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| | American Cancer Society & WHC Announce the 33rd Great American Smokeout |
| | The Best Time to Quit Smoking is Now
Thursday, November 20, is the 33rd Annual Great American Smokeout, and the American Cancer Society continues its legacy of providing free resources to help smokers quit. The Great American Smokeout was inaugurated in 1976 to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for one day. |
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| | Open House at The Spa |
| | Thursday, November 20
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Tendrils Rooftop Garden
Waverly Health Center
Bring your friends for a fun night of product demonstrations, samples, door prizes and refreshments!
Meet the providers and learn more about medical spa services available at The Spa! |
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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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| | WHC Offers Community Health Screening Day |
| | Waverly Health Center (WHC) is offering a Community Health Screening on Tuesday, November 25, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Waverly Senior Center, 506 East Bremer Avenue. No appointments are necessary. Results will be mailed to participants. |
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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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| | WHC Hosting Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group |
| | A new “Stronger After Stroke” support group will be held on the first Tuesday of each month. at 6:30 p.m. in Tendrils Rooftop Garden and Community Arts Pavilion on the Waverly Health Center campus. Hosted by Vicky Watts and Jennifer Wolff, WHC occupational therapy. |
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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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