Community Health

Community Health at Kossuth Regional Health Center provides a wide range of services from childbirth education to end-of-life care.  Community Health offers immunizations, prevention programs, school health services, home care, emergency preparedness, lead testing, smoking cessation classes and much more. 

Referrals are accepted from the patient, physicians, family, friends, clergy, hospital, nursing and home.

Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Elderbridge and Veteran's Administration are resources to help fund the cost of home care. If the patient does not qualify under these sources, the charge of a visit is based on a sliding fee scale, with assistance from the Iowa Department of Public Health.

For more information, please contact Community Health at 515-295-2451 or 800-603-8433, ext 430.

Health Alerts and Updates

• Restrictions on KRHC patient visits during flu season
• H1N1 vaccine clinic offered for limited groups (10-30-09)
• H1N1 vaccine clinics on hold (10-21-09)
• H1N1 Vaccine Clinics offered throughout October (10-14-09)
• Flu Update (9-25-09) (PDF)
• Preparations include September flu vaccinations (9-16-09)
• Fall is the time for flu protection (8-24-09)
• H1N1 Flu Update (8-10-09)

Services We Offer

• Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
  
• Childbirth and Breastfeeding Education
  
• Emergency Preparedness
  
• Healthy Families Program
  
• Home Care Aides
  
• Home Health Care (Medicare Certified)
• Home Visits for New Moms
  
• Hospice
  
• Immunizations
• Kossuth Growing Healthy Kids
  
• Lead Testing
  
• Lifeline - 24 hour serices for Seniors
  
• School Health Services
  
• Smoking Cessation Classes 

Forms and Documents

• School Medical Report - Algona Community Schools
• School Medical Authorization Form - Algona Community Schools
• Dental Screening Form from IDPH
• BMI (Body Mass Index) Concerns Info Sheet
• BMI Letter for Parents
• Head Lice Info Sheet
• Pink Eye Info Sheet
• Flu Consent Form (seasonal flu)
• H1N1 Flu Consent Form