Parenting is tough business. Now, consider what that would be like if you were socially distancing from your wife and kids. Through a pandemic. Such was life for Dr. Jake Flinkman, who works in the emergency department at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown. When COVID-19 started to surge, he did what...
UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown has eased its visitor policy to allow patients one visitor who is a significant other or caregiver. All visitors will be screened for illness upon entry, must wear a mask and must stay in the patient’s room for the duration of their visit. Exceptions to this...
Phil DeRuiter doesn’t remember much after being rushed into the emergency room at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown. Really, it's just a series of images and brief instances. A room full of providers and nurses. A lot of activity. Reassuring words. And pain – severe pain. "At one point, I recall...
As UnityPoint Health continues to look to the future in Marshalltown, including a newly consolidated and expanded hospital at the South Medical Park, several promotions of local leadership are being announced. Effective June 7, 2020, Shari King, Regional Director of Operations, has been promoted to Hospital Administrator at UnityPoint Health...
Fred Ohrt had COVID-19, and there were a few nights where the shortness of breath seemed to be getting the best of him. Sensing the worst one evening, he told his wife, Jackie, he didn't think he was going to make it. Fortunately, Fred's story has a happy ending. After...
These days, it isn't just patients who are getting healthier and stronger at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown. The EMS service is on quite a roll, as well. When UnityPoint Health took over the bankrupt Marshalltown hospital in 2017, they inherited four notably depreciated ambulances. Fast forward to today, when the...
TOLEDO – UnityPoint Health has resumed normal operations at its family medicine clinic in Tama County. UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine – Tama/Toledo, located at 1307 S. Broadway Street in Toledo, partially served as a designated respiratory illness clinic starting April 20. The clinic has now returned to exclusively providing family...
UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown has plans in place to resume elective surgeries and procedures beginning Monday, May 18. These services will be reintroduced gradually with sensitivity to how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and ensuring guiding principles continues to be safely met. This follows the announcement from Governor Kim...
Applications are still being accepted for two $1,000 scholarships that UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown Auxiliary is offering to high school students. Eligible applicants must live in Marshall or Tama counties and intend to pursue a healthcare career with education at an Iowa college/university. Applications must be postmarked by June 1,...
For more information on Cornonavirus, please visit our COVID-19 information page. The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be front page in the news. Community transmission has been reported in the United States. At UnityPoint Health, we are carefully monitoring the situation with the virus to stay prepared and keep...
