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May 22, 2013 – You can lead a full, active and successful life while living with diabetes. Get the information and support you need during the early weeks and months after diagnosis to help you learn how to cope wit…
Great River Sleep Disorders Center and EEG services accredited
May 22, 2013 – Three services at Great River Medical Center recently received accreditation or reaccreditation. Accreditation provides independent, objective verification of quality and enhances credibility. …
Great River Health Systems Names Excellence Award Winners
May 17, 2013 – Great River Health Systems presented Excellence in Practice Awards Thursday, May 9, to five employees and one physician who have demonstrated exemplary practice or performed specific deeds that exceed…
Great River Friends sponsors book fair May 16, 17
May 6, 2013 – In keeping with its mission to support Great River Health Systems, Great River Friends is sponsoring a book fair from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16 and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the Merc…
Great River Hospice to Host Grief-sharing Program
May 2, 2013 – A support program for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3 at Great River Hospice House, 1306 S. Washington Road, West Burlington. “First …
Great River Hospice Offers Free Program for Remembering Mothers
May 2, 2013 – Great River Hospice is offering a free program for women whose mothers have passed away. "Hats My Mother Wore" is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Great River Hospice House, 1306 S. …
Skin care, makeup workshop offered for women with cancer
April 18, 2013 – A free workshop for women being treated for cancer is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, May 6, at Great River Medical Center, 1221 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington. Look Good … Feel Better is a n…
Great River Health Systems provides free prenatal series
April 17, 2013 – Childbirth Preparation is a free, four-week series of prenatal education classes that help take the mystery out of the birth process, alleviate fear and help expectant parents prepare for the memorabl…
Great River Health Systems’ Diabetes Support Group to meet May 7
April 17, 2013 – Great River Health Systems’ Diabetes Support Group is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Maple Room on the Garden Level of Great River Medical Center, 1221 S. Gear Ave., West Bur…
Great River Health Systems offers diabetes-education classes
April 17, 2013 – You can lead a full, active and successful life while living with diabetes. Get the information and support you need during the early weeks and months after diagnosis to help you learn how to cope wit…
Great River Health Systems offers sibling-preparation class in May
April 17, 2013 – Great River Health Systems is offering a sibling-preparation class from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4. The class helps children develop realistic expectations about their new baby brother or baby s…
Great River Health Systems’ Summit Focuses on Health-care Reform and the Workplace
April 5, 2013 – Next month, Great River Health Systems will present a health-care summit about health-care reform and the workplace. The half-day summit is scheduled Thursday, May 16, at the Pzazz! Convention and Eve…
Hospice Creates Value for Medicare
April 5, 2013 – For years, the hospice and palliative care community has said that hospice enrollment creates cost savings for Medicare. A new report published in the March issue of the journal Health Affairs confirm…
Great River Health Systems Accepting Community Endowment Applications
March 29, 2013 – Great River Health Systems is accepting applications for funding from its Community Endowment Foundation. The foundation helps foster health-care services that may otherwise not be available to the co…
Great River Friends to hold jewelry fair April 4, 5
March 19, 2013 – In keeping with its mission to support Great River Health Systems, Great River Friends is sponsoring a two-day jewelry fair. Thousands of items from Masquerade® jewelry, including scarves, watches…
Free Grief Workshop Scheduled March 23
March 18, 2013 – “Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing” is the title of a free bereavement workshop offered by Great River Home Health and Hospice. Based on the book Tear Soup, the workshop will provide a bette…
Great River Health Systems’ Junior Volunteen program combines volunteering and education
March 8, 2013 – Great River Health Systems will host its summer Junior Volunteen Program for youth 14 to 18 years old from Monday, June 10 to Friday, Aug. 2. Applications are due Monday, April 1. Students who are int…
Team BEAST to Host Beaster Bunny 5K March 23
March 5, 2013 – Team Beast will host the second annual Beaster Bunny 5K, Saturday, March 23, at the Burlington Regional RecPlex, 501 S. Broadway, Burlington, Iowa. Great River Health Systems is the event’s lead…
Great River Health Systems offers diabetes-education classes
February 26, 2013 – You can lead a full, active and successful life while living with diabetes. Get the information and support you need during the early weeks and months after diagnosis to help you learn how to cope wit…
