Summer 2008 - Hendricks Community Hospital Association

Hendricks Community Hospital Association 

HCHA 

HORIZONS 

Inside 

the issue... 

Employees Extraordinaire 

Page 3 

Check it Out 

This “Ol’ Place” 

Learning About MRSA 

Page 7 

Clinic News 

Page 4 

Page 8 

Nursing Home News 

Page 10 

Lillian Thompson 

Page 12 

Summer 

2008 

New Blood Testing Equipment is 

Top-of-the-line Technology 

The new computerized 

Dade Dimension Expand 

and Sysmax equipment 

recently installed in the laboratory 

of the Hendricks Community 

Hospital is top-of-the-line 

technology. The equipment has 

tripled the lab testing done by 

the hospital. A wider array of 

in-house test procedures are available with the equipment. Hospital lab 

technologists complete regular blood chemistry and hematology testing 

for the hospital, nursing home and the Hendricks Clinic as well as the 

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Hendricks, MN • 507-275-3134 • www.hendrickshosp.org

hospital news 

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR 

Dear Friends, 

Within this publication our goal is 

to provide information that explains 

some of the many services available 

at Hendricks Community Hospital Association. 

I believe you will find the 

information valuable and a useful 

resource as you make informed decisions 

regarding your well-being. 

This is a time of tremendous excitement 

and growth at Hendricks Community 

Hospital Association. These 

facts promise to bring more advanced 

healthcare services to the people of 

Hendricks and our surrounding communities. 

It will move us ever closer 

to our vision of becoming your provider 

of choice, by being proactive in 

providing high quality and cost-effective 

healthcare services. 

Whether we are offering a community 

program that helps you and your 

family stay healthy, bringing advanced 

technology close to home or caring for 

a loved one who is ill, we are always 

privileged to serve you, our community, 

each and every day. 

I encourage your comments and input 

and look forward to working closely 

with you as together we maintain the 

tradition of excellence that is Hendricks 

Community Hospital Association. 

All Departments May Be Reached by Dialing 507-275-3134 

Clinic Services - 

Hendricks Clinic 507-275-3121 

Ivanhoe Medical Center 507-694-1100 

White Clinic 605-629-8211 

Emergency / Ambulance 911 

Warm Regards, 

Administrator 


Board of Directors Directory 

Luther Eidem - President 

Member since August 1995 

Phil Trooien - Vice President 


Mark Van Eck - Secretary 

Member since July 1988 

Vince Robinson - Treasurer 

Member since January 2003 

Bev Kruse 


Al Molascon 


David Olson 


Norris Patrick 

Member since January 1987 

Sharon Vettrus 


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Jeff Gollaher 

HCHA Billing Tammy Niehus 507-275-3134 

Lincoln Lane Villa Dawn Popowski 507-275-2202 

Long Term Care Kara Schoenfeld 507-275-2214 

Homecare/Hospice Pam VanOverbeke 507-275-3134 

Become an Owner 

Hendricks Community Hospital Association is a private nonprofit 

organization owned by the community for the purpose of providing 

medical, surgical, and long term care to all who seek access 

to our facilities. If you would like to be an owner you may obtain a 

membership application from our business office.

“Employees Extraordinaire” 

Corrine McMahon and Janet Sherlin raise the bar for others when it comes to dedication and 

“stick to it-ness.” They have both worked at the Hendricks Community Hospital for over 35 

years. Both admitted that they did not intend to make it a career when they first started, but 

after working there now, neither has any retirement date in the near future. 

Corrine McMahon 

Corrine started at the hospital as a candy striper and 

then was given the opportunity to work as a nurse aide. 

She worked in the facility 

as a nurse aide for about 10 

years and then moved into 

housekeeping. Corrine has 

been the housekeeping supervisor 

for over 20 years. 

She supervises a staff of 

nine people who handle the 

housekeeping duties for the 

entire complex, 24 hours per 

day, seven days per week. 

