Spencer Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the only mammography center in the region to have achieved ACR accreditation. The American College of Radiology reports that the ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level...
In the year 2000, measles was considered eliminated in the United States. Yet in the first four months of 2019, nearly 700 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S., two of which were recently confirmed in Iowa. The two Iowa cases are linked to travel outside of the country. The first Iowan was...
Spencer Hospital nurses Melissa Brent, Colleen Hart and Jolie Threlkeld have been selected as three of Iowa’s 100 Great Nurses for 2019 and will be honored at a May 5 celebration in Des Moines. The 100 Great Iowa Nurses program identifies 100 outstanding nurses every year whose courage, competence, and commitment to patients and the...
In a continuing effort to make healthcare services more convenient and affordable, Spencer Hospital has opened Rehab @ the Clinic, a free-standing outpatient rehabilitation therapy clinic located on second floor of the Spencer Medical Arts Building. “It’s the same great care from the same great Spencer Hospital physical therapists, just at an alternative location, which...
Iowa Lakes Community College will host a Health Care Exploration Day at 9 a.m. Friday, March 9, on the Emmetsburg Campus. This year’s event will feature a variety of hands-on learning activities and keynote speaker, Brett Antczak, who will present on the outlook of healthcare careers. There will also be a healthcare job fair held...
Spencer Hospital has again been named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States, earning the designation for the fourth consecutive year. The nation’s top rural hospitals are recognized annually by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence, the...
A fire was reported Monday evening at Spencer Hospital.
“Gender equality” took on a new meaning at Spencer Hospital’s Birth Center in 2018 as exactly the same number of baby boys and baby girls – 137 of each – were born at the facility for a total of 274 babies. “It’s been a wonderful year in our birth center as our team loves the...
Urology specialist Dr. Charlotte Caligiuri has joined Northwest Iowa Urologists, P.C. Dr. Caligiuri will partner with long-time urologist Dr. David Christ and nurse practitioner Bobbi Honkomp in providing comprehensive urological care to patients through the Spencer-based practice and seven satellite clinic locations. “We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Caligiuri to our practice,” commented Dr. Christ. “She’ll...
SPENCER – Iowa Lakes Community College has received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination for the cycle of August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. Graduates obtaining national certification as a CST demonstrate, by...