Health And Fitness
VGH: Recognized with Excellence in Healthcare Award and Industry's Best
Virginia Gay Hospital was recently recognized as a 5-Star facility in Emergency Department Services and Outpatient Services for Overall Quality of Care by PRC, a leader in the healthcare intelligence ... Vinton Family Medical Clinic Receives No Deficiency Survey
Vinton Family Medical Clinic, part of Virginia Gay Hospital, has received a No Deficiency Survey following a recent recertification survey conducted by the State Agency.The State Agency determined the... Restaurant inspection update: Moldy cheese, expired meat, a roach in the noodles
By Clark KauffmanState, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to expired me...
Kirkwood, UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s to Host Adapted Sports Clinic March 28
Kirkwood Community College and UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital will host the 14th Annual Eastern Iowa Adapted Sports Clinic on Saturday, March 28. Co-organized by the college's Physical Th...
Words on Wellness Newsletter – March 2026
Attached you will find your edition of the March 2026 Words on Wellness newsletter. This month’s topics include:Loving LentilsRecipe for Lentil TacosWhat is a Food Desert, and Why Doe...
Benton County Health & Wellness Fair, March 7th at Vinton-Shellsburg High School
Benton County residents are invited to attend the Benton County Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 7th, at Vinton-Shellsburg High School, held in conjunction t... ‘MAHA’ bill passes in the House, addressing K-12 requirements and Ivermectin
The Iowa House passed a bill that will waive school lunch nutritional rules and make Ivermectin an over the counter drug. The “Make America Health Again” bill passed on Tuesday, in the Iowa H...
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Stakeholder Meeting
Benton County Public Health will be conducting our next Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in 2026. The CHNA is a vital tool for identifying the most pressing health & human service needs wi... VGH: Top 100 Critical Access Hospital via the Chartis Center for Rural Health
Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, IA today announced it has been recognized as a 2026 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The Top 100 awards program celebrates outs... Safe at Home Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence
January mared the 10-year anniversary of Safe at Home, a program created to protect the privacy and safety of Iowans at risk due to domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, or stalking. Sinc...