Corrine spends most of her 

days too doing the hands-on 

part of housekeeping. She is 

thankful for her staff of dedicated 

workers. “We have a 

very low turn-over rate in my 

department,” she said, “and we are very proud of that.” 

“Keeping the carpets clean is our most difficult 

task,” she admitted. “Our equipment today is so 

much easier to operate than it used to be,” she added. 

Corrine graduated from Hendricks High School 

and she and her husband, Kenneth, have lived in 

the community all of their lives. She and Kenneth 

have been married for 31 years. “We just got to be 

grandparents two months ago,” she quickly said. 

There have been many changes in the medical field, 

according to Corrine. We all get to meet lots of very nice 

people. The patients come and go much quicker these days. 

Our Mission 

Hendricks Community Hospital 

Associates strives to provide the highest 

quality health and residential care in 

a Christian caring environment. 

Janet Sherlin 

Can you imagine facing 1,200 to 1,400 pounds of 

laundry? Janet does that every day with her job as laundry 

supervisor. She and her staff of six people work 

eight hours per day and six days per week. She started 

working in the kitchen and laundry for four years and 

then moved strictly to the laundry. She handles all the 

hiring for her department, but indicated the department 

has very low turnover. She said she is very fortunate 

to have a great group of people in her department. 

Janet has worked as supervisor in the laundry 

for 18 years. The lady who she replaced as 

supervisor is now living in the nursing home. 

Janet is married to Louis and they make their home 

in Canby where he is a county commissioner and an 

insurance and 

real estate agent. 

She has three 

stepdaughters. 

Janet and Louis 

also have four 

granddaughters 

and two grandsons 

who all 

live in the Twin 

City area. Janet 

added that 

she graduated from Hendricks High School, but 

moved to Canby when she and Louis married. 

“The paperwork is the most difficult part of my 

job,” she said in conclusion, “and the best part of my 

job is the great group of people I work with everyday.” 

Our Vision 

The Hendricks Community Hospital 

Association dedicates itself to becoming the 

healthcare provider of choice. Through the 

development of our staff, we are committed 

to being proactive in providing high quality 

and cost effective health care service. 

Our Core Values 

• Response to Need • Respect • Excellence • Stewardship • Integrity • 

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There’s No Place Like Home.... 

Do you or a loved one need help 

to manage health care needs at home? 

Contact HCHA Home Health Care and 

Good Shepherd Hospice for information 

on the wide variety of health and 

social services available. Even though 


most family members are more than 

willing to assist their loved ones, they 

too need support. The caring hearts and 

hands of the staff are ready to assist. 

HCHA Home Care and Good Shepherd 

Hospice staff provide personal- 

This “Ol’ Place” 

Hendricks Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop 

This “Ol’ Place” is a thriving business on the Main 

Street of Hendricks. It is a thrift shop, starting 14 years 

ago in the upstairs of the old hospital building. The store 

is now housed in the former Digre Plumbing & Heating 

building, donated by an anonymous donor. Items 

are received daily from Hendricks community members, 

as well as folks from surrounding communities. 

These items are greatly appreciated. Sale of donated items 

makes it possible to raise thousands of dollars for auxiliary 

projects of equipment purchased for the hospital and nursing 

home. Equipment recently purchased includes a nursing home 

tub, ambulance cart and activity equipment. The auxiliary has 

purchased numerous items for the facility through the years, as 

well as funding the remodeling of the outpatient service area. 

New and used clothing, furniture, dishes, radios, toys, pictures, 

games, linens, knick-knacks, household items and “you 

name it” are available for sale – sometimes even at half price. 

This “Ol’ Place” has been called the “Fredricks of Hendricks” 

or the “Hendricks Shopping Mall”. Others say, “If you 

can’t find it at the Thrift Shop, you don’t need it.” It is staffed 

by over 20 faithful volunteers. You can find hundreds of rea- 

ized care. Delivered on a one-to-one 

basis, services are tailored to meet the 

individual needs of every patient and 

family unit. Services are offered up to 

7 days/week inclusive of on-call nursing 

services. The staff work closely 

with your physician and work as needed 

with other community agencies and 

services that compliment care in the 

home. In the event an indicidual is in 

need of 24 hour care beyond the scope 

of Home Care or Hospice, arrangements 

for a smooth transition to an alternative 

level of care is done. 

