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Ottumwa Regional’s Cath Lab is here to address Wapello County’s high rate of heart disease
February 16, 2025
Ottumwa Regional’s Cath Lab addresses Wapello County’s high rate of heart disease.
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Ottumwa Regional Employees wear red to bring awareness to heart disease
February 10, 2025
Employees of Ottumwa Regional gathered to bring awareness to the leading cause of death in Women in America: Cardiovascular Disease.
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Officials of Wapello County are working to make Emergency Medical Services an essential service
January 31, 2025
To get this done, requires community support By Randall Gimm OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Tim Richmond from Wapello County Emergency Management Agency is a practicing paramedic. He says while most of the country is up in arms about egg prices -- Inflation has been affecting emergency medical services as well. “As municipalities, as...
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ORHC Vows to Continue Working to Rebuild Trust
December 17, 2024
ORHC Vows to Continue Working to Rebuild Trust By Ellis Codjoe -December 13, 2024 A meeting was held at the Bridge View Center Thursday afternoon to update community leaders on Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC). William Kiefer became the hospital’s CEO two years ago. While he didn’t directly address the police investigation that shocked the...
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Hospital CEO: ORHC is safe, stable
December 16, 2024
OTTUMWA — William Kiefer's venture to Ottumwa was a sudden one. He received a call as the ownership of Ottumwa Regional Health Center became aware that not only had one of its staff members died of an overdose inside the hospital, but that staffer had also sexually assaulted several patients. "I received a...
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Ottumwa Regional has added a Midwife program to increase availability of OB-GYN care
November 4, 2024
The Ottumwa Regional Health Center has just hired it's *second Mid-Wife... adding to a program that's in its infancy at the hospital.
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20 People at Ottumwa Regional Hospital celebrated their fight against the leading cause of death in America
October 18, 2024
Today, the Ottumwa Regional Hospital recognized patients that completed their Cardiac Rehab.
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Ottumwa Regional is the only Hospital in Iowa offering a new solution to BPH or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
October 17, 2024
There is now a hospital in southeast Iowa that offers men a new minimally invasive bladder surgery. It's the only one in the state.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center hosts fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
October 14, 2024
OTTUMWA, Iowa — The annual Ottumwa Regional Health Center Breast Cancer Awareness Walk returned for its fourth year on Saturday. The Health Center hosts this event every year to help raise awareness about the disease. Approximately 13.1% of women will be diagnosed with female breast cancer at some point during their lifetime according...
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Breast Cancer inspections are down 10% in Wapello County
October 2, 2024
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Joan Garrett has been dealing with Breast Cancer for Four years... She said she made the mistake of calling herself a survivor before her cancer returned. Garrett said, “I won’t ever feel like a survivor. I’ll feel like a fighter, I’ll feel like a warrior, I’ll feel like I’m...
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