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...
Autumn Schmoker and Melissa Koch are returning to Marshalltown, and they couldn’t be more excited. A new Women’s Health Outreach Clinic will open on January 13, 2020, within the Multi-Specialty Clinic at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown located at 407 E. Main Street (adjacent to the hospital downtown). As a result,...
UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown will open a Women’s Health Outreach Clinic on January 13, 2020, inside its Multi-Specialty Clinic at 407 E. Main Street in Marshalltown. The outreach clinic, located in the former Women’s Health Clinic location adjacent to the hospital, will see patients from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....