Doctors, nurses, therapists, social 

workers, aides, volunteers and other 

providers are committed to improving 

the lives of others by delivering personalized 

care and attention in the comfort 

of an individual’s home. A free in home 

assessment is available to assist in formulating 

a plan. If you or someone you 

know is in need of assistance, please 

call and visit with the Home Care and 

Hospice staff at 507-275-3134. 

sonably-priced items, creative window displays, and helpful 

volunteers who constantly sort, price and display the items. A 

great addition is the new wooden shelving made by volunteers. 

The circle of customers and those who donate increases 

weekly! It is a unique place to shop! Check it out!

Fourth Annual Tour of Tables 

Good Shepherd Hospice’s fourth annual Tour of Tables fundraiser was, in 

spite of the weather, beautiful and inspiring. It served to remind all of us what 

a great, supportive area we live in. The volunteers and staff would like to thank 

all the individuals and sponsors in our local communities for helping make 

this event such an on-going success. This year, with the money we raised, 

Good Shepherd Hospice will move forward with purchasing a Hoyer lift, acquiring 

new furnishings for the hospice room and expanding our hospice library 

resources. 

Good Shepherd Hospice is also pleased to announce we will be hosting 

the 15th annual Hospice Foundation of America’s Living With Grief Series: 

Children and Adolescents. This two-hour educational event will be held later 

on this summer at the Hendricks Community Hospital. This in-service will be 

open to the public. More information will be made available toward the end 

of July. 

Hospice care is considered to be the model for high-quality care at the end 

of life. Hospice involves a team-oriented approach to care that includes expert 

medical attention, pain-and-symptom management, emotional and spiritual 

support. The quality of a person’s life is emphasized, not the duration. Moreover, 

services and support are provided to family caregivers, in addition to the 

patient. 

Hospice volunteers play a key role in hospice’s high-quality care at end of 

life. Good Shepherd Hospice has a strong core group of dedicated volunteers. 

If you would like to become a hospice volunteer and join this great team of 

individuals, or if you have questions about the volunteer program, please call 

Gwen Meyer, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at 275-2210. 

Disaster Planning 

The Hendricks Community Hospital 

actively participates in disaster 

planning. The Southwest Emergency 

Preparedness Team (SWEPT) meets 

monthly at Avera Marshall Hospital in 

Marshall, MN. Beginning this year Dr. 

Todd McCluskey of Hendricks Clinic, 

P.A. took on the role of Medical Director 

for the southwest region. Rosemary 

Christianson and Jeff Moen of the 

Hendricks Hospital attend the monthly 

SWEPT meetings. There are sixteen 

counties that are included in the southwest 

region. SWEPT represents twentythree 

hospitals, forty three primary care 

clinics, fifty four EMS groups and two 

tribal governments. 

SWEPT receives funding and guidance 

from the Minnesota Department of 

Health. SWEPT works with members to 

coordinate purchases of equipment and 

supplies to meet the Minnesota Department 

of Health benchmarks for emergency 

preparedness. It is important for 

our facility to participate regularly in 

the monthly meetings to enhance planning 

and participation in drills for emergency 

preparedness. 

Some of the equipment that the Hendricks 

Hospital has been able to secure 

through the SWEPT grant includes a 

HAM radio to enhance communication, 

specialized suits with respirator equipment 

for chemical disasters and extra 

portable beds for a surge of patients 

in time of disaster, just to name a few 

things. 

During the month of May Jeff and 

Rosemary have participated in education 

put on by SWEPT. Minnesota Responds 

was a two-day conference educating 

SWEPT members on emergency 

preparedness. A tabletop exercise was 

held at Jackpot Junction. The scenario 

at the tabletop was that a tornado had hit 

your community and participants had to 

work through the phases of the disaster. 

