Auxiliary Volunteers Recognized with Salad Luncheon

The Horn Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held a salad luncheon on June 18th in recognition of their volunteers. Present for the photo was just a handful of the total volunteers that donate their time and talents to support Horn Memorial Hospital.

Standing:  Twyla Martin, Virginia Wellendorf, Marlene Zobel, Susan Miller, Wanda Kauffman, Velma Smith, Ann Snell, Bev Jessen, Judy Lansink, Lucille Ruser, Mary Williamson, Marlene Benningsdorf, Shirley Paulsen, Mildred Fleenor, Kim Miller, and Jane O'Tool.  Sitting:  Joanne Farley, Marge Lantz, Marilyn Skaren, Pat Conard, Joan Peterson, LaVonne Murray, and Leilla Lansink



THANK YOU to HMH Foundation Golf Sponsors

HMH Purchases New Crib with CMN Funds

Joyce Lawson, Toshi Nishimura, and Rebecca Burns

Horn Memorial Hospital recently purchased a new crib with funds received from local 2011 - 2012 Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) fundraisers.  Horn Memorial is a partner with the St. Luke’s Health System for the Children’s Miracle Network.  Each year the hospital, schools, and Ida County businesses raise funds through various activities for CMN and 50% of these funds are given back to Horn Memorial Hospital for pediatric care.

Dates Set for Sports Physicals

ICCBF Grant Funds Help Purchase New Patient Beds



Present in photo from left:  Julie Andresen, Gala Endrulat, Linda Paulsen, and Rebecca Burns



Horn Memorial Hospital was a $10,000 recipient of an Ida County Community Betterment Foundation Grant.  These funds assisted in the purchase of fifteen new hospital beds.  Nurses and patients alike are pleased with the new beds stating they are more comfortable, easier to maneuver, and have reliable safety features that are instrumental in the care of our patients.

IDPH Offers FREE Nicotine Replacement Patches & Gum in June

During the entire month of June, The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is offering four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in the form of patches and gum to Iowa smokers who choose to make a quit attempt using Quitline Iowa. Quitline Iowa offers tobacco cessation coaching services over the telephone or the Internet, 24 hours a day.

“Data suggests the majority of smokers want to quit. We are excited to offer them extra support to increase the likelihood they quit successfully,” said IDPH Director, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. “Smart, efficient budgeting is allowing us to provide this support for the first time in years. Historically, Quitline Iowa has experienced large increases in call volume when free NRT is provided.”Research has shown that quitting smoking at any age offers health benefits.

Quitline Iowa focuses on the individual, with the realization everyone is unique and their quit plan should be too. Research shows phone coaching is twice as effective as smokers trying to quit on their own. While Internet-based coaching is too new to thoroughly evaluate, IDPH Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Division Director Meghan O’Brien says the preliminary data is promising. 

“It is important to arm tobacco users who want to quit with all the tools we can, including Web options for those who may be uncomfortable with telephone coaching. Preliminary data shows Web-based coaching is attracting young smokers who want to quit. Most smokers make multiple quit attempts before successfully breaking their addiction to nicotine, so the younger they decide to quit using tobacco, the better.”

Current Iowa health care costs associated with tobacco exceed $1 billion. For more information about Quitline Iowa, visit www.quitlineiowa.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

LuAnn Bennett, Sherry Reiling, Mike Andrews, Dale Wellendforf, Marilyn Skaren, Erin Dausel and Patti Andrews

Horn Memorial Hospital was a recipient of a $1,200 grant from the Ida County Community Betterment Foundation.  These funds were used to purchase 40 Eton FRX3 Weather Radios for use by the Ida County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).  The weather ALERT radios have multiple functions including a USB smart phone charger and LED flashlight.  Disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year.  Communities who are prepared can reduce fear, anxiety and losses that accompany disasters.  The Ida County MRC was organized in the fall of 2010 to help address disasters in Ida County.