Category: News

Medicare Open Enrollment Period Begins October 15

Iowa Medicare beneficiaries encouraged to evaluate and make any necessary changes to their coverage plans as many new changes take effect in 2025. Des Moines, IA – Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries are provided an opportunity to review and change their Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan during the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) from October… Read more »

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics Team Selected for 2024 Hospital Hero Award by Iowa Hospital Association

The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) has honored a group of individuals from Monroe County Hospital & Clinics (MCHC) who saved a little boy’s life with the 2024 Hospital Hero Award! The team, comprising Nicola Preston, DO (Emergency Room Medical Director), Lisa Siefker (Patient Access Representative), Cherie Kennelly (Registered Nurse), Seth Gashwiler (EMS Team Lead/Paramedic), Amy… Read more »

USDA Awards $8.4 Million in Grants to Rural Iowa Hospitals in 12 Counties to Improve Health Care for Iowans

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

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 »