Hospice Volunteer Karen Zylstra and Kate 

Johnson pouring punch and greeting guests 

at the fourth annual Tour of Tables. 

Volunteer Sharon Eidem visiting with Omer 

and Ileen Ness at volunteer Joyce Baun’s 

“sewing table”. 

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Blood Testing 

Equipment 

Ivanhoe Medical Center and the 

White Clinic. The testing equipment 

gives physicians quicker 

access to patient lab results. This 

on-campus equipment allows 

physicians the ability to diagnose 

patient conditions sooner. 

Blood tests can help diagnose 

heart attacks, congestive heart 

failure, blood clots, organ diseases 

and many other illnesses. 

The lab is staffed by Joyce 

Grong, Ann Nuese and Amy Otten. 

Lab Manger, Joyce Grong 

stated, “The new updated equipment 

in the lab has been a giant 

step forward for the department, 

physicians and patients.” 


New Power Cot Donated to HCHA Ambulance Crew 

The Hendricks Hospital Auxiliary recently donated funds 

to the Hendricks Ambulance Crew for the purpose of purchasing 

a power cot. The new power cot, which is powered by a 

rechargeable battery, uses an electric motor and hydraulics 

to raise and lower the cot. This new piece of equipment will 

save on back injuries to Emergency Medical Technicians. 

Linda Pitzl, who along with 

being a transcriptionist in the 

Health Information department 

at Hendricks Hospital, is also 

the Coordinator for the staff of 

11 EMT’s who volunteer for 

the service. Each EMT must 

successfully complete a 110 

hour course to become qualified 

and must also complete 10 

hours of clinical time and have 

a 40-hour refresher every two 

years. They keep up on their 

skills by training each month at 

their meeting. Linda explained 

that the ambulance makes an 

average of 130 runs every year, 

including emergencies and 

transfers to other facilities. The 

average response time to emer- 

Pictured (l-r), Linda Pitzl, EMT/Ambulance Coordinator, 

Bernice Nelson, Hendricks Hospital Auxiliary President, 

Rosemary Christianson, RN/EMT, Jeff Moen, EMT 


gency calls is 10 minutes, this from the point of the page going 

out to the EMT’s to being “on-scene” with the patient. 

If the doctor deems it necessary for a patient to be flown 

by helicopter to Sioux Falls, the Hendricks Hospital has air 

ambulance services available from both Sioux Falls hospitals 

and also from North Memorial Hospital in Redwood Falls. 

The Hendricks Ambulance 

service also has mutual aid 

agreements with both Tyler 

and Ivanhoe. To put this in laymen’s 

terms, the services provide 

assistance to each other 

when needed. 

The ambulance service 

in Hendricks is available 24 

hours per day, seven days a 

week with three EMT’s on call 

each week day and weekend. 

These dedicated, well trained 

volunteers are there when you 

need them. When emergency 

care is needed, call 911 and the 

dispatcher will call the nearest 

ambulance to you. 


Outreach Providers 

Audiology . . . . .Dr. Grace Berry 

Cardiology . . . .Dr. Thomas Gaeckle 

ENT . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Kenneth Rogotzke 

Oncology . . . . . .Dr. David Elson 

Orthopedics . . .Dr. Jeffrey Kalo 

Podiatry . . . . . .Dr. Michael DeBrule 

Urology . . . . . . .Dr. Marcos Pinto 

Surgery . . . . . . .Dr. Scott Baker 

Additional Services 

• CT Scans • Mammograms 

• MRI • 24 Hour Emergency Room 

• Ambulance Service • Adult Day Care 

• Cardiac Rehab • Chemotherapy 

• Dietary Consults • Home Health 

• Hospice • Long Term Care 

• Ultrasounds • Occupational Therapy 

• Optometry • Physical Therapy 

• Speech Therapy • Diabetic Education 

Appointments may be made by calling (507) 275-3134

Upcoming Events 

Long Term Care Resident Picnic 

July 26, 2008 

Hospice Program - Living with Grief 

August 14, 2008 

1:00 p.m. 

