Our very own local heathcare provider, UnityPoint, told club members what it does for women’s health. 

• UnityPoint provides family planning, birthing, and hysterectomies. Robotics are used for some procedures, making recovery quicker.
• Preventive Screenings offered include mammograms, bone density scans, cervical screenings, stool-based tests, sigmoidoscopies, and colonoscopies.
• Birth Center offerings:
  • Low intervention room, designed to offer comfort for a natural, unmedicated childbirth. The room features relaxing design, active labor tools, gentle monitoring, and comfort items like a murphy bed for family.
  • Another initiative is “Spinning Babies,” which are techniques for positioning the baby in the optimal head-down position for birth.
• The hospital follows staffing guidelines for optimal care in the birth center for both mother and baby. Actual ratios vary, depending on the stage of delivery and the amount of care needed. Nurse to patient ratios can be anywhere from one nurse to one patient, up to one nurse to five women.
• UnityPoint offers a level 2 nursery. It may not be a NICU, babies who are sick may be cared for in this setting.
• In partnership with Blank Children’s Hospital, an MD/DO/ARNP can follow newborns in the well nursery

It is good to know so much care is available in this area.

As President of ICCC Jesse Ulrich appears to be all joy as he welcomes back students for the Fall Semester.  He was pictured in the “Messenger” taking a selfie with several students.

Finest of Dining at Violet Hill Farm: Molly and James Arbaugh

Culinary school graduates James and Molly (Doester) Arbaugh are the proprietors of Violet Hill Farm. Set on a century farm 10 miles west of Fort Dodge, they strive to create a memorable experience where locally sourced food is featured. They create, serve, and explain each of the five-course meals right on the farm for about 60 guests. It is a family affair, with family members serving at events and Molly’s sister Abby doing publicity through social media and the website. Violet Hill Farm also holds cooking classes, cater events, and hold private events for 10 to 150+ guests. 

Molly is a 2013 St. Edmond graduate, and James grew up in the Philadelphia area. They met while working in California, married, then decided to make their home in the Midwest. They have three girls, ages 6, 5, and one and one-half. In addition to their Violet Hill Farm business, James works Wednesdays and Thursdays at Iowa Central. 

Learn more at: www.violethillfarmia.com