Great River Health Systems’ Diabetes Support Group to meet March 5
February 26, 2013 – Great River Health Systems’ Diabetes Support Group is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the Maple Room on the Garden Level of Great River Medical Center, 1221 S. Gear Ave.…
Great River Health Systems provides free prenatal series
February 26, 2013 – Childbirth Preparation is a free, four-week series of prenatal education classes that help take the mystery out of the birth process, alleviate fear and help expectant parents prepare for the memorabl…
Great River Health Systems offers sibling-preparation class in March
February 26, 2013 – Great River Health Systems is offering a sibling-preparation class from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2. The class helps children develop realistic expectations about their new baby brother or baby…
Great River Health Systems’ Health-care Careers Workshop Canceled
February 20, 2013 – Because of impending weather conditions, Great River Health Systems’ Health-care Careers Workshop – scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 – has been canceled. The next work…
Great River Health Systems Partners With National Physician Referral Service
February 13, 2013 – Great River Health Systems has joined 1-800-DOCTORS to help area residents find physicians to meet their needs. The free and confidential service is available to residents of Des Moines, Henry, Lee an…
Great River Health Systems Offers Running Clinic Feb. 23
February 8, 2013 – Great River Health Systems is offering a clinic for athletes, age 12 and up, who want to improve their running forms and techniques. The clinic is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in t…
Lake Geode Challenge Selected USAT Midwest Regional Special Qualifier Race
February 8, 2013 – Lake Geode Challenge, an Olympic-distance triathlon in southeast Iowa, has been selected as a regional special qualifier race by USA Triathlon’s Midwest Region. USA Triathlon is the governing bo…
Great River Audiology Offers Sound Advice About New Technology
February 5, 2013 – Great River Audiology is offering area residents two opportunities to learn about the latest hearing technology from Phonak®, including hearing aids and a wireless microphone that transfers sound …
Great River Hospice Plans Volunteer Training
February 4, 2013 – Great River Hospice is looking for additional volunteers to help meet the needs of people at end-of-life and their families in Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Louisa counties. A four-part training is sche…
Great River Health Systems Offers Program About Congestive Heart Failure
January 28, 2013 – A free program about the prevention and treatment of congestive heart failure is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Blackhawk Room at Great River Center for Rehab and Clinics, 1401 W. A…
Great River Hospice to Host Grief-sharing Program
January 25, 2013 – A support program for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, February 1 at Great River Hospice House, 1306 S. Washington Road, West Burlington. “F…
New Klein Center tours offered; move-in date set for March 20
January 23, 2013 – Great River Health Systems is scheduling group tours of the new Great River Klein Center for February and early March. Groups of 10 or more interested in touring the new facility should call the healt…
Skin care, makeup workshop offered for women with cancer
January 22, 2013 – A free workshop for women being treated for cancer is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Great River Medical Center, 1221 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington. Look Good … Feel Better is a …
Great River Health Systems offers diabetes-education classes
January 21, 2013 – People can lead full, active and successful lives while living with diabetes. Get the information and support you need during the early weeks and months after your diagnosis, to help you learn how to …
Great River Health Systems to offer health-career workshop Feb 21
January 21, 2013 – Great River Health Systems will offer a health-career workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, for high-school students and displaced workers to help them decide whether health care is a possib…
Great River QuickCare expands hours and adds a second provider
January 14, 2013 – Beginning Monday, Jan. 21, Great River QuickCare will expand its hours to include weekday mornings and weekends. In addition, nurse practitioner Kendra Struck began seeing patients at the clinic earli…
Great River Medical Center offers advanced, accurate test for heart disease
January 14, 2013 – Heart disease is a prevalent and deadly ailment in the United States. Early detection is important to successfully treating and even reversing the condition. To help identify potential heart dis…
Great River Friends Accepting Scholarship Applications
January 4, 2013 – Great River Friends, a community of donors and volunteers that supports Great River Health Systems, is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year. The goal of the scholarshi…
Great River Hospice to Host Grief-sharing Program
January 2, 2013 – A support program for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, January 4 at Great River Hospice House, 1306 S. Washington Road, West Burlington. “Fi…