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Health
Health
and Well-Being
The county of Cherokee offers a wide range of highly
respected, professional health care services.
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| Cherokee Regional Medical Center, located in Cherokee, is
the leading health care provider with onsite professional
and experienced staff. The
primary goal at Cherokee Regional Medical Center is to provide quality health
care to the community of Cherokee and the surrounding
area.
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Mental
Health Institute
(712)225-6921
1251 West Cedar Loop
Cherokee, Iowa 51012
Daniel W. Gillette, MD, Superintendent
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| VISION:
"Our vision is to be a human resource center which
recreates ourselves and our services to meet the changing
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 The
Cherokee Mental Health Institute (MHI) is a state
of Iowa psychiatric facility, operating under the
Department of Human Services. The institute provides
psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services. Forty-one
counties in northwest Iowa are served for adult
patients and fifty-five counties for children and
adolescents.
The
staff at the Cherokee Mental Health Institute is
aware of the changing needs of our communities and
our customers. They are responsive to these needs
by providing an environment of continuous improvement.
Services are expanded or changed in response to
changing needs. The Institute actively collaborates
with other agencies to provide efficient and cost-effective
services.
The
MHI is proud of it's campus, The Cherokee Human
Resource Center offers patients, as well as the
Cherokee community, access to a hiking trail and
nature study. In addition to the MHI, the campus
is also home to other agencies including the Cherokee
Day Care Center, Synergy (Chemical Dependency) Center,
The Boys' and Girls' Home, the YES (Youth Emergency
Services) Center, Job Service of Iowa, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Juvenile Court Services, and the Ecumenical Institute.
The Ecumenical Institute is a training center for anyone who wishes to extend personal care to another person from a spiritual perspective. It is non-denominational -- that is, it is all-denominational. Its mission is to provide more caregivers, who are better trained for offering support and counseling to the widening needs experienced within the communities of NW Iowa. This program has been located in and financed by both state and private hospitals. Due to the radical changes occuring in the delivery of health care services, the institute is now called to deliver its services directly in the communities. The Ecumenical Institute has offered training opportunities to more than 400 spiritual caregivers and plans to expand to meet needs. For more information call 712-225-6929.
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Current
Services:
Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Program
Schooling
Discharge Planning
Outpatient Services
Pastoral Care Services
Transportation
Subacute Care Services
Respite Care Service
Telemedicine Services |
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more information on any one of these services, please
contact the Admissions Office at (712) 225-6914.
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Cherokee County Community Health & Home Care
520 West Main, Box B
712-225-6718
www.nwiowa.org
The purpose of the Cherokee County Community Health & Home Care is to promote and advance healthy behaviors of all county residents to reach and maintain their optimum level of health. All agency programs are designed to prevent disease, aid in rehabilitation and provide health education and enhance the client's ability to remain in his home. Public Health Services include:
- Child Immunization clinics
- Adult Vaccines, including Tetanus & Flu
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Diabetic Teaching/Counseling
- Work Site Health
- Health Promotion/Health Education
- Health Maintenance Visits
- Tobacco Cessation Clinics
Cherokee County Community Health & Home Care also provides: skilled nursing visits, physician ordered visits, weekend visits, medications distribution, I.M. injections, dressing changes, blood draws, wound care, and monitoring of vital signs. Services such as evaluation compliance with physician's orders, specialized nutrition instruction, and health education and instruction are also provided. Cherokee County Community Health has an RN at your service 24 hours a day - 365 days a year.
We offer through our office: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Enterostomal Therapy, IV Therapy, Maternal Child Health.
Trained Home Health Aides for personal care, positioning, and rehabilitation are also provided by Cherokee County Community Health & Home Care. Services provided include housekeeping and maintenance to promote physical and psychological well-being, meal preparation, food shopping, laundry, bathing and grooming.
Cherokee County Comunity Health has an outstanding Healthy Families Program. Healthy Families Northwest Iowa is a program that supports families of nowborns. Families are eligible when they are expecting a child, or within three months of their child's birth. Participants in Healthy Families receive home visits by trained nurse professionals called Family Support Workers. They use resources to make learning fun and meaningful for the whole family. The goals of Healthy Families Northwest Iowa are to strengthen families and provide safe, nurturing environments in which children thrive. Healthy Families is a voluntary program, offered at no cost through Northwest Iowa Empowerment Funding.
Services for Cherokee County Community Health are funded through Medicare, Medicaid, insurance companies, private pay, sliding fee scale for clients not covered by third party payers, state grants and county tax allocation. Please feel free to call for an evaluation of services and funding at 712-225-6718 or email krupp@co.cherokee.ia.us.
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Area
Nursing Homes
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Cherokee
Villa Nursing and Rehab Center
1011 N. Roosevelt Ave
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712)225-5189
Country
Side Estates
921 Riverview Drive
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712)225-5724
Careage
Hills Care Center
725 N 2nd
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712)225-2561
Heartland
Care Center
604 E. Fenton
Marcus, IA 51012
(712)376-2500
Sunset Knoll
401 West 5th Street
Aurelia, IA 51005
(712)434-2294
sunknoll@netins.net
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