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| | WHC Hosting Prediabetes Workshop |
| | Waverly Health Center (WHC) announces the upcoming “Prediabetes Patient Education” workshop on Tuesday, January 6, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Tendrils Rooftop Garden on WHC campus. The workshop is open to anyone who has diabetes in their family or may have been told they have borderline diabetes. |
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| | Use Available Resources to Help You Quit Smoking |
| | If you want to quit smoking, there are a wide array of self-help materials, counseling services and medications available to help you ‘kick the habit’ for good:
**Waverly Health Center Home and Community Health periodically offers “Freedom from Smoking” classes. For more information, call (319) 352-0082.
**Contact the American Cancer Society at (319) 272-2880 (www.cancer.org), or the American Lung Association at 1 (800) 586-4872 (www.lungusa.org), for a smoking cessation class schedule.
**Talk with your health care provider about resources such as nicotine replacement therapy and other medications such as Zyban® and Chantix.®
**Contact Nicotine Anonymous (www.nicotine-anonymous.org), an open support group that offers a way to find others who are quitting tobacco.
A simple call to the American Cancer Society’s Quitline® Iowa at 1-(800) QUIT-NOW (or www.cancer.org), can also get you the information you need at no cost and will guide you on your path to wellness. You will be able to speak with a trained counselor and receive free, confidential counseling.
“I had never established a reason to quit, but realized my children were getting to the age where they might want to try smoking,” stated Heather Hurd of Waverly. “I started smoking when I was 15 years old and didn’t want them to follow the same path. I wanted to be able to look them in the eye and tell them that it’s not worth it and it’s a tough habit to break once started.”
“I had tried to quit smoking three times unsuccessfully. My attempts failed because of lack of support and encouragement. I never felt I had the right tools to break the habit,” she added.
Heather heard about Quitline® through a friend. She called and the support and counseling helped greatly. The combination of the Quitline® program and taking Chantix® proved to be a successful combination for Heather, who at 33 has been smoke-free for 9 months.
People need to take their own approach, but coming up with a plan, working with a coach and taking advantage of new and improved medications can increase success rates significantly.
Remember to seek help from those with a vested interest in your health. More and more employers are making it easier for their workers to quit, and nobody can provide support better than family and friends. The State Legislature also has an interest in a healthy Iowa — all the more reason to encourage it to continue funding efforts like Quitline.®
For more information, contact Waverly Health Center Home and Community Health at (319) 352-0082.
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| | Grief and the Holidays Event Cancelled - Resources Available |
| | Due to inclement weather, our Grief and the Holidays event has been cancelled. Waverly Health Center does have resources available for those who have lost a friend of family member to learn strategies for navigating the holiday season while keeping the memories of their loved one alive.
Click here to view information about grief during the holiday season..
Please contact Jennifer Schneiderman at (319) 483-1362 for further information. |
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| | WHC Seeking Community Members for Advisory Council |
| | Waverly Health Center (WHC) is seeking community members interested in participating in a Community Advisory Council. This council provides patients and community members with an opportunity to learn more about WHC, along with providing insight and suggestions about health center services. |
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| | Local Responder Attends Homeland Security Training |
| | Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Adam Hoffman, from Waverly Health Center, recently completed Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation. |
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| | Choosing a Medicare Drug Plan |
| | Enrollment Period November 15 through December 31, 2008
October is the month for Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers and family members to begin their annual Medicare Drug Plan check-up. During this month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announce the Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) for 2009. |
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| | WHC Celebrates November as National Home Care Month |
| | More than 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care from home health care providers. In their honor, Waverly Health Center (WHC) home and community health is celebrating November as National Home Care Month under the theme, “Preserving Health Independence and Freedom.” |
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| | Kari Doty Receives 'Heroes' Award |
| | Kari Doty, New Hartford, was recognized as a Hospital Hero by the Iowa Hospital Association on October 9 in Des Moines. Kari serves as a paramedic at Waverly Health Center, Waverly. She was selected as a recipient for her selfless service during the EF5 tornado on May 25. |
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| | Susan Kosche Vallem Honored by Iowa Hospital Association |
| | Susan Kosche Vallem, EdD, MSW, has been honored with the Excellence in Governance award by the Iowa Hospital Association. She has been serving on Waverly Health Center’s Board of Trustees since 1981. The award recognized her for the passion she has for health care and her service as a hospital volunteer, social worker and board member. Susan is the Chair of Wartburg College’s social work department. |
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| | WHC Adds Digital Mammography |
| | Waverly Health Center (WHC) is proud to announce the addition of digital mammography.
Digital mammography is the latest technology in the fight against breast cancer. The digital technology creates superior, high quality images of the breast, thus increasing the physician’s ability to detect cancer and other abnormalities. |
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| | Helping Hands from WHC Home Health |
| | Home health care is provided to thousands of Iowans every day. It includes a wide range of services delivered at home to recovering, disabled, chronically or terminally ill persons. These patients are in need of nursing or therapeutic treatment and assistance with the essential activities of daily living. |
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| | WHC to Open Clinic in Nashua |
| | Waverly Health Center (WHC) has announced plans to open a medical clinic in Nashua, Iowa. The Nashua Clinic, scheduled to open March 2008, will be located in the new Cedar River Valley Plaza to be developed off old Highway 218 and highway 346. The four-business plaza will be located north of Casey’s gas station, adjacent to the planned visitor’s center. |
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| | WHC Seeking Volunteers |
| | Waverly Health Center is offering an exciting new volunteer opportunity in the Cardiology Specialty Clinic. Outgoing individuals with good organizational skills are needed to serve as the volunteer receptionists. Duties for this position include greeting patients and families, facilitating paperwork, and preparing the patient to see the physician. |
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| | WHC Outpatient Surgery Seeks Volunteers |
| | Waverly Health Center is offering an exciting new volunteer opportunity in its Outpatient Surgery Complex. Outgoing individuals with good organizational and telephone skills are needed to serve as volunteer receptionists in Outpatient Surgery. Duties for this position include greeting patients and families, answering telephones, organizing paperwork, and other clerical duties. |
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| | WHC Sponsors Program to Assist Seniors with Health Insurance Questions |
| | Waverly Health Center has partnered with the State of Iowa to sponsor the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) for Bremer County. The SHIIP program has trained area volunteers who provide free-of-charge counseling and information to individuals with questions about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and claim filings. |
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| | WHC Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition |
| | Waverly Health Center’s diabetes self-management education program has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. The program was originally recognized in September 2000. This is the second, three-year renewal of this program which offers high-quality education services to the patients it serves. |
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| | WHC CEO Achieves Fellow Status |
| | Mike Trachta, chief executive officer of Waverly Health Center, recently achieved Fellow status with the American College of Healthcare Executives. Fellow status represents his continued achievement in meeting high standards of professional development, excellence, and leadership as a healthcare executive.
Mr. Trachta has been CEO at Waverly Health Center since February 2002. Prior to coming to Waverly, he was the CEO for two hospitals in Iowa that are affiliated with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
In addition to being board certified in healthcare management, Mr. Trachta has a Masters of Healthcare Administration and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa.
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| | Tips to Protect Your Personal Health Information |
| | As the health care industry moves closer to electronic health information systems, concerns for privacy of health information continue to be an important issue. |
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| | WHC Recognized as One of the Top 35 Critical Access Hospitals in the Nation |
| | Waverly Health Center has been designated as one of the nation’s top 35 Critical Access Hospitals in LarsonAllen’s Critical Access Hospital Gold Standard Performance Summary. |
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