Health Connect Archive
Spring/Summer 2024
Mary Greeley Medical Center recently discontinued the practice of placing lead shields (lead aprons or gonad shields) over patients, including pregnant women and children, during an X-ray exam. Whitney Garwood, director of radiology, provides some insights into this important process change.
Good question. Here’s the answer any patient will appreciate.
A Jefferson librarian and mom faces serious illness twice with the help of her family, her students, and the William R. Bliss Cancer Center.
An Ames woman faced a triple-threat health crisis and got through it with family, friends, and the Bliss Cancer Center.
A Hopeful Place – New Behavioral Health Unit
Dr. Jonathan Geisinger and the ‘O-Arm’ help two Carroll residents find relief after years of pain.
Fall/Winter 2023
Mary Greeley pharmacy clinical manager, explains antibiotic stewardship and what it means to our patients.
Mary Greeley Opens A New, Advanced Behavioral Health Unit
Expanded questions asked at admission aimed at enhancing care.
How a team of specialists came together at Mary Greeley to save a young student from a life-threatening infection.
Dr. Jonathan Geisinger and the ‘O-Arm’ help two Carroll residents find relief after years of pain.
Spring/Summer 2023
Mary Greeley recently formed a Vascular Access Team (VAT), to ensure we had staff highly skilled at accessing veins, particularly for patients who have difficult veins.
How virtual reality helps Mary Greeley patients with balance issues and other conditions.
How a team at Mary Greeley came together and pulled off a miracle.
How Mary Greeley Rehab & Wellness helps people eat, drink, and speak more easily after head and neck cancer treatment.
Fall/Winter 2022
Keith Folkmann found exactly who he needed to help relieve his chronic pain: His neighbors.
How a Story City man finally faced his mental health crisis and in doing so, brought a new focus to his life.
Spring/Summer 2022 - Special Issue
Portraits of compassion, resiliency and joy.
Fall/Winter 2021
Mary Greeley Opens New Obstetrics & Pediatrics Unit.
Specialized surgery—a first at Mary Greeley—rejuvenates a Story City man’s active lifestyle.
How a new surgeon and new technology are advancing spine surgery at Mary Greeley.
Spring/Summer 2021
A suicidal young woman turns to Mary Greeley, and by doing so, opens her family’s eyes up to her mental health crisis.
After a dog attack, a team at Mary Greeley helps save the arm of a heroic grandmother.
After being hospitalized with the virus, Matt Femrite learned he was facing another equally serious health issue.
