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6/24/2008
Local Executive Acknowledged for Years of Affiliation
Richard C. Kielman, FACHE, president and chief executive officer of Lakes Regional Healthcare, was ...more
3/3/2008
Nutrition Impacts Chronic Health Conditions
March is National Nutrition Month. Nutrition has a great impact on the prevention and prevalence of ...more
2/12/2008
LRH Offering Plastic Surgery Services
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) now provides cosmetic and reconstruction outpatient services. Dr. ...more
2/11/2008
LRH Encourages Steps to Prevent Heart Disease
In observance of February as National Heart Month, Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) urges the ...more
11/27/2007
LRH Hospice Helps Hospice Patients and Their Families Cope with the Grief Process
At some point nearly every person is confronted with grief in one way or another. According to ...more
11/26/2007
LRH's Lois Hawn to Provide Leadership to Outpatient Services
Lois Hawn, R.N. was recently named Outpatient Services Manager of Lakes Regional Healthcare. Hawn ...more
11/16/2007
Holiday Eating Without the Weight
For many, the holidays are a very difficult time to control body weight. Tempting treats are ...more
11/13/2007
LRH's Kristi Funk to Provide Leadership to Emergency Services
Kristi Funk, R.N. was recently named Emergency Services Manager of Lakes Regional Healthcare. Funk ...more
11/12/2007
LRH Looking for Additional Hospice Volunteers
For over seven years Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) has been providing care locally to terminally ...more
11/8/2007
LRH to Hold Flu Vaccination Clinic in Preparation for a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
Dickinson County Public Health (DCPH) will be holding a flu vaccination clinic for the public to ...more
11/5/2007
LRH Hospice Provides Compasionate Care to Terminally Ill Patients and Their Families
Receiving high quality care through Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) doesn’t have to end when ...more
10/22/2007
Flu Shots Available
Flu shots are now available through Dickinson County Public Health (DCPH). DCPH Manager Mary ...more
5/7/2007
New Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer Available at DCPH
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 11,150 cases of invasive cervical cancer will ...more
4/13/2007
LRH Recognizes National Volunteer Week
In acknowledgement of April 15 through 21 as National Volunteer Week, Lakes Regional Healthcare ...more
3/19/2007
Pulmonary Rehab Now Available at LRH
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) now offers outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation, which is a program ...more
3/5/2007
LRH Soon to be a Tobacco Free Campus
Smoking and the use of other tobacco products will be prohibited on the grounds of Lakes Regional ...more
1/30/2007
Sleep Studies Now Available at LRH
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) now offers sleep studies to diagnose sleep-related conditions such ...more
12/18/2006
Environmental and Personal Safety Measures Important to Prevent Fall-Related Injuries
Each year, one in three older people falls, causing many seniors to lose their independence and ...more
9/11/2006
LRH Provides Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic Hysterectomies
Hysterectomies at Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) are now performed in a minimally invasive manner. ...more
9/1/2006
John Leupold Now Practicing Orthopaedics Locally
Dr. John Leupold, an orthopaedic surgeon originally from the Iowa Great Lakes, has returned to the ...more
8/28/2006
Technology to Diagnose Heart Disease in Early Stages Now Available at LRH
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) now offers cardiac calcium scoring, which is a technology to ...more
6/5/2006
Advance Directives: Ensuring Healthcare Desires are Respected
If you become unable to make healthcare decisions due to serious medical conditions, will you ...more
4/19/2006
Light Therapy Treats Injuries and Provides Pain Relief
Lakes Regional Healthcare’s (LRH) physical therapy department recently started providing light ...more
4/10/2006
Maximize Independence with Occupational Therapy
While many of us take everyday activities such as cooking a meal or buttoning a shirt for granted, ...more
4/10/2006
Public Health Recommends Vaccination Against Mumps
The State of Iowa has seen an increase in the number of people with mumps this year. The Iowa ...more
4/3/2006
LRH Provides Community Benefit
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) provides over $905,000 in community benefits to Dickinson County, ...more
3/30/2006
John Leupold to Practice Orthopaedics Locally
Dr. John Leupold, an orthopedic surgeon originally from the Iowa Great Lakes area, will return to ...more
3/20/2006
LRH Purchases New Equipment to Aid in Diagnosis, Location, and Removal of Breast Cancer
Now isolating the primary lymph node involved with the spread of breast cancer in the body is ...more
2/27/2006
LRH Generates More Than $14.7 Million in Income in Dickinson County
A study recently released by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) that used employment and income ...more
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