Christus Spohn Health System

Dr. Lindsey Hay Joins Boone County Family Medicine

BOONE, Iowa—The new member to the medical staff at Boone County Family Medicine has now begun her practice. The Boone County Hospital wants people to welcome J. Lindsey Hay, M.D., to the Boon…

Where are drugs stored in the body?

Mary* was feeling great! She was no longer taking medications which made her feel emotionally numb and clouded. She felt clear-headed and stable, something she had not felt for a long time<br>The Truehope program was really working!<br>She felt energized and motivated, so she began to go jogging. She wanted to improve her health and lose some of the weight she had gained over the last year. All at once her symptoms began to backslide.<br>When Mary called Truehope, her support person…

A salty tale: What EMS personnel need to know about electrolyte disorders

Learn what causes electrolyte disorders and how to recognize when sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate and magnesium levels are too high or low

With more young people having strokes, be alert to these warning signs

Being able to identify if someone is having a stroke can literally save that person’s life.

What is the difference between coinsurance and copayments?

Both coinsurance and copayments help save health insurance companies money by making the consumer responsible for a portion of a medical bill, but the two health insurance terms have very different definitions.

20 Delicious Ways to Eat Heart-Healthy Fats

Eating for a healthy heart isn't just about avoiding the wrong foods. Incorporating healthy fats can protect against cardiovascular disease.

Why (some) parents don’t vaccinate

The million-headed dragon of online anger has a great mouthful of fire for parents who don’t vaccinate their kids. But such scolding misses the mark, alienating caring parents who just want t…

Why a health center?

Why a health center to get your healthcare? Why a health center as a place to work? We often get a lot of questions about what makes a health center

Walk-in Doctor Visits at Work? Welcome to the Office Health Center

What if you could see a doctor without leaving work--or spending time in a waiting room? To keep employees healthy and productive, businesses bring doctors--and more--in-house.

Allergies Health Center Guide

Learn the specifics of common allergic conditions (hay fever, allergic eyes, and hives), how they develop, and find in-depth allergy information including treatments, triggers, and prevention.

Teaching Health Centers: when there’s nowhere else to go

Contacting your representative in support of Teaching Health Centers is a crucial step in developing the primary care we need, both now and going forward.

Hepatitis: Action Steps and Guidelines for Health Centers

Telehealth underused by federally qualified health centers, analysis finds

Centers use telehealth largely for behavioral health sessions with patients, though some store-and-forward activities and remote patient monitoring also occur, according to the report by RAND Corporation.

New Report Analyzes the Factors that May Contribute to Health Center Failure

The Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) business model is complex but for the majority, it has proven to be sound when competently impl...

Osteoporosis Health Center Guide

Osteoporosis (porous bones) affects about eight million women and two million men and causes more than 1.5 million fractures yearly in the U.S. But osteoporosis can be prevented and treated. Learn about its causes, risk factors, treatments, and prevention. Use this guide to build stronger bones and cut fracture risk.

Lowell health center holds red-alert rally for congressional funding

LOWELL -- "What do we want?"<br>"Health!"<br>"What do we need?"<br>"Funding!"<br>"When do we need it?

Study finds housing issues plague community health center patients

A new study calls for community health centers to make securing housing a top priority for their patient populations.

What is a Health Center?

HRSA-supported health centers provide comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations

Positive Impact Health Center

Learning your HIV status and Sexually Transmitted Infections results is an important step in keeping you and your loved ones healthy. If you test negative, you will learn more about how to protect yourself. If you test positive, you be linked to treatment and additional care services that will keep you healthy as well as help you learn how to prevent spreading HIV to others.<br>HIV Testing

Community health centers’ big profits raise questions about federal oversight

The HRSA, which regulates the centers, has limited authority under federal law over how much the centers spend on services and how they use their surpluses.