Albia, Iowa, February 14, 2023 – Rural hospitals are critical to the success of the U.S. healthcare system to expand access to care in remote areas. CEOs at the helm of these important community institutions have many responsibilities to make sure their hospitals thrive. Eighty executives across the United States were selected putting their heart… Read more »
State Director Greenfield announces Emergency Rural Health Care Grants for facilities in Calhoun, Clayton, Delaware, Hamilton, Humboldt, Mahaska, Mitchell, Monroe, Page, Poweshiek, Sioux, and Wright counties GRINNELL, Iowa, Nov. 17, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield today announced that USDA is awarding $8,464,200 in grants for… Read more »
MCHC Mammography program passes annual inspection Albia, Iowa, December 15, 2022 – According to the American College of Radiology, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among American women. Women at age of 40 and higher should receive a mammogram every year. Recently, an annual mammography inspection was completed at MCHC by the… Read more »
Albia, Iowa, October 5, 2022 – Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) has been named a Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register for the 7th year in a row! MCHC placed 10th out of the 55 mid-sized companies for top workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey… Read more »
Albia, IA, April 18, 2022 – Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) is thrilled to announce that Angela Freeman, MHA/ED, CPHQ, Director of Quality, has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Outstanding Iowa Quality Professional Award presented by the Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality (IAHQ). “I am honored and humbled to be recognized… Read more »
Albia, IA, April 12, 2022 – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) has taken appropriate steps to ensure the safety of our patients and staff, including limiting patient visitors when necessary. With community transmission slowing, MCHC has lifted visitor restrictions for COVID-negative patients. COVID-positive patients will remain under… Read more »
Albia, IA, March 9, 2022 – Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) is committed to the safety of our patients, visitors, colleagues, physicians, and the communities we serve. Visitor restrictions are updated as needed to help protect the safety of patients, colleagues, and community. Effective March 9, 2022, patients are allowed up to two (2)… Read more »
Clive, Iowa; February 25, 2022 – MercyOne is proud to share three CEOs of MercyOne member hospitals are being recognized as 67 rural hospital CEOs to know by Becker’s Hospital Review. MercyOne CEOs earning recognition include: Dar Elbert of Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona has been with the hospital since 1987. As Chief Nursing… Read more »
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, Albia, IA – Due to supply issues, Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) has suspended wellness labs, effective immediately. Wellness labs have been offered to patients as a walk-in service with no provider order needed. All labs ordered by a physician or nurse practitioner can be performed at this time. Unfortunately,… Read more »
