Health

The 32nd annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament was held Monday, June 16, at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. A full tournament of 33 teams of three participated, each enjoying 18 holes of golf plus lunch and dinner prepared by Rich Schulte, Kris Cote’, 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 (VMH) Clinic-Waukon in July for all junior high and high school students who need the physical for participating in school sporting events. These exams will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, July 9 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 23 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 new EPIC Electronic Health Record has been live for one week, after an entire year of preparation by the hospital and clinic staff, with the help of the University of Iowa Health Care team. 

One of the biggest advantages of transitioning to the EPIC system is the availability of the MyChart patient portal. Many individuals in the area already have a MyChart account from other health care facilities. Veterans Memorial Hospital is now linked with this portal. 

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Dave Duncklee by Jim and Jill Kiesau, Meg Schaller and Chuck and Lois Votsmier.

Memorials were also received in memory of Lawrence and Pat Powell by Ken and Gloria Krambeer, Kevin and Ann Quillin and Mary Beth Regan. 

In addition, memorials were received in memory of Raymond Riek by Carl and Betty Christianson and Bob and Karen Fossum; and in memory of Carol Wieland by Ken and Gloria Krambeer, Allan and Fern Rissman and Wayne Rissman.

Memorials and donations are greatly appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation.  The 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.

For questions about donating to the Foundation, contact Beth Shafer, Growth and Development Coordinator, at 563-568-3411.

Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) hosted its biannual Safety Day Camp Wednesday, June 4 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon. This day camp drew a record crowd of nearly 170 children ages seven to 14 from area communities for a day-long session on how to take responsibility for their own safety, respect parents’ safety rules and share safety tips with their family and friends.

Free sports physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Clinic-Waukon on a couple designated dates during the month of July for all junior high and high school students who need the physical for participating in school sporting events. These exams will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic the following dates and times:
• Wednesday, July 9 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 23 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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

The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 19 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the ICN Conference Room this month, which is a change in the normal location.  It is located on the lower level of the hospital.

This month’s topic will be foot care. The group will be welcoming back Dr. Kristina Thompson, the hospital’s podiatrist, as the speaker. She is available at the hospital Mondays and Wednesdays to see outpatients. She is also a Certified Diabetes Educator. She will be covering wound prevention, wound treatment and general foot care such as nail care. Diabetes can be a reason someone has to have a foot or leg amputated, and that greatly impacts independence and quality of life. She will also review Medicare benefits available for diabetic shoes.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 32nd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 16, at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Teams of three will play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch, dinner and prizes for everyone will all be provided for the donation of $75. Only a few spots remain for teams to sign-up.

All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939. The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation is a volunteer board that raises funds to help promote health care in the area communities served by Veterans Memorial Hospital. Submitted photo.

Memorials were recently received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Bob Hager by Audrey Angel, Dan and Traci Byrnes, Carl and Betty Christianson, Dave and Gail Prestemon and Kate Wooden.  Memorials were also received in memory of Betty Bechtel by Joan Bieber, Betty Decker and Bill and Beth Shafer. 

In addition, memorials were also received in memory of Lollie Hirth by Janet Koozer; in memory of Kevin Johnson by Carl and Betty Christianson; in memory of Lisa Kerndt by Mark Kerndt; in memory of Darrel Koozer by Janet Koozer; in memory of Carlton Larsen by Betty Larsen; in memory of Shirley Petersburg by Randy Petersburg and Linda Carstens; and in memory of Sheryl Peterson by Ernest and Donnalee Osland and Chuck and Lois Votsmier.

In addition, a donation was made by Bob and Karen Fossum in honor of Eunice Kolsrud’s 90th birthday. 

The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 19, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the ICN Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.

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, Certified Diabetes Educator at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon at 563-568-3411.