Health And Fitness
Iowa first in the nation to award Rural Health Transformation Program funding
—State announces intent to award $78.6M in federal funds that support Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns Project— Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department...
February Words on Wellness
Attached you will find your edition of the February 2026 Words on Wellness newsletter.This month’s topics include:Beating the Afternoon Slump Without CaffeineRecipe for HummusCleaning vs. ...
Virginia Gay Hospital Welcomes Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Haben
Virginia Gay Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Collin Haben, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in total joint replacement, to its outpatient orthopedic clinic. Dr. Haben brings adv... Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting Tonight
Monthly Meeting Agenda📅 Date: February 2, 2026⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (CT)📍 Location for in-person: Van Horne Community Center, 508 1st Ave, Van Horne, IA Virtual – Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 7...
Help a stranger, give blood - January 23
Join us this month in donating blood at the January 23, 2026 blood drive! From 11:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. a clinic will be set up at Virginia Gay Hospital in the Conference Room. Text LIFESERVE to ... Red Cross Blood Drive January 22
The next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, January 22nd from 12:30-5:30 at the skate center.Please call 1-800-red-cross or go to redcrossblood.org to sign up. You can save a life!... Mercy Medical 1st in Iowa to use SCOUT MD™ technology for breast cancer surgery
Mercy Medical Center and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center have become the first in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery using SCOUT MD™, an advanced, radar-based guidance system that improves surgi... Restaurant inspection update: Dysart & Elberon eateries cited for violations
By Clark KauffmanState, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to long-expir...
Donate to save lives this month!
Join us this month in donating blood at the January 23, 2026 blood drive! From 11:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. a clinic will be set up at Virginia Gay Hospital in the Conference Room. Text LIFESERVE to ... VGH Dietitian, Sara Wattnem, Earns Specialized Eating Disorder Certification
Virginia Gay Hospital is proud to announce that Sara Wattnem, Registered Dietitian, has officially earned her Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist (IEDS) Certification, expanding access to specializ...