HCHA Annual Meeting 

August 21, 2008 

5:30 p.m. 

Annual Appreciation Night 

September 4, 2008 

5:30 p.m. 

Infection Control: 

Learning about MRSA 

What is it? Staphylococcus Aureus or 

“staph” bacteria commonly live on the 

skin and in the nose. Usually, staph bacteria 

don’t cause any harm. However, if 

they get inside the body they can cause 

an infection. When common antibiotics 

don’t kill the staph bacteria, it means 

the staph is called MRSA (Methicillin 

Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). 

Anyone can get MRSA. You can get 

MRSA by touching someone or something 

that has the bacteria on it and then 

touching your skin or your nose. You 

may increase your chances of getter 

MRSA if: 

•You take antibiotics a lot. 

• You take antibiotics without a prescription. 

• You don’t follow your doctor’s directions 

when taking antibiotics (for 

example you stop taking your antibiotics 

before finishing a prescription or 

you skip doses) 

• You frequently get cuts or scrapes 

on your skin. 

There are two ways you can have 

MRSA 

• You have an active infection. An 

active infection means you have symptoms. 

This is usually a boil, a sore, or 

an infected cut that is red, swollen, or 

pus-filled. 

• You can be a carrier. If you are a 

carrier you do not have symptoms that 

you can see, but you still have MRSA 

bacteria living in your nose or on your 

Weekly 

Events. . . . . . 

Coffee Shop Hours 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Thrift Shop Hours 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Saturdays 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

skin and you can spread MRSA to others. 

If you are a carrier, your doctor 

may say that you are colonized. The 

words “carrier” and “colonized” mean 

the same thing. 


is committed to appropriate 

use of antibiotics and to decreasing 

antibiotic resistance in the community. 

As a result you may see precautions being 

used to maximize protection of patients, 

residents and visitors when you 

are in the facility. Feel free to discuss 

with staff if you have any questions. 

To learn more, talk to your health 

care provider. Additional information 

is available at www.health.state.mn and 

www.minnesotaarc.org. 


clinic news 

Two new primary care providers, Dr. Todd McCluskey 

and Dr. Donna McCluskey, relocated to Hendricks 

last May. The additional providers have contributed 

to significant growth for HCHA this year. 

After the closure of the Divine Providence Hospital 

last March, HCHA took an active role in supporting 

the start up of the Ivanhoe Medical Center, 


From the hendricks 

& ivanhoe clinics 

Pictured l-r: Deb Browning CFNP, Julie CameronCFNP, Donna McCluskey DO. 

Back row: Tabb McCluskey DO, Todd McCluskey DO, Terence Parr MD. 

Additional Medical Care Providers Help HCHA Grow 

at which time Julie Cameron CFNP joined the practice 

in Ivanhoe. The Ivanhoe Medical Center is owned and 

operated by Dr. Tabb McCluskey, who also owns the 

Hendricks Clinic. The Ivanhoe Medical Center and the 

Hendricks Clinic are the primary referral source and 

have contributed greatly to the recent growth for Hendricks 

Community Hospital.

Immunization for Shingles 

What causes shingles? The same virus, 

the varicella zoster virus (VZV), 

causes both chickenpox and shingles. 

After a person has had chicken pox, 

the virus rests in the body’s nerves permanently. 

Approximately 30% of all 

people who have been infected with 

chicken pox will later develop herpes 

zoster, commonly known as zoster or 

shingles. 

Herpes zoster or shingles occurs 

when latent VZV reactivates and 

causes recurrent disease. It is not well 

understood why this happens in some 

people and not others. The risk of getting 

shingles increases as a person gets 

older. People who have medical conditions 

that keep the immune system 

from working properly or people who 

receive immunosuppressive drugs are 

also at greater risk to get shingles. 

Shingles usually start as a rash with 

blisters that scab after 3 to 5 days. The 

most frequently mentioned symptom is 

The White Family Practice Clