With the New Year we are looking back at 2011, Adair County Health System has had a lot of changes. Our biggest change was in October Angela Mortoza became our new CEO. She came with a new outlook and many new ideas to help our organization provide our patients with quality care. In December, Kevin [...]
As the healthcare provider shortage crisis looms, nurse practitioners offer the high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered services needed to help solve the increasing demand for healthcare in the United States. Nurse practitioners are licensed, expert clinicians with advanced training who provide primary, acute and specialty healthcare services. They work as a partner with their patients, helping them [...]
Many people are unaware of what a new practitioner is and what they can do so here is a little bit of information… The Iowa Family Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) who has completed a Master’s degree in Nursing with an emphasis in nursing theory, research and clinical practice. They have [...]
October 7th at 12PM Adair County Health System and Adair County Health and Fitness Center are both participating in the state wide Start Somewhere Walk.  We would love to have everyone join us in this healthy event. You can join either one of us by getting details from the website http://www.iowahealthieststate.com/start-somewhere-walk. On this website go [...]
Adair County area residents can choose a local provider to assess and treat their sleep disorders. Adair County Memorial Hospital, in conjunction with somniTech, Inc. provides sleep disorders testing services. Many people believe sleepiness is way of life; however, most sleep disorders are easily diagnosed and treated. If you awaken feeling exhausted, or just as [...]