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A Matter of Balance is a program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. It includes 8 two-hour sessions for a small group of 8-12 participants led by a trained facilitator.
This program is offered by Cass County Public Health.
With care and compassion, the Cass County Memorial Hospital inpatient nursing staff serves patients of all ages with varied medical needs. The experienced RNs, LPNs, and CNAs provide general inpatient care while coordinating services from many other hospital departments. This well-rounded team of professionals provides a full-spectrum of inpatient care, paying special attention to each patient’s individual medical and service needs.
Atlantic Medical Center is a rural health primary care clinic that cares for patients from birth to geriatrics. Our medical team of board-certified physicians, physician assistants and a nurse practitioner provide outstanding medical care you can count on. In addition to the Atlantic office, clinics are also staffed in Anita, Griswold, and Massena.
Atlantic Medical Center Rapid Care is walk-in care for patients of all ages. When you need to be seen today, but it’s not an emergency and your primary care provider isn’t available, then AMC Rapid Care is the perfect choice. Just walk in, check in at Emergency Department Admissions, and then wait to be seen by the AMC Rapid Care provider. Patients are seen in a first-come, first-served order. Hours are Monday-Friday 8 am to 1 pm, 2 pm to 8 pm; Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 1 pm, 2 pm to 6 pm. All patients should use the Emergency Entrance located next to Parking Lot C.
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Bone Densitometry, or DEXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), is the standard of care to measure bone loss and diagnose osteoporosis. The exam is quick, noninvasive and painless.
Our Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) is happy to help with any of your concerns, share techniques and answer any questions.
Call our Obstetrics department at 712-250-8862 for more information.
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Our Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect and help you install your child’s car seat to make sure it is safe. Car seat checks are offered during special events and by appointment. This service is offered at no cost to the public.
Contact Cass County Public Health for more information.
Iowa Breast and Cervical Screening, Cardiac Screening, and Health Coaching for 40- to 65-year-old income-eligible women.
Contact Cass County Public Health for more information.
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab is designed to help patients increase their fitness level in a safe, monitored environment. Each participant’s rehabilitation program is unique. Our team will work with patients, primary care providers, and cardiologists to develop personal rehabilitation plans that incorporate exercise, nutrition, lifestyle, and stress management. We offer phase II cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, and peripheral artery disease supervised exercise therapy.
Cass County Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed hospital, including medical/surgical, special care, and obstetrics. A full array of ancillary services provide support for the medical staff, which includes board-certified family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, podiatry, general surgery, and orthopedic physician specialists.
Cass County Public Health is here to help keep our communities, families, adults, and children all on a healthy path.
Read more about Cass County Public Health programs and services.
American Heart Association CPR training classes give you the information and the skills you need to help adults, children and infants during breathing and cardiac emergencies. Both In-person or blended learning CPR training are available. Click here to download the community CPR and first aid registration form.
Patients who are taking Warfarin, or other blood thinners, need to have the clotting rate, or INR, of their blood closely monitored. The Coumadin Clinic at Atlantic Medical Center makes it quick and easy for patients to get the necessary lab work done so their INR can be evaluated and medication can be adjusted as necessary.
Cass Health has a state-of-the-art computerized tomography (CT) scanner with certified technicians available 24/7. CT scans provide a clear and specific image of internal organs, and can view a large portion of the body. The images are produced very quickly, which can be critical in emergency situations.
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The Cass Health Radiology department provides a full array of imaging services, including digital radiography, CT scans, MRI, ultrasound, 3D mammography, fluoroscopy, and bone density.
Digital radiography provides clear images, exposes patients to less radiation and decreases patient wait time. Images are transmitted electronically, allowing healthcare providers to view them quickly.
Developed by researchers at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, Disaster PrepWise consists of five modules and two additional sections on special topics. Participants will develop a personalized disaster management plan that they can share with their family, friends, and neighbors. Part of the planning assistance is making sure individuals are signed up to receive Alert Iowa messages. Alert Iowa is a communication tool used to inform the public about inclement weather, public safety events, or other emergencies. Planning sessions will take place at Cass County Public Health, 1408 East 10th St., Atlantic, Iowa, unless otherwise arranged. While the planning is typically geared towards individuals or couples, small groups can also be accommodated. Please call (712) 243-7443 with questions or to schedule a disaster planning session.
