All posts by Diane Porter

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is proud to announce Julie Anderson, Director of Same Day Surgery/Endo, has been named a 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2019. Each year the 100 Great Iowa Nurses program asks for patients and co-workers to nominate a nurse that goes above and beyond in their profession. After a review process,…read more

Employees at Central Bank recently donated $110.00 to BVRMC Oncology & Infusion Center. The employees can wear jeans one Friday a month but are asked to pay to wear them. Each month they pick a non-profit to donate to. The December proceeds were donated to BVRMC Oncology. Accepting the check from Central Bank employees are…read more

Bomgaars held a Ladies’ Shopping Night in December to benefit community oncology services in Siouxland Bomgaars stores. Buena Vista Regional Medical Center received $647.14 from the Storm Lake Bomgaars store. The money was donated to the BVRMC Oncology & Infusion Center. Zena Olerich, Patient Advocate and Robin Koster, Director of Oncology & Infusion accepted the…read more

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is offering three $500.00 scholarship opportunities for those looking to pursue education in a health related field. Application deadline is March 31, 2019, and winners will be awarded in April of 2019. Applicants are only permitted to be awarded the scholarship twice in their lifetime and must pursue a…read more

All applicants must meet criteria (A, B, C & D) to be eligible to apply (BVRMC employees note E for special exception): A) Any student with a permanent residence in the following Iowa counties: Buena Vista, Sac, Ida, Pocahontas,Clay or Cherokee. B) Any student who has completed at least one year of pre-nursing education at…read more

A coffee was held on December 27 for the 2018 Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship recipients in the Kallmer Education Center. The BVRMC Auxiliary Scholarship Committee includes: Mary Kay Hudspeth, Gladys Mandernach, Kay Jipp, Jan Mason and Ruth Paulson. High School Senior ($500) Rylie DeWitt, Cherokee Washington High School BVRMC Employee ($500) Sara Weltzheimer Family Member of…read more

At its regular monthly meeting held December 20, 2018, the Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation elected Officers for 2019.  Mitch Lyman was elected Chair, Larry Schultz, Vice-Chair and Suzette Radke, Secretary-Treasurer. Lyman resides in Newell, Schultz in rural Storm Lake and Radke in rural Aurelia.  Other Foundation Board members currently serving on the Board are…read more