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Ottumwa Regional Health Center has launched a Special Delivery Program to improve maternal health
June 16, 2025The Special Delivery Program will provide postpartum patients with green wristbands to wear for six to eight weeks after delivery -- helping ensure all mothers get timely and appropriate care for health issues, both pregnancy-related and not. Ottumwa Regional Health Center has launched a Special Delivery Program to improve maternal health
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center Launches Special Delivery Program
June 16, 2025Ottumwa, IA (Ottumwa Radio Group)- Ottumwa Regional Health Center announced the launch of the Special Delivery Program, an initiative aimed at improving postpartum care and reducing maternal mortality. This innovative program provides postpartum patients with wristbands to wear for six weeks after delivery, helping ensure they receive timely and appropriate care for any…
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center begins new postpartum care program
June 16, 2025An Ottumwa hospital is beginning a new initiative that is aimed at reducing maternal mortality rates and boosting postpartum care.
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Ottumwa Regional Hospital has a NEW on-site general surgeon
April 25, 2025Dr. 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, 2025Physicians, 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, 2025Ottumwa 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 04, 2025Ottumwa 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 04, 2025Ottumwa 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, 2025Ottumwa 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, 2025Employees 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, 2025To 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 counties, we see our costs just…
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ORHC Vows to Continue Working to Rebuild Trust
December 17, 2024ORHC 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…
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Hospital CEO: ORHC is safe, stable
December 16, 2024OTTUMWA — 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 call, I was living in Arizona at the time,"…
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Ottumwa Regional has added a Midwife program to increase availability of OB-GYN care
November 04, 2024The Ottumwa Regional Health Center has just hired it's *second Mid-Wife... adding to a program that's in its infancy at the hospital.
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20 People at Ottumwa Regional Hospital celebrated their fight against the leading cause of death in America
October 18, 2024Today, the Ottumwa Regional Hospital recognized patients that completed their Cardiac Rehab.
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Ottumwa Regional is the only Hospital in Iowa offering a new solution to BPH or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
October 17, 2024There is now a hospital in southeast Iowa that offers men a new minimally invasive bladder surgery. It's the only one in the state.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center hosts fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
October 14, 2024OTTUMWA, Iowa — The annual Ottumwa Regional Health Center Breast Cancer Awareness Walk returned for its fourth year on Saturday. The Health Center hosts this event every year to help raise awareness about the disease. Approximately 13.1% of women will be diagnosed with female breast cancer at some point during their lifetime according to the National Cancer…
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Breast Cancer inspections are down 10% in Wapello County
October 02, 2024OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Joan Garrett has been dealing with Breast Cancer for Four years... She said she made the mistake of calling herself a survivor before her cancer returned. Garrett said, “I won’t ever feel like a survivor. I’ll feel like a fighter, I’ll feel like a warrior, I’ll feel like I’m ready for the next battle.…
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Ottumwa family doctor says it’s important to watch what you eat during fair season
September 05, 2024OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - The State Fair means lots of delicious and fattening foods, but an Ottumwa Family doctor says there are ways to enjoy the unique fair food offerings without your health hating you later. Guilty pleasures - fairs and carnivals are filled with them, including the carnival over the weekend at Quincy Place Mall in Ottumwa. Evan Owsley runs a…
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Ottumwa Regional staff member awarded for their work toward minimalizing patient use of opioids
July 10, 2024OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Rachel Morton is Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s Surgical Services Clinic Manager. On Tuesday morning, July 9th, Morton was awarded the Billion Pill Pledge Champion award. The Billion Pill Pledge is an initiative started by Goldfinch Health and adopted by Iowa’s Attorney General, Brenna Bird. Back in 2022, Goldfinch started this to get…
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