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Dr. Rick Rinehart and Dr. Tracey Wellendorf provide a wide variety of ear, nose, and throat services and procedures.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rinehart, please call 712-243-7535
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Wellendorf, please call 712-792-4368.
An echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses ultrasound to make pictures of your heart. Your doctor may use an echo test to look at your heart’s structure and check how well your heart functions. This test can help show your doctor:
- The size and shape of your heart, and the size, thickness and movement of your heart’s walls..
- The heart’s pumping strength.
- If the heart valves are working correctly.
- If there is a tumor or infectious growth around your heart valves.
The staff in our Emergency Department (ED) is always ready for what’s next thanks to extensive training and experience. In a typical year, our ED staff cares for more than 5,000 patients. The ED is open 24/7 — 365 days a year. The entrance is located on the southwest side of the building.
A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is always available to treat and support survivors of sexual assault through the Cass Health Emergency Department. At this time our SANE nurses are only able to treat pubescent patients, but can offer resources to assist prepubescent survivors.
Our optometrist, Dr. Jeff Goergen at Eye Associates uses state-of-the-art diagnostic technology to treat eye disease and provide medical eye care. Our personalized service includes customized fittings of a wide selection of glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses.
Whether you are in the market for new glasses or contacts, or you have an eye-related medical condition, Eye Associates is able to help. Our clinic also has visiting specialists including a retinal specialist and an ophthalmologist.
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Family medicine practitioners provide comprehensive care to patients of all ages and genders, through all stages of life. Our board-certified family medicine physicians work closely with advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) to provide care for acute and chronic health conditions, working to ensure the best possible quality of life for each patient.
Need an appointment? Call us at 712-243-2850. See our hours here.
Fluoroscopy is an image of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie of the inside of your body. This allows your physician to see the internal structure and function, such as the movement of your throat as you swallow. Fluoroscopy images aid in both diagnosis and treatment therapies.
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Dr. Chad McCance provides general surgery care at Atlantic Medical Center Surgery Clinic and Cass County Memorial Hospital. His practice includes minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques when appropriate. He performs a wide array of general surgery procedures, including colonoscopies and EGDs, bowel surgeries and resections, and tumor removals.
Patients have the right to file a complaint or grievance at any time and expect that filing such a grievance will not affect his/her future access to or quality of care. The Cass Health Online Grievance form will be submitted directly to the Risk Manager, and a staff member will reach out to discuss the complaint.
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Medical Records (formerly known as Health Information Management) is here to help with the release of information, inpatient and outpatient coding and transcription services.
Our fax number is 712-243-7583.
Questions? Please call us at 712-250-8235.
Ready to grow your family by two little feet? Cass Health is the perfect place for you to welcome your baby into the world.
Nurse practitioners provide hospitalist services at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Hospitalists care for patients while they are in the hospital, while coordinating with each patients’ primary care physician. As inpatient specialists, hospitalists are able to respond quickly to any change in patient status and be accessible for patient and family needs throughout a hospital stay.
Our Rehabilitation Services department includes a pool that is used for water therapy sessions. Both physical and occupational therapists will work with patients in the therapy pool.
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The Atlantic Medical Center Immunization Room provides immunizations for patients of all ages. You can always get vaccines if you’re here for an appointment, otherwise, walk-ins are welcome and will be accommodated as time allows. We encourage you to make an appointment to help you save time!
The Immunization Room is open Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm, and Saturdays from 8 to 11 am.
Patients who are undergoing chemotherapy, or who need infusions, are cared for in the comfort of our Infusion Room in the Cass Health Specialty Clinic. Our nursing team takes pride in the relationships they have developed with many different doctors, specialists, and hospitals around the Midwest. Our nursing team works with orders from specialists outside of Cass Health, as well as our own visiting specialists. This helps save our local patients a trip out of town, and it helps us meet our goal to provide more services locally.
Interventional Radiology uses medical imaging (CT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound) to assist the radiologist while performing minimally invasive procedures, such as biopsies. During a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is removed from the body and is sent on for further testing. Some of the more common biopsies that we perform include breast, thyroid, liver, lungs, and bone marrow. We also offer radiofrequency ablation to help reduce nerve pain.
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Our Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) is happy to help with any of your concerns, share techniques and answer any questions.
