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Holst honored by Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Community Hospital announced that Sara Holst has been selected as the second recipient of the Path to Excellence Employee Recognition Award. This award celebrates employees who embody the organization’s core values, demonstrate exceptional leadership, and ...

VDMC welcomes new behavioral health specialist

WEBSTER CITY — Mary Claire Wunderlich has joined Van Diest Medical Center as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner to complement the team of behavioral health specialists and services at VDMC. Wunderlich, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, a doctorate nurse practitioner, will serve patients ...

$28K raised for surgical bed at SMCH; hospital thanks Trivia Night sponsors

LAKE CITY — The Stewart Memorial Auxiliary’s Trivia Night, held Feb. 22 at the Lake City Community Memorial Building, concluded with remarkable success, organizers said. The event, which featured a combination of friendly competition and community engagement, raised $28,000 in support of the Auxiliary’s efforts to fund the donation of a new surgical bed for Stewart Memorial Community Hospital. “We are incredibly grateful for the unwavering support of our community,” said Kristen Hall, an organizer of the event. “We are proud of the turnout and the team’s hard work in ...

New U-Haul dealer opens in Clarion

CLARION — North Iowa Real Estate in Clarion has become a U-Haul neighborhood dealer, according to an announcement from the rental company. North Iowa Real Estate, 218 First St. S.W., will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. U-Haul has teamed with independent dealers to offer rental equipment to do-it-yourself movers since 1945.

Mitchell Hood named February Employee of the Month

Jackie Mitchell Hood, a guest assistant in Volunteer and Guest Services, was named the February Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. She was nominated by Alison Hanna, manager of Volunteer and Guest Services, for being attentive to patients’ and ...

SMCH wound clinic receives honors

LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Community Hospital announced that its Stewart Memorial Wound Care Clinic has received dual recognition, earning both the Clinical Distinction Award and the Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award from RestorixHealth. These awards acknowledge wound centers that meet or exceed national quality benchmarks over a set period of time. The Clinical Distinction Award recognizes wound care centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by surpassing clinical benchmarks, while the Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award honors centers that deliver superior ...