We are celebrating the hard work, compassion, and dedication of nurses everywhere. Here at Ringgold County Hospital, our thanks go out to all the nurses in our hospital and clinic who care for our community every day! Each month, we’re profiling 2-3 outstanding nurses for their contributions. November 2020 Featured Nurses – read their stories […]
Ringgold County Hospital has announced the opening of a new Pain Management Clinic. Designed to help patients manage chronic pain, the clinic will provide services to assist those with low back pain, chronic neck pain, SI joint pain, fibromyalgia, shingles, and headaches, among other issues. Brian Jacobs, MS, CRNA, NSPM-C, Board Certified in Pain Management […]
The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® is an annual event on the third Thursday in November – November 19, 2020, that encourages and offers support to people who smoke. Help someone you know make a plan to quit smoking or to quit for good. By quitting – even for one day – people who […]
Beginning Monday, October 26, 2020 Ringgold County Hospital is offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing on the NORTH side of the building outside the ER Entrance Monday – Friday 8:00-9:00 am (except holidays). Use the north drive and proceed straight towards the ER canopy. Please stay in your vehicle and follow the signs to drive through for […]
Morgan Drake, RN, is joining the staff at Ringgold County Hospital to mange the Senior Life Solutions program. She is taking over for Deb Robertson who retired on August 21. Morgan has spent her entire career working with seniors. She worked in nursing homes in Bedford and Mt. Ayr before starting Senior Life Solutions at […]
The health care professionals at Ringgold County Hospital strongly encourage all women over the age of 40 to have an annual mammogram. It’s a simple, noninvasive procedure. “It’s only 10 minutes,” said Shelly Shields, medical imaging manager. “But those 10 minutes can save your life.” The 3D Mammography machine brings the most advanced imaging available […]
Call the Mt. Ayr Medical Clinic at 641-464-4470 to schedule your annual flu shot. Prepare for your visit by downloading and completing the screening and consent form for each person receiving a flu shot and bring your insurance cards or completed registration and insurance form with you: ADULT Screening and Consent OR CHILD Screening and […]
Not many of us have lived through times like these before. Cathy Snead, Senior Life Solutions Therapist for Ringgold County Hospital, outlined some strategies for keeping you and your family mentally strong. Children Children have become isolated from some friends and family. Routines have changed, they’re fearful of the virus, and are often spending too […]
Des Moines Eye Surgeons has partnered with Ringgold County Hospital to offer cornea and comprehensive ophthalmology with a focus on treating cataracts. Matthew Raecker, MD will be available at Ringgold County Hospital the first Wednesday of every month. A native of Cedar Falls, IA, Dr. Raecker, his wife, and three young children currently live in […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States earlier this year, it’s been easy to dismiss the other illnesses that can affect ourselves and our children. Because of vaccines, diseases like polio, measles, mumps, and chickenpox are no longer the health threats they once were. But the reason they’ve been almost eradicated is because parents […]
