Free Chair Massages at Waukon Corn Day
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering free chair massages at the Waukon Corn Day celebration on Thursday, August 4. Shannon Bernatz, Licensed Massage Therapist, is a full-time massage therapist at…
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering free chair massages at the Waukon Corn Day celebration on Thursday, August 4. Shannon Bernatz, Licensed Massage Therapist, is a full-time massage therapist at…
Simple precautions can reduce risk of food-borne illness from the Iowa Department of Public Health Warm weather means more outdoor activities, including picnics and cookouts. Every year, Iowa sees an…
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health will continue to offer all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday throughout the month…
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering a variety of free health tests and education at the 2022 Allamakee County Fair. Testing and educational materials will change daily and will include…
The members of the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital are actively recruiting new and returning members to join them during their annual membership drive. The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital…
In May 2022, a global outbreak of monkeypox–a rare viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus–was confirmed with a cluster of cases found in the United Kingdom. Since then, countries…
The next LifeServe Blood Center blood drive will be held on Monday, August 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church located in south Waukon. Blood…
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic-Postville opened on Tuesday, July 5, at 124 West Green Street in the same location of the former Postville Medical Clinic in downtown Postville. The…
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering “Hands Only” CPR training on Sunday, July 24, at their booth in the Pavilion at the Allamakee County Fair. “Hands Only” CPR is a…
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention What You Need to Know COVID-19 can make children and teens of any age very sick and can sometimes require treatment in…
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic-Postville opened on Tuesday, July 5, at 124 West Green Street in the same location of the former Postville Medical Clinic in downtown Postville. The…
Veterans Memorial Hospital will be offering a variety of free health tests and education at the 2022 Allamakee County Fair. Testing and educational materials will change daily. On Thursday, July…
By Sheryl Darling Mooney, RN, Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care It’s great to get out and enjoy the outdoors here in Allamakee County and Clayton counties, but remember…
As of Friday, July 8, Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) is temporarily closing its Urgent Care department, which has been available evenings and weekends for walk-in, non-emergent cases. The hospital does…
The new behavioral tele-health services are available at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic in Waukon. Taryn Smith, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, is the new provider who is available,…
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic-Postville will open next Tuesday, July 5. This clinic is in the former Postville Medical Clinic location at 124 West Green Street, in downtown Postville. …
The 29th annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament was held on Monday, June 20, at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Twenty-seven teams of three participated in this…
Every three years, Veterans Memorial Hospital is required to survey the residents of Allamakee County and the surrounding area served by the hospital to collect a list of the health…
By Brittney Snitker, Pharm.D., BCPS Veterans Memorial Hospital now offers a Meds-to-Beds program to all patients admitted to our facility. This program was developed in coordination with Hartig Drug and…
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 29th annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 20. The tournament will be held at the Waukon Golf and…
Every three years, Veterans Memorial Hospital is required to survey the residents of Allamakee County and the surrounding area served by the hospital to collect a list of the health…
“Welcome to Medicare” is a free, two hour seminar offered by the Veterans Memorial Hospital Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors for those nearing Medicare age. This program will…
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health are offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, PLUS the additional booster dose, at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday…
Beginning this week, the new behavioral tele-health services are available at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic in Waukon. The contracted tele-health company provides the clinic with their own medical…
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week is May 15-21, 2022. National EMS Week honors the lifesaving care EMS providers offer nationwide, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The area…
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament is set this year for June 20 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Teams of three will…
The ‘annual’ Veterans Memorial Hospital “Family Wellness Fair” returned this year following a three year hold due to COVID-19 regulations. This annual event was finally held again on May 11…
Veterans Memorial Hospital will begin managing the current Postville Medical Clinic on June 6 with plans to reopen the clinic on July 5 after some minor renovations are completed. “We…
Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health are offering all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, PLUS the additional booster dose, at their weekly immunization clinics each Wednesday…
Dr. Kristina Thompson joined the Veterans Memorial Hospital medical staff on May 2, providing podiatry care to northeast Iowa. She is also a wound care specialist and diabetes educator. She…
May 8-14 is National Hospital Week: How to Best Prepare for the Next Time You Visit the Hospital From the VMH Financial Services Office The receptionists at Veterans Memorial Hospital…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic. The new clinic opened May 3, 2021, joining the Gundersen Waukon Clinic, in providing accessible family health…
The annual “Family Wellness Fair” will return after three years and will be held Wednesday, May 11 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Health and…
Did you know one in seven people entering the hospital will need blood? Veterans Memorial Hospital invites the community to attend the next LifeServe Blood Center Blood Drive held on…
The Veterans Memorial Hospital’s “Family Wellness Fair” will finally return after three years and be held Wednesday, May 11, from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Free health testing, exhibits and interactive…
By Tami Gebel, OTR/L Springtime has finally arrived, and many people will be anxious to be out in the yard planting their gardens. Gardening can be a very rewarding hobby…
Veterans Memorial Hospital is once again able to allow multiple visitors in for hospital with only a restriction of three visitors at one time in the same patient room. As…
By Caty Bruening, MT, Laboratory Supervisor In most people’s opinion, having blood drawn is not the highlight of a doctor’s appointment, ER visit, or hospitalization; yet lab results from these…
By Tami Gebel, Occupational Therapist Veterans Memorial Hospital At Veterans Memorial Hospital, the Occupational Therapy Department is celebrating national awareness of its profession throughout the month of April. As occupational…
Veterans Memorial Hospital recently upgraded their phone system to allow for the Veterans Memorial Hospital name to appear on a land-line phone caller ID whenever someone from the hospital is…
By Jill Fleming, MS, RD/LD, Veterans Memorial Hospital Dietitian Each year, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates the month of March as National Nutrition Month. The focus of this…
Waukon, IA (Nov. DATE --, 2022) – During the March 21 Waukon City Council meeting, Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) shared its intent to file a petition to invoke a vote…
By Jill Fleming, MS, RD/LD Sure, you can lose weight quickly. There are plenty of fad diets that work to shed pounds fast, leaving you feeling hungry and deprived. The…
By Jill Fleming, MS, RD/LD Veterans Memorial Hospital You may have heard about Green Smoothies, but have you ever tasted one? If not, you may want to reconsider. Here is…
By Amy Rolfs, RN, Cardiac Rehabilitation Veterans Memorial Hospital Stress is a natural part of life. Short-term stress is useful for accomplishing difficult tasks, meeting deadlines, dealing with major life…
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint in any emergency room, including the emergency room at Veterans Memorial Hospital. There is always the possibility of heart disease in every complaint…
Over 950,000 Americans die each year from cardiovascular disease. Since February is National Heart Month, Veterans Memorial Hospital provides the following facts and tips on heart health: 250,000 people die…
February is Heart Month. Veterans Memorial Hospital continues to encourage the public to learn the American Heart Association’s “Hands Only CPR.” This simple way of performing CPR is very easy…
The Iowa Hospital Association, through subsidiary the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF), will award 60 health care scholarships of up to $7,000 ($3,500 per year for up to…
The dry air experienced during the winter months is an integral factor in creating dry skin problems. Heating systems to warm homes and offices, most commonly forced-air heat, wrings even…