10th Annual Health and Wellness Fair Saturday, March 1, 8:00 a.m. to noon

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 28, 2025 10:29 am

It's time for the  10th Annual Health and Wellness Fair this Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the Vinton Shellsburg High School gym.

2024 Fall Tracking Portal Updates: Tick Borne and Misquito Borne Diseases

IOWA HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
February 27, 2025 3:28 pm

The 2025 Winter Tracking Portal update includes new data for the data visualizations listed below.We have included a direct link to the webpage where the data visualizations are accessible.

Blood donation requirements change to allow for more donations

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 26, 2025 5:37 pm

An important update is now in effect for LifeServe Blood Center who collects donations at Virginia Gay Hospital has lowered the minimum weight requirement for blood donors from 120 pounds to 110 pounds.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM): Respect in Relationships

LOVE IS RESPECT
February 21, 2025 11:08 am

It is important for both partners to communicate openly and honestly about their feelings in a healthy relationship. This is so neither of them has “authority” over the other.

Give of Yourself this March: Be a Volunteer

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 19, 2025 10:06 pm

In the month of March, LifeServe Blood Center is recognizing our volunteer chairpeople who selflessly give of their time to make sure our mobile blood drives are successful.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)

LOVE IS RESPECT
February 18, 2025 5:11 pm

Did you know that 1 in 3 teens in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in their relationship before they become adults?It’s a reality we can’t ignore.

Lifeserve Blood Center recognizes the volunteers in March

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 17, 2025 10:34 pm

This March, LifeServe Blood Center celebrates our volunteer chairpeople who are instrumental in the success of the blood drives we have with businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations in the communities we serve.

Schedule a blood donation for March 28 at Virginia Gay Hospital

LIFESERVE BLOOD CENTER
February 12, 2025 2:38 pm

It takes less than one hour to donate blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime — they will save lives.

Nominations open for UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital Kid Captain

VINTON TODAY
February 11, 2025 1:15 pm

Do you know a child with an inspiring story of courage and resilience? The University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes are now accepting nominations for the 2024 Kid Captain program.

Hawkeye Community College and Des Moines University Partner for Iowa's Health

HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 11, 2025 7:45 am

Des Moines University Medicine and Hawkeye Community College’s Health Sciences have formed an alliance to increase medicine and health sciences education in the state of Iowa.