Buchanan County Health Center

History

Originally constructed in 1968, Buchanan County Health Center (BCHC) is a full-service, primary care community hospital. A major addition was made in 1988 for emergency, outpatient, ambulance, admitting, business office, and medical records services. New construction in 1991 added the Long Term Care unit. In 2000, the dialysis union was added. The outpatient clinic was completed in 2001 and the Therapy and Wellness Center was completed in 2005.

Today, Buchanan County Health Center has 25 acute care beds, 59 long-term care beds and 12 dialysis stations. Our facility is surveyed and certified by the Iowa State Department of Inspections and Appeals. BCHC is a Critical Access Hospital and employs more than 225 full and part-time employees dedicated to “Caring for Our Community.”

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Services Available
At BCHC, we serve the health care needs of the citizens of Buchanan County through a complete range of services:

Physician Staffing: Five family practice physicians, two general surgeons, and several specialists, including visiting consultants in Urology, Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Orthopedics, Oncology, Otolaryngology, Ophtalmology, Rheumatology, and Podiatry
Emergency Room: Modern ER Services, Ambulance Service, Helicopter Service, Weekend and Holiday ER physician service through Emergency Practice Associates
Laboratory
Radiology: Ultrasound, Bone Density Testing
Surgery
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Social Services
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Surgical Care/Services
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Diabetes Education
Tobacco Cessation
Asthma Education
Mobile Services: Vascular Imaging, Echocardiology, Neurodiagnostic, EEG, EMG, Neuromotor Evaluation
Public Health: Health Education, Immunization Programs
Facilities/Support Services: Food Service, Dietary/Nutritional Assessment, Environmental Services.

1600 First Street E | Independence, Iowa 50644

Phone: (319) 332-0999 | Fax: (319) 332-0958 | Email: info@bchealth.info