and Suzanne Hahn, Wayne and Nona Sawyer, Dean and Lynn Sorensen, Dacia and Clint Johnson, Bernard Welsh, Dave and Gail Prestemon, Kate Wooden, Marlys Leiran, Dan and Traci Byrnes, Lyle and Marilyn Larson, Bill and Shirley Schneeberger, Carol Krumme, Houg Insurance Agency, Jeff and Amy Sommer, Bob and Marilyn Bulman, Jane Dietrich, Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Gladwin and Darlene Anderson, Lesa Moose, Dave and Rita Newton, Susan and Tom Counters, Pat Pettingill, Jim and Eli Klenske, Joel and Teresa Sommer, John and Barb Lacewell, Frank and Patty Goltz, Marv and Marge Strike, Frank and Chereen Hogan, Bruce and Sue Torkelson, Dale and Ann Rademaker, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Jim and Patty Clarke, Dr. Arlen and Karlene Wonderlich, Rick and Cathy Larson, Russ and Mary Jo Meyer, Dr.

National EMS Week honors the lifesaving care EMS providers offer nationwide, 24-hours a day, seven days a week

The area ambulance services who commonly arrive with patients at Veterans Memorial Hospital (listed in alphabetic order) includes the Caledonia Ambulance, Harpers Ferry Rescue Squad, Lansing Ambulance Service, Monona Ambulance Service, New Albin Fire, Postville Ambulance Service, Waterville Rescue Squad, all in addition to the Waukon Veterans Memorial Hospital service.

Parents can do more to ensure that accidents don’t become a part of their children’s childhood memories.  One way to start is by having their six- to 14-year-old children attend the Veterans Memorial Hospital Safety Day Camp.  This camp will be held Thursday, June 8 at the Allamakee Fairgrounds from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The day camp is designed to increase children’s awareness of a wide variety of safety and farm hazards, as well as providing them with hands-on, first aid training to help themselves or someone else survive an accident should one occur.
Individual topics covered at this year’s safety camp will include the following:

The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held Monday, June 12 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in south Waukon. The LifeServe Blood Center supplies Veterans Memorial Hospital with its blood and blood products.

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Kenneth Fahey by Dave and Rita Newton, in memory of Mona Shelton by Jerry and Marilyn Troendle, and in memory of Olive Grinna by Rich and Carol Kendall and Gary and Carol Bahr.

Memorials were also received in memory of Jim Moose by Lesa Moose, in memory of Larry Johnson by Rick and Cathy Larson, in memory of John Harkins by Dan and Traci Byrnes and in memory of Helen Storbeck by Brad and Erin Berns.

Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation is a 501C3 organization. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Memorials and donations can be sent to 40 First Street SE, Waukon, IA  52172.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital in cooperation with the American Heart Association is offering a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for lay people (those not working in healthcare), which includes child care providers, Monday, June 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The CPR class, which will cover adult, child and infant CPR, will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital. The cost of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

CPR is administered when someone’s breathing, pulse, or both, stop. When both of them stop, the victim has suffered sudden death, which can be caused by poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, smoke inhalation, or the most common cause, heart attack.

The 20th annual “Family Wellness Fair” was held Wednesday, May 10 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Over 250 individuals attended the wellness fair despite the rainy weather and enjoyed all the information and activities provided by over 45 agencies and businesses that serve Allamakee and northern Clayton counties. 

With this being the 20th annual event, special attractions such as photo booth and dunk tank were added to the already popular line up of entertainment. “Klyde Thinger” the Clown was again on site as was Paul Kammarmeyer, “Greenie,” of Manchester, who provided balloon art at the main entrance. Face painting was also performed by Lori Ross and Claire Butchkoski. The Waukon Fire Department had a fire truck on site for viewing plus Veterans Memorial Hospital had an ambulance on display. In addition, Chuck Allen from KMRV 99.1 and KNEI 103.5 was broadcasting live from the fair.

Veterans Memorial Hospital will be hosting its bi-annual Safety Day Camp for children ages six to 14  Thursday, June 8 at the Allamakee Fairgrounds from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is open to all children in the area.  It is a true safety camp that instructs many areas of safety that address every child’s life.

Each year, many children are killed or injured on America’s farms and at home. This summer, safety day camps, such as the one being hosted by Veterans Memorial Hospital, are being held to teach children how to prevent injuries and reduce the risk of accidents.

During the camps, children participate in interactive activities that reinforce the importance of taking responsibility for their own safety, respecting parents’ safety rules and sharing safety tips with their family and friends.