News - Lakes Regional Healthcare

Billing to Begin for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Beginning June 1

Dickinson County Public Health (DCPH) and Lakes Regional Family Medicine (LRFM) will begin billing insurance for administering the COVID-19 vaccine beginning June 1, 2021. Lakes Regional Healthcare Director …

Lakes Regional Healthcare Receives 5 Star Rating, Again

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

Free Mammography Event Planned for May 27

Breast cancer is common, affecting one in eight American women. A screening mammogram is one of the most valuable ways to identify breast cancer in its earliest stages …

LRH Seeing COVID-19 Changes in Dickinson County

Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) has recently noticed changes among the COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations, and vaccinations. The number of LRH patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased in the …

COVID-19 Test Iowa Clinic to Continue Service, But Location and Hours Are Changing

Recent upticks in COVID-19 numbers is resulting in changes to the future of the Test Iowa Clinic at Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH). Previously, the clinic was scheduled to …

LRH Accepting Applications for 8-Week Summer Junior Volunteer Program

Preparations are in place for Lakes Regional Healthcare’s (LRH) Summer Junior Volunteer Program. Each summer nearly 30 high school and college students assist physicians, nursing and other professional …

Lakes Regional Healthcare Creates $21.3 Million Impact on Local Economy

Lakes Regional Healthcare generates 491 jobs that add $21.3 million to Dickinson County’s economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). In addition, Lakes …

Lakes Regional Healthcare Named Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital

Lakes Regional Healthcare was recently named one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country by the National Rural Health Association based on an evaluation …

Avera and Lakes Regional Healthcare Partner for New Home Medical Equipment Store

Avera Home Medical Equipment and Lakes Regional Healthcare will launch a joint venture that will result in a home medical equipment store on the Lakes Regional Healthcare campus, …

COVID-19 Update: 3/19/21

Dr. Borus of Lakes Regional Family Medicine and Dickinson County Board of Health provides a COVID-19 update, specifically about the local cases in Dickinson County, the COVID-19 UK …