Health And Fitness
Words on Wellness April Newsletter
Attached you will find your edition of the April 2021 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:• Start Simple with MyPlate• &nbs...
Nutritional Education with Seniors
Attached you will find the April NEWS (Nutrition Education with Seniors) newsletter.This edition features:· The Value in Variety· Canned Apr...
VGH thanks the Community for participation in Blood Drive
VGH is thankful for our community and support of LifeServe Blood Drives at VGH. When you donate blood you save lives!Virginia Gay and Vinton had a total of 24 Registered Donors and 24 Units collected...
Iowa Marks One Year Pandemic Anniversary Personal support is available
As Iowans mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID Recovery Iowa wants to remind Iowans help is still available. The program notes that a one year disaster anniversary can be both...
Virginia Gay Hospital Nursing & Rehab Visitation Plan
Virginia Gay Hospital N&RVisitation Plan After months of being apart, CMS and the CDC have [upd]d the visitation guidelines for Long Term Care. Here is our plan to transition back ...
VGH and Vinton Community Blood Drive March 16
How safe is the blood supply?Each year, LifeServe Blood Center performs more than one million tests on blood products collected from volunteer blood donors. Each individual blood unit is put... March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
The Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC), in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the National Council on Problem Gambling, dedicates March to helping people “have the co...
Beware of COVID-19 Scams now in the Area
Benton County Public Health and Virginia Gay Hospital have been alerted to several Covid-19 vaccine scams in our area. We would like to share the following tips to help keep you and your family ...
Blood Donors Needed Through Winter Weather
Winter weather always impacts the blood supply. When snow falls and temps drop, blood drives and blood donations get canceled. LifeServe Blood Center needs to boost the blood supply at upcoming blood ...
PUBLIC URGED TO DONATE BLOOD TO SAVE LIVES, STORMS AFFECT SUPPLY
Severe winter weather continues to wreak havoc across multiple regions in the United States resulting in numerous blood drive cancellations and significantly decreased blood product collections. Life...