Specialty Providers Who Offer Surgical Services at Horn

Horn Provides Stop the Bleed Training to Area Schools

OABCIG Staff who recently completed training:
Robyn White, Mary Sorenson, Larry Allen, Steve Brown, and Randy Nieman

Horn Memorial Hospital provided Stop the Bleed kits and training to each school in the OABCIG school district as well as the Galva and Holstein schools. These kits are an emergency tool to be used to stop/control bleeding in a life-threatening emergency. Angie Frank, Horn's Education Nurse, has provided training to at least one person from each school. The kits were purchased through Hospital Preparedness grant funds.

Horn Memorial Hospital Foundation Plans Fall Fundraiser

The Horn Memorial Hospital Foundation is kicking off this year’s Fall Festival with the theme “A Roaring Good Time”!  The Foundation Festival, set for Friday, November 2^nd at the Skate Palace, will be an evening packed full of fun!  In addition to the silent and live auctions and table decorations that participants have come to expect, there will be social hour music by local performers, Neil Anders and Cory Waller, with the main entertainment by The Cat’s Pajamas vocal band.  Tickets are $50.00 each and pre-sale only by calling Horn Memorial Hospital.  The deadline to purchase tickets is October 25^th. 

Ticket holders will receive a prime rib dinner provided by Best of Barb’s Catering and a fun-filled evening of entertainment.  Proceeds from this year’s event will support the purchase of a medication dispensing system for the Surgery Department.  This piece of equipment will provide an increased level of patient safety as well as improved security of prescription drugs in our operating rooms.  We hope many will support Horn Memorial Hospital by attending this year’s Fall Festival. 

Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Did you know on average 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner? 1 in 3 women and 1 in four men have been victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

What is domestic violence?  It is a pattern of behavior used to maintain control over an intimate partner or family member.  Victims can be of any age, race, gender or economic status.

Different abusive behaviors include: physical/sexual abuse, emotional abuse, coercion, threats or intimidation, and isolation.

Many children who witness violence in the home may suffer from anxiety and/or PTSD. They may exhibit eating /sleeping difficulties, become withdrawn or become more clingy. Older children run the risk of becoming violent themselves, having academic failures or turn to substance abuse. Please, if you or anyone you know are a victim – get help!

Resources for help and/or safe shelters:

Iowa Domestic Violence helpline

1-800-770-1650

CAASA (Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault)

1-877-362-4612 or caasaonline.org

Family Crisis Centers (FCC) -Crisis Line

1-800-382-5603

Or dial 911

Matter of Balance Classes Offered at HMH

Horn Memorial Public Health will be holding Matter of Balance Classes at Horn Memorial Hospital beginning October 15.    

Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. A Matter of Balance is a program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults.  It includes eight two-hour sessions for a small group of 8-12 participants led by trained facilitators.  Classes will be held October 15 through November 8, Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

To sign up or for more information, please call Erin Dausel at Horn Memorial Public Health at 712-364-7311.

Openings Available in the Fall "Growth After Loss" program

Managing Concerns About Falls

Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends because you were concerned about falling?  Have you cut down on a favorite activity because you might fall?  If so, A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls is a program for you.

Fear of falling can be just as dangerous as falling itself.  People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in severe physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater.  Many older adults also experience increased isolation and depression when they limit their interactions with family and friends.  A Matter of Balance can help people improve their quality of life and remain independent. 

A Matter of Balance is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Participants learn to set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and learn simple exercises to increase strength and balance.

Horn Memorial Public Health is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls on Mondays & Thursdays, September 6^tH through October 1st, from 2 – 4 p.m. at Horn Memorial Hospital Conference Room 3.    The Program is free will donation to help pay for materials.  A workbook is provided and refreshments are served.

Please call Erin Dausel at 712-364-7311 to register.