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Sorren was born Monday morning at 8:58 a.m. to parents Mitch and Abby Johnson of Nashua, Iowa. The little bundle of joy weighed in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Dr. Jennifer Schuchmann delivered the baby. “We have had zero complaints throughout this whole process. Dr. Schuchmann walked us through everything…read more

Four members of the Waverly Health Center (WHC) team have been named November/December Spotlight on Values award winners. Nominated by co-workers, patients and members of the community, these individuals are examples of WHC’s values in action. Shirley Kammeyer of Fredericksburg, medical-surgical, was recognized for the value of Compassion. Shirley’s actions were acknowledged in a letter…read more

Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve): Walk-In Clinic, open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Christophel Clinic, Janesville Clinic, Shell Rock Clinic, Women’s Clinic and Behavioral Health, open until noon. Center Pharmacy, open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. All other clinics closed Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day): All clinics and Center Pharmacy closed Thursday, December 31…read more

NAMI Greater Des Moines NAMI Great Des Moines is the local affiliate of NAMI Iowa and NAMI National. NAMI, the acronym for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grass roots, self help, education, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals, families and the community on mental illness. NAMI welcomes…read more

If you missed last week’s “Grief and the Holidays” event – view the presentation here! Learn ways to navigate the holiday season, while keeping the memories of loved ones alive. Presenter:  Stacia Danielson, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner WHC behavioral health Handouts attached.    

Nominate Someone Today! Recognizing the employees’ efforts. The award recognizes employees for outstanding volunteerism in the community outside of work time. Deadline for submissions is December 31. One exceptional employee volunteer will be selected from the nominations and a donation of $250 in the employee’s name will be given to a non-profit 501(c)3 agency selected…read more

Waverly Health Center experienced a cyber incident, on Monday, October 26, 2020 beginning at approximately 2 p.m., that temporarily affected its computer system. WHC immediately began investigating the incident and determined that the hospital’s network and servers were impacted by Ransomware.   WHC worked with cyber security experts to contain the incident and restore its network…read more

Seven members of the Waverly Health Center (WHC) team have been named September/October Spotlight on Values award winners. Nominated by co-workers, patients and members of the community, these individuals are examples of WHC’s values in action. Alicia Jahnke of Waverly, pharmacy, was recognized for the value of Innovation. Since assuming her role as pharmacy manager,…read more

Waverly Health Center is liquidating equipment from its former medical spa. Bids must be received by 12 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2020. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to Kayla Vance, Waverly Health Center, 312 9th ST SW, Waverly, IA 50677. Items are sold as is. Winning bidders will be notified by…read more

Waverly Health Center clinics are seeing an increase in the number of parents asking for return-to-school notes for their children. COVID-19 evaluation notes will only be provided for students, faculty and staff who are tested for COVID-19 based on their symptoms. Without a COVID-19 test, the infection cannot be ruled out even if they test…read more