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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and Dickinson County Public Health has important information to share that can help those in our county. This year the American Cancer …

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Congratulations to Paula Arellano and Jose Sanchez of Spirit Lake, Iowa. They are the proud parents of Jonathan Tenoch, Dickinson County’s New Year’s Baby. Jonathan was born at …

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Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) recently received the 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality and Patient Perspective by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the …

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Influenza is a serious illness. For some, the flu leads to hospitalization and even death. It can be especially serious among young children, older adults, and people with …

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Last year, Lakes Regional Healthcare generated approximately 584 jobs that added $34.6 million to Dickinson County’s economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. “Many …

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Lakes Regional Healthcare was recently rated as a five-star hospital for the fourth year in a row by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) web site. …

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Anthony Young, FNP-C, a new full-time nurse practitioner at Lakes Regional Family Medicine, will begin seeing patients at the clinic on July 11. Mr. Young received his Bachelor …

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Seven years ago Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) became the first in the region to bring orthopedic robotic-assisted surgery to patients in northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and southeast South …

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Dickinson County has an impressive emergency response team that includes many people. Fire fighters, local law enforcement officials, EMTs, paramedics, and more are always listening as 911 calls …

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Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) Foundation announces one of its annual fundraisers, Roses Just Because, has begun. They have teamed up with Ferguson’s Floral and Garden Center again to …

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