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Boone County Hospital (BCH) strives to meet the healthcare needs of Boone County. The 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies local health and medical needs and provides a plan to indicate how BCH will respond to such needs. The assessment suggests areas where other local organizations and agencies might work...

It’s that time of the year when most of us are outside playing, camping, exploring and working in areas that have ticks in the grass and wooded areas. It’s great to be outside, but there is also the risk of tick bites, which can bring on diseases, most commonly Lyme disease.

Iowa Care for Yourself Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

The Boone County Hospital's Foundation's 14th Annual Best Shot Golf Tournament is July 30th at Cedar Point Golf Course. Registration is open until full or July 26th.

Two scholarships are currently available through Boone County Hospital--the Auxiliary Scholarship and the Puntenney Scholarship. The deadline for both is July 15th.

Tdap Vaccine for Adults Now Available at Public Health

Dr. Tammy Chance, Boone County Hospital Emergency Department (ED) Medical Director, was elected president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association at there annual conference and scientific seminar in Des Moines in early May.

On May 8th, Ogden Legacy, in partnership with Boone County Hospital and Dean Snyder Construction, broke ground on the new Boone County Family Medicine Clinic building in Ogden. Legacy had conducted a survey in 2011of local businesses and the number one need identified was a new clinic facility. The clinic...