Call our Obstetrics department at 712-250-8862 for more information.
The Laboratory at Cass Health is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by a team of experienced laboratory technicians and technologists. We are proud to have consistently earned the prestigious College of American Pathologists Accreditation every year, and our lab is Clinical Laboratory improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified.
A low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan uses a lower dose of radiation to detect potential lung cancers.
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We are proud to offer our patients state-of-the-art 3D mammograms. You can schedule your routine mammogram by calling us directly at 712-243-7450.
Ready to grow your family by two little feet? Cass Health is the perfect place for you to welcome your baby into the world.
Medical Records is here to help with the release of information, inpatient and outpatient coding and transcription services.
The fax number is 712-243-7583.
Questions? Call us at 712-250-8235.
Senior Life Solutions
Senior Life Solutions is our intensive outpatient group counseling program designed to meet the unique needs of older adults over the age of 65 struggling with depression and anxiety often related to aging. The program staff includes licensed social workers, a registered nurse, and other professionals dedicated to the emotional well-being of the seniors in our community.
MRI is a very precise method of imaging human anatomy. Through the use of a strong magnetic field, radio signals, and a computer, an educated technologist is able to construct anatomic images. MRI procedures do not involve radiation. MRI can be done on numerous body parts. Some of the most common scans are done to evaluate nervous system and musculoskeletal disorders. These disorders can include multiple sclerosis, tumors, stroke, injury, and diseases affecting tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.
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Nuclear medicine is provided here through the Health Partners of Southwest Iowa (HPSI). HPSI is a partnership between Cass Health, Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, and Myrtue Medical Center. Weekly service is provided at each hospital with inpatient and emergency services provided as soon as reasonably possible. Although we are a mobile service, we are able to provide most nuclear medicine studies that in-house departments are able to provide.
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Ready to grow your family by two little feet? Cass Health is the perfect place for you to welcome your baby into the world.
Our Occupational Therapy team works with patients of all ages. Our OTs care for patients for a number of reasons including: upper extremity injuries & pain, motor coordination training, pediatric delays, stroke rehabilitation, home safety evaluations, lymphedema, activities of daily living, and cognitive testing.
Cass Health offers a variety of orthopedic services.
Dr. Matt Weresh provides orthopedic care at Atlantic Medical Center Surgery Clinic and Cass County Memorial Hospital. His services cover a wide range of orthopedic needs, including total hip and knee joint replacements, carpal tunnel surgery, and sports medicine.
Dr. Blake Bodendorfer also provides orthopedic care at Atlantic Medical Center Surgery Clinic and Cass County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bodendorfer specializes in sports medicine, shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee care.
Dr. Caliste Hsu specializes in hand and microvascular procedures and surgeries and provides care at Atlantic Medical Center Surgery Clinic and Cass County Memorial Hospital.
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Chronic pain affects more than 40 million Americans according to the National Institutes of Health.
Many who fail to respond to conventional treatments continue to suffer with no end in sight. Chronic pain can evolve into a disability that affects the daily activities and attitude of both the person affected and their loved ones. Some long-time sufferers withdraw from activities that once gave them joy, and become depressed, angry, and helpless.
Learn more about our Pain Management Clinic Here.
Home visiting program for parents who are pregnant or have children up to kindergarten entry. Child developmental screenings, parenting education, car seat installation instruction, and group connections provided as part of the program.
Contact Cass County Public Health for more information.
PET scans use radioactive materials to show how tissues and organs are functioning and are typically used during cancer treatment. PET Scans are available on a mobile basis through Shared Medical Services.
Our Physical Therapy team includes four physical therapists and two physical therapy assistants. Our team works with patients of all ages, and they treat patients for a number of issues including: injuries & pain, balance deficits, sports injuries, joint replacements, pediatric delays, and post-concussion (return-to-sport) treatment.
Dr. Roger Drown provides podiatric, or foot and ankle surgery, care at Atlantic Medical Center and Cass County Memorial Hospital. Many patients are cared for in the clinic using a combination of medications and exercise therapies. For those with more complex issues, Dr. Drown also performs a wide range of surgical procedures.
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At Cass Health, our Rehabilitation Services department includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.
Rheumatology services at Cass Health are provided by Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Dr. Gino Chesini, and Dr. Stephen Slade.
