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Ottumwa Regional Hospital has a NEW on-site general surgeon
April 25, 2025
Dr. Dominic Formaro is Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s newly appointed General Surgeon. Prior to his arrival, patients would have to wait for surgeons to come to Ottumwa or take themselves to other hospitals.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center Wound Center Recognized for Clinical Excellence in Patient Satisfaction and Wound Healing Rates
April 14, 2025
Physicians, leaders and clinicians at Ottumwa Regional Health Center are proud to announce that Ottumwa Regional Wound Center has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
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DR. DOMINIC A. FORMARO JR., JOINS OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
April 10, 2025
Ottumwa Regional Health Center today announced that Dominic A. Formaro Jr., DO, a board-certified general surgeon, has joined the medical staff and will be offering general surgical services to the Ottumwa community and the surrounding region.
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OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Introduces Aquablation Therapy for the Treatment of BPH
April 4, 2025
Ottumwa Regional Health Center announced today that it is the first in the state of Iowa to offer a new advanced robotic therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center Publishes 2024 Community Benefit Report
April 4, 2025
Ottumwa Regional Health Center today published its community benefit report for the 2024 calendar year. Report outlines hospital’s continued impact on health and economic vitality of Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa Regional’s Cath Lab is here to address Wapello County’s high rate of heart disease
February 16, 2025
Ottumwa Regional’s Cath Lab addresses Wapello County’s high rate of heart disease.
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Ottumwa Regional Employees wear red to bring awareness to heart disease
February 10, 2025
Employees of Ottumwa Regional gathered to bring awareness to the leading cause of death in Women in America: Cardiovascular Disease.
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Officials of Wapello County are working to make Emergency Medical Services an essential service
January 31, 2025
To get this done, requires community support By Randall Gimm OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Tim Richmond from Wapello County Emergency Management Agency is a practicing paramedic. He says while most of the country is up in arms about egg prices -- Inflation has been affecting emergency medical services as well. “As municipalities, as...
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ORHC Vows to Continue Working to Rebuild Trust
December 17, 2024
ORHC Vows to Continue Working to Rebuild Trust By Ellis Codjoe -December 13, 2024 A meeting was held at the Bridge View Center Thursday afternoon to update community leaders on Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC). William Kiefer became the hospital’s CEO two years ago. While he didn’t directly address the police investigation that shocked the...
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Hospital CEO: ORHC is safe, stable
December 16, 2024
OTTUMWA — William Kiefer's venture to Ottumwa was a sudden one. He received a call as the ownership of Ottumwa Regional Health Center became aware that not only had one of its staff members died of an overdose inside the hospital, but that staffer had also sexually assaulted several patients. "I received a...
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