Ottumwa Regional Health Center awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission Ottumwa, Iowa – 8-5-2019 – Ottumwa Regional health Center (ORHC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Evidence of Standards Compliance (ESC) [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center To Host Wheelchair Fitting Clinic The Outpatient Rehabilitation Department at Ottumwa Regional Health Center is hosting a Wheelchair Fitting Clinic on Thursday, March 21 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The [...]
LifePoint Health and RCCH HealthCare Partners have completed their merger and will now begin operating as one, united company under the LifePoint Health name. As part of RCCH and now LifePoint, Ottumwa Regional Health Center [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-23-18 CONTACT: Lisa Van Klavern 641-684-2350 Community Care Auxiliary Donates Pictures to Behavioral Health Unit Community Care Auxiliary is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization who recently donated pictures for the use in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-7-18 CONTACT: Whitney Flach 641.684.2498 Ottumwa Women’s Health Clinic to Host Chamber Mixer Open House and Ribbon Cutting (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Women’s Health Clinic is hosting an open house to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-3-18 Ottumwa Regional Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center Honored with Multiple Awards (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Regional Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center has received the distinguished Center of the Year [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-28-18 CONTACT: Lisa Van Klavern LVanKlavern@orhc.com or 641.684.2350 Community Care Auxiliary Gives Grant to Teen Health Center The Community Care Auxiliary gave a $60,000 grant to American Home Finding Association for [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-26-18 CONTACT: Whitney Flach, Marketing wflach@orhc.com or 641.684.2498 ORHC Receives Renewal of CARF Accreditation In 2017 the ORHC Acute Rehabilitation Unit was surveyed by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-12-18 MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Flach 641.684.2498 Ottumwa Regional Health Center Offers Supervised Exercise Training Program (SET) (Ottumwa, IA) – Cardiopulmonary Rehab at ORHC is pleased to announce an additional exercise [...]
January 24, 2018 MEMORANDUM: Influenza Update As of 1:00pm today the front entrance is open with limited hours. The front entrance will be open 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. An employee will be stationed [...]
January 19, 2018 Influenza Visitor Restrictions The last few days have shown an increase in influenza activity in the community. Effective at 3pm today, January 19th, the front hospital entrance at the circle drive will [...]
For Immediate Release 1-11-18 ORHC Welcomes Dr. Brandy JeanSimon Dr. Brandy JeanSimon has joined the Women’s Health Clinic team as an OB/GYN with Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Dr. JeanSimon attended Louisiana State University College of [...]
For Immediate Release 1-8-18 ORHC Welcomes Malerie Plank, DNP, FNP-C Effective January 8, 2018 Malerie Plank, DNP, FNP-C has joined the healthcare team at the Ottumwa Walk In Clinic as a full time provider. Malerie [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORMICS Receives Lifesaving Automatic CPR Chest Compression System 11-30-17 (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Regional Mobile Intensive Care Services (ORMICS) recently received lifesaving technology called the LUCASTM Chest Compression System. This device [...]
On August 4, Vicki Sims annual mammogram caught her stage two Breast Cancer. Vicki was faithful about annual mammograms, due to the history of breast cancer in her family. “I never miss!” exclaimed Vicki. “My [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Launches e-ICU to Provide Advanced Intensive Care Service for Patients 10-16-17 (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Regional Health Center is providing a new level of care for patients in the ICU. [...]
Developing a new generation of healthcare workers Workforce development planning is a necessity in today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape. According to an estimate from the world health organization* there is a need-based shortage of healthcare [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-8-17 A Fulfilling Career Caring for Surgical Patients (Ottumwa, IA) – Since the early 1980’s Beth Hendred has been helping patients prepare for and recover from surgeries at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. [...]
For Immediate Release 8-15-17 ORHC Welcomes OB/GYN Dr. Johnson, D.O. (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Regional Health Center is pleased to welcome Steven Johnson, D.O. Dr. Johnson who will be joining the staff [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7-31-17 Sports Physicals Clinic Free for students entering grades 7-12 at any area school or enrolled at IHCC (Ottumwa, IA) – Taking part in physical activities like school sports is important [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7-17-17 ORHC Welcomes Orthopedic Surgeon Nathan Nicholson, MD Ottumwa native returns home to practice orthopedic and sports medicine (Ottumwa, IA) – Ottumwa Regional Health Center is pleased to welcome Nathan [...]
In 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson was president, the Beatles released their hit “All You Need is Love” and Toni Frymoyer took a job at St. Joseph hospital in Ottumwa as a messenger. At that time [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6-29-17 A Career of Caring Ottumwa Regional Health Center Physical Therapist Retires after 38 years of service (Ottumwa, IA) – Paul Riggs has seen many changes during his 38 year career [...]