All three treat patients with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, scleroderma, psoriatic arthritis, and vasculitis among other systemic rheumatology conditions.
All new rheumatology patients will need a referral from their primary care provider.
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A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is always available to treat and support survivors of sexual assault through the Cass Health Emergency Department. At this time our SANE nurses are only able to treat pubescent patients, but have resources to assist prepubescent survivors.
If you or someone you care about has been assault please go to the nearest Emergency Department for support.
Senior Life Solutions is our intensive outpatient group counseling program designed to meet the unique needs of older adults over the age of 65 struggling with depression and anxiety often related to aging. The program staff includes a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed social workers, a registered nurse, and other professionals dedicated to the emotional well-being of the seniors in our community.
The Siblings Class is a free class that will be held quarterly at Cass Health. It is geared toward children between the ages of 2 and 10 to attend with their mothers who are at or past 34 weeks of pregnancy.
Reservations are required for the Sibling Class; please call the OB Department at 712-250-8862.
Our goal is to provide a superior experience for our skilled nursing care patients and their families. That means providing all of the services they need — while also shortening their length of stay and total overall expense.
We provide multiple types of skilled nursing care including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Long-term antibiotics, and Wound, ostomy, continence (WOC). Learn more about Skilled Nursing Care with Cass Health.
Patients who need a sleep study performed can be seen at Cass Health. Our Respiratory Care and Same Day Surgery team work together to schedule and administer these tests.
Atlantic Medical Center Surgery Clinic is a multi-specialty group that provides general, orthopedic, and thoracic surgeries, along with critical care. Dr. Chad McCance and Dr. Matt Weresh utilize minimally invasive surgical techniques whenever appropriate. These include laparoscopic surgery, arthroscopic, MIOS (minimally invasive open surgery), and thorascopic surgery (scope surgery of the chest).
Our board-certified surgeons’ expertise includes the following areas of care:
General surgery — treatment of the neck, breast, stomach, liver and gallbladder, intestinal or GI tract, pancreas, colon and pelvic organs. It also includes both upper and lower colon scopes (endoscopy).
Thoracic surgery — surgery of the chest including the lung, esophagus, chest wall, pleura (chest lining), heart lining and bronchoscopy (scope of the trachea and lung).
Critical care — the care of urgent and emergent patients who have life threatening or potential life-threatening illness. These include conditions such as shock, trauma, respiratory failure, sepsis (infection), organ failure and malnutrition.
Orthopedic surgery — hip and knee replacements, arthroscopic procedure, shoulder surgeries, carpal tunnel release, and trigger finger repairs.
The Cass Health Specialty Clinic hosts visiting medical professionals in a wide variety of specialties, including cardiology, dermatology, oncology, and more.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 712-243-7590.
Our speech/language pathologist works with patients of all ages for a variety of reasons including: Parkinson’s rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, voice impairments, oral anomalies, pediatric speech delays, developmental disabilities, and feeding/swallowing difficulties.
During a stereotactic biopsy, a special mammography machine uses x-rays to help guide the radiologist’s instruments to the site of the abnormal growth. Stereotactic mammography pinpoints the exact location of the abnormality by using a computer and digital x-rays taken from two different angles. Using these computer coordinates, the radiologist inserts a needle through the skin, advances it into the lesion, and removes small tissue samples. This service is provided at Cass Health in partnership with a mobile unit from Health Enterprises.
A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. While emergency responders will arrive as quickly as possible, bystanders are almost always there first. This free training program will teach you how to stop severe bleeding.
Contact Cass County Public Health about scheduling or attending a class.
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The Atlantic Medical Center is delighted to offer telehealth appointments for patients via smart phone, tablet, or home computer.
Our certified tobacco treatment specialist can help you overcome dependence on nicotine and tobacco.
To make an appointment, please call Atlantic Medical Center at 712-243-2850.
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Ultrasound is a diagnostic procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create images, and no radiation is involved in ultrasound imaging.
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Wound, Ostomy nurses provide acute and rehabilitative needs for people with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and/or integumentary system. WO nurses provide direct care to people with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, and pressure ulcers. WOC nurses are Registered Nurses who hold a baccalaureate degree or higher and complete a formal, accredited WO full scope or specialty education program.
To make an appointment or for more information, contact the Cass Health Specialty Clinic at 712-243-7590.
