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Departments Exceed Their Patient Satisfaction Goals
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Congratulations to these departments for exceeding their patient satisfaction goal for February 2012...
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National Study Ranks Allen Hospital No. 1 in Iowa for Overall Cardiac Services, Cardiology Services and Coronary Interventional Procedures
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, ranks Allen Hospital No. 1 in Iowa for overall cardiac services for 2011; No. 1 in Iowa for cardiology services in 2011, and No. 1 in Iowa for coronary interventional procedures in 2011. Allen Hospital has also been designated a recipient of the HealthGrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ four consecutive years, 2008 - 2011.
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Six Allen Nurses Named 2012 Great Iowa Nurses
Thursday, 3 May 2012
For a second consecutive year, six Allen Health System nurses have been named to the list of 100 Great Iowa Nurses. Allen has had a total of 34 nurses named Great Iowa Nurses since the 100 Great Iowa Nurses program started in 2005.
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Delagardelle Named President, CEO of Allen Health System
Friday, 16 November 2012
Pamela K. Delagardelle has been named president and CEO of Allen Health System, effective January 1, 2013. She will succeed Tom Tibbitts, who will retire December 31, 2012. Delagardelle is an experienced Iowa Health System executive. She is the first woman and the first nurse to lead Allen as president and CEO. She has been CEO of Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center since 2003, an affiliate of Allen Health System. She also serves as clinical adoption executive for the Iowa Health System Epic computerized order entry conversion now in progress.
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2009 Allen Accomplishments
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Building a better Allen for you.
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Allen Hospital Part of One of Best-Performing Health Care Systems in U.S.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Allen Hospital and its parent organization, Iowa Health System, are among the top health care systems in the nation. The ranking is based on clinical quality and efficiency, according to results of Thomson Reuter’s 100 Top Hospitals: Health System Benchmarks Study. All health systems in the United States with two or more short-term, general, non-federal hospitals – a total of 255 – were assessed for the annual study.
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Allen Has Six Iowa Great Nurses
Monday, 18 April 2011
Six Allen Health System nurses have been named to the list of 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2011 and will be recognized at the seventh annual 100 Great Iowa Nurses Celebration on Sunday, May 1, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Iowa Health System, Parent Organization of Allen Hospital, Honored as 2010 Most Wired
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Iowa Health System, parent organization of Allen Hospital, has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Most Improved,” according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
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Check Yourself In - It's Easy...and FAST!
Friday, 5 March 2010
Self check-in kiosks now available in Outpatient Registration.
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Allen Wound Care Center Recognized for 2011 Results
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The Allen Wound and Hyperbaric Center has been awarded the Center of Distinction Award by Diversified Clinical Services Inc., the world’s leading wound-care management company. The Center has achieved outstanding patient outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including patient satisfaction greater than 92 percent, and a 91-percent wound healing rate within 30 median days to heal.
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Allen Wins Service Award
Friday, 13 August 2010
Allen Hospital was honored for 20 years of service to the community through its Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP).
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Allen Wins Two ADDY Awards
Friday, 4 March 2011
Allen has won two 2011 ADDY awards in area competition.
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Allen OR Receives 2010 Healthy Hospital Award
Friday, 15 April 2011
Ascent: A Stryker Sustainability Solution is honored to award Allen Memorial Hospital OR with the 2010 Healthy Hospital Award for their outstanding partnership in reprocessing and remanufacturing.
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Care Initiatives to Build New Skilled Nursing Home Next to Allen College
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Care Initiatives will build a 90-bed skilled nursing home facility on almost 10 acres of land in northeast Waterloo near Allen College. Care Initiatives purchased the land from Allen Health System. The new facility will replace the Care Initiatives Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center located at 310 Upland Drive in Waterloo. It is anticipated that all of the current residents of Parkview will move to the new facility. Construction is expected to begin this fall.
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IHS Hospitals Presented with 2010 Recycling Innovation Award
Friday, 8 October 2010
Iowa Health System hospitals have been chosen to receive Iowa Recycling Association’s Murray J. Fox Recycling Innovation Award for success in medical supplies remanufacturing. The award is one of seven Iowa Recycling Awards given every year to businesses, organizations and individuals who demonstrate excellence in recycling.
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Schultz Named Executive Director of Allen Home Care
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Dianne Schultz, RN, has been named executive director of Allen Home Care by Allen Health System and Iowa Health Home Care. Her appointment is effective May 15.
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Join Allen College Alumni & Friends Tour To Ireland
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
We invite Allen College alumni, Allen Hospital associates, and friends of Allen College on our third international tour, this time to the Green Isle of Ireland.
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Allen Receives Grants from Guernsey Foundation
Monday, 23 January 2012
The Max & Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation awarded $20,000 each to the Allen Child Protection Center and the ACE-SAP (Allen Community Engagement-Salvation Army Partnership) Free Clinic.
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Russell Adams, MD, Elected Fellow of National Doctors’ Organization
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Russell Adams, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist and director of medical services at Allen Hospital, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. This distinction recognizes professional accomplishments, demonstrated scholarship and superior competence in internal medicine.
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New Inpatient Rehab Department Opens at Allen
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Jerry Gehrke planted the putter on the floor and slowly rose from his wheelchair. He took three deliberate steps toward the putting green rug and repeatedly eyed the "hole" at the end of the green. After two practice putts Gehrke made contact with the small white ball and sent it rolling. As the ball nestled into the hole Gehrke raised his head and his arms in silent victory, never once losing his balance.
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