With more than 795,000 strokes occurring every year in the United States, it is critical that all Americans adopt preventive lifestyle habits, know the warning signs, and understand the treatment options available should a stroke [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center sponsored the Health Walk at the recent Family Fest held at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, IA. This was a family-centered event and contained many educational and entertainment components. Free [...]
Employees Recognized for Community Engagement The Employee Engagement Program at Ottumwa Regional Health Center celebrates employee involvement in the communities they serve. In 2016, ORHC employees logged over 8,500 [...]
Community Care Auxiliary Donates $60,000 to local Teen Health Center (Ottumwa, IA) – On behalf of the Community Care Auxiliary, secretary Jackie Baker presented a $60,000 check to Diana Price, for the Ottumwa High School [...]
Celebrations can happen anywhere and a 68th wedding anniversary should certainly be cause for celebration, even in a hospital! Robert and Shirley Singley didn’t plan on Robert being a patient on ARU on this special [...]
Ottumwa Regional Goes Above and Beyond –Donald Covert Donald Covert is a lucky man and he’ll tell you it’s all due to some special people he met along the way. In August of last [...]
Liberty School Students Get The Facts on Tobacco Surprisingly, when it comes to prevention of tobacco use, the biggest reaction from Mrs. Gravett’s 3rd grade class at Liberty School wasn’t what smoking can do to [...]
Pekin Students Brighten Patients Day at ORHC A group of students from Pekin High School paid a visit to the patients in the Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Ottumwa Regional Health Center last week. The students, [...]
Lisa Canny, Co-Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry at St. Mary of the Visitation, and her Confirmation class made Christmas fun packages as part of their service project at their annual October retreat to [...]
The looks on the faces of Mrs. Burton’s 3rd grade students ranged from fascination to disgust, but there is no doubt Carla Thompson, RN from Ottumwa Regional Health Center has their full attention during [...]
“On Monday evening, the Admitting staff at Ottumwa Regional Health Center hosted “Santa in the Lobby” and invited area children and their families to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Santa as well as a reindeer [...]
Ottumwa Health Group, LLC is pleased to welcome Nusaybah M. Ismail, PA-C to the Ottumwa Orthopedics practice located at 1011 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite B, in the Haas Medical Plaza. Nusaybah graduated from Alderson Broaddus University [...]
NEW 3D Mammography at Ottumwa Regional Health Center! Ottumwa Regional Health Center selected GE Healthcare’s SenoClaire technology to deliver 3D mammograms on our patients because it provides excellent image quality while the radiation dose [...]
Thank you to all who participated in the treat wars this year! The competition was fierce. We had 16 entries and raised $207 to donate to the Southern Iowa Food Bank! For every $5 donated [...]
Please join us in welcoming Joyce Chouinard as our newest provider. Joyce will be part of the clinical staff at the EasyCare Walk-In Clinic in the North Hy-Vee Grocery Store at 2453 North Court Street [...]
“We have no desire to go anywhere else for our care.”-Molly Mick When Molly Mick and her husband, Neal decided to start a family, Ottumwa OB/GYN was the obvious choice. The women in Molly’s family [...]
CELEBRATE THINK PINK DAY! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 HAS BEEN DECLARED THINK PINK DAY IN OTTUMWA. A big thanks to Ottumwa Hy-Vee Bakeries and McDonald’s. You will be greeted with important information and a sweet treat. [...]
“Ottumwa Regional Physical Rehabilitation Services has me back doing the things I love to do.” — Kathy Lasser Sometimes your life can change in an instant and you find yourself on an entirely new path. Kathy [...]
“My son’s speech is now clear and perfectly understandable.” — Cody Heckart Henry Heckart is your typical 4 year old boy – boisterous, curious and confident. It’s hard to believe he ever struggled with speaking, [...]
Today, the EasyCare Walk-In Clinic had it's official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. Ottumwa Regional Health Center first opened its first in-store medical clinic on August 15 at the North Hy-Vee grocery store, located [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center attended the University of Iowa College of Nursing Career Fair on September 13th. This event was sponsored by the Association of Nursing Students (UIANS) and the theme was “A Prescription for [...]
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ruth Mome to our medical staff as a full time hospitalist at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Dr. Mome attended the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She recently [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center recently held a retirement celebration for Cassie Belger, RN. Cassie dedicated her nursing career to ORHC and for 39 years has provided great patient care. She honed her skills on the [...]
Ottumwa Regional Health Center again recently held their annual free sports physical clinics for area student athletes at three locations in our service area. Over 150 students from grades 7-12 lined up to receive their [...]
One of the highest priorities for staff at Ottumwa Regional Health Center is to ensure patient safety and confidentiality within the hospital environment. With the advent of the recent “Pokémon Go” craze, there have been [...]
