Twelve recipients were selected to receive nursing scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. One-hundred-sixty four scholarships have been awarded since the program began in 2003. Each scholarship is $1,000.00 and funded entirely from donations, that value education and helping the next generation of health care providers. Awards this year went to: BVRMC Nursing Scholarship-Cassandra Allen,…read more
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New Art Work Showcased at BVRMC!
Leslie Kebschull Storm Lake, Iowa BIOGRAPHY: Leslie Allison Kebschull has lived in Storm Lake for almost 3 years with her husband, Pastor Dave Kebschull of St Mark’s Lutheran. She was born in Charles City and grew up in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Linn-Mar High School in 1977. She always had a love of art throughout…read more
Nursing Cape Donated to BVRMC Nursing Honor Guard
Helena Santillan Andrews, Aunt of local Mary Beth Andrews, recently donated her nursing cape to be used by the BVRMC Honor Guard. The BVRMC Nursing Honor Guard has volunteers attend funerals of nurses wearing traditional white uniforms, nursing caps and blue capes. They offer to read the Nightingale Pledge, a statement of ethics and principles…read more
BVRMC Medical/Surgical Unit Receives American Nurse Journal Award
Storm Lake, Iowa – The Medical/Surgical Department at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa, has received an Honorable Mention Award from the American Nurse Journal for the 2021 All-Pro Nursing Team Awards. This award recognizes the dedication, commitment, patient advocacy, and clinical expertise of all nurses. The All-Pro Nursing Team Awards recognize…read more
Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care
BVRMC EVENT: Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care Teepa Snow MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, one of the nation’s most dynamic and uplifting dementia care experts, and founder of Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), will present Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Nurses, Nursing Home Staff and at home caregivers, and anyone…read more
Storm Lake Test Iowa Site Closing June 4th
The “Test Iowa” site at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake will be closing on June 4th, as the number of people that have utilized the site has been consistently declining over the past several weeks. Individuals who are symptomatic or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 are encouraged to contact…read more
Donors Recognize Exceptional Nurses!
Thank you! Your donations honored many nurses and will help fund nursing scholarships to ensure BVRMC has the highest quality of nursing staff. Nursing is a 24 hour, 7 day a week, with many missed holidays type of profession. The exceptional care that these nurses provide make a huge difference to patients and their families;…read more
BVRMC Nurses Receive 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Nurses Julie Olson and Sarah Naberhaus have been awarded the 2021 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award. This award recognizes outstanding nurses whose exceptional contributions to patients, colleagues and the profession are truly remarkable. Hundreds of nominations are sent from around the state of Iowa by colleagues, patients and others. These…read more
New Art Wall Photography at BVRMC
Wendy Ewalt, Storm Lake, Iowa Biography: I am fascinated by color and shape as reflected by both the natural world and the engineered world. Exploration of visual vibration, which arises on two-dimensional canvas when colors of widely varying wavelengths are placed together, is demonstrated in my work. The power of color schemes and shape to…read more
BVRMC Nursing Honor Guard Looking for Blue Capes
In the early 1900’s, capes were worn by nurses to provide warmth on the job and served as a way to display nursing rank. The nursing cape symbolizes the goal of the nurse, which is to provide “service to those in need” and was handed out to graduating nurses until the 1980s. The Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation is sponsoring a Nursing Honor Guard,…read more
