Effective Thursday at 7 a.m., all elective surgeries, procedures and diagnostic testing at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown will be postponed. Urgent and emergent surgical procedures will be reviewed and scheduled as needed. Taking this step will help us protect our most valuable resources, which are our healthcare workers and providers,...
In keeping with a commitment to patient safety, UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital, as well as UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown, Grundy County Memorial Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital will limit patient visitations during the global outbreak of COVID-19 and continued widespread seasonal influenza activity. The following restrictions are effective immediately...
The urgent care location at 55 Central Iowa Drive in Marshalltown will change its name to UnityPoint Clinic Express on March 29. The change is consistent with clinic locations in communities across the UnityPoint Health system that offer similar services. In Marshalltown, patients will notice little difference, as UnityPoint Clinic...
Candace Poppe, an RN at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown, has been named the recipient of the prestigious DAISY Award. Poppe was nominated by the daughter of a 95-year-old patient following hip surgery. The family member praised Poppe's ability to show tenderness, attentiveness and compassion in every interaction. "Candace has a...
March is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme is Eat Right, Bite by Bite! This theme supports the philosophy that every bite of nutrition can be a step in the right direction towards better health. The following tips have been provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Focusing...
When a person's health can change at a moment's notice, it's critical to have an emergency room just a few minutes away. Ken and Carolyn Anderson didn't need that kind of reminder, but life provided one anyway on October 18. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon and Ken, longtime President...
UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown has selected a construction company and architecture firm for its planned expansion of South Campus (Medical Park). Graham Construction, based in Des Moines, and INVISION Architecture, located in Des Moines and Waterloo, were selected from three finalists in on-site interviews held Monday. In all, UnityPoint Health...
Heart disease doesn’t happen just to older adults. It is happening to younger adults more and more often. This is partly because the conditions that lead to heart disease are happening at younger ages. February is Heart Month, the perfect time to learn about your risk for heart disease and...
There’s a myth about the kind of care that midwives provide, and Melissa Koch would like nothing more than to dispel it. As announced recently, a new Women’s Health Outreach Clinic will open at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown on January 13, 2020. That means that Koch and Autumn Schmoker, who...
In a quest to get healthier, many people gravitate toward products labeled with certain buzzwords. “Natural” is one of those words. As a result, many new products have been popping up with the word “natural” on the label. But what exactly does it mean? This is a question the FDA...
