Mitchell County
Regional Health Center exists to serve the people of Mitchell County and
the surrounding area by providing patient centered care through "healing
partnerships" and a "healing environment."
And in our vision:
Imagine a place
where every brick, every room, every hand, and every heart is completely
devoted to healing.
Mitchell County
Regional Health Center owns and operates its own ambulance service. This
Paramedic Provisional Service responds to approximately 700 calls
annually. In addition, emergency helicopter service is available from
MayoOne from Rochester, Minnesota and Mercy AirLife in Mason City, Iowa.
Visit the PHO's
website to learn more about its many services and to meet the medical
providers affiliated with the organization.
www.osagehospital.com
Mitchell County Home Health Care/Public Health
Mitchell County Home
Health Care/Public Health was established in 1969 with 20 home care
aides, 2 nurses and 1 office staff. Located at 102 Plaza Lane in Osage,
Iowa, Mitchell County Home Health presently consists of 11 home care
aides, 7 nurses and 5 office staff. With the Mitchell County Board of
Health as its governing body, services are available to anyone residing
in Mitchell County, with no age restrictions. Referrals can be made by
doctors, hospitals, friends, neighbors, family, other public services
agencies or self.
MCHHC is Medicare,
Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield certified and has contracts with a
variety of additional insurance companies and service providers, such as
Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and the Elderbridge Area Agency on
Aging. You can receive services even if you are not "homebound". There
are a variety of service programs. Nursing services are developed with
the client and their physician. Health promotion visits and care plans
are developed between the client and the nurse.
Mitchell County Home
Health Care/Public Health offers other programs in addition to home
visits: Immunization Clinics, Senior Health Clinics, Community Health
Assessment, Foot Care Clinics, Case Management for Elderly, Maternal
Health, Active for Life (pedometer) program, Tobacco Use Prevention,
Parenting Education, Sexual Abuse Prevention Education, Iowa Breast and
Cervical Cancer Prevention, Communicable Disease Assessment and
Treatment such as TB and Flu Clinics, Pertussis follow up, Public Health
Bio-Emergency planning for the county (includes planning and preparing
for natural and terrorist emergency events), Hawki Insurance
coordination (insurance program for underinsured children), Lead
Screening for children, and Community Education. Programs and screening
clinics such as blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes are also
available.
Mitchell County Home
Health Care & Public Health partners with other community entities to
collaborate on activities and committees, such as local schools,
hospital, senior centers, clinics, churches and the North Iowa Community
Action Organization.
If you would like to
obtain more information, please call for a brochure or for a speaker to
come to your meeting or group. Contact Debra R. Freeman, RN
Administrator, 641-832-3500 or 1-800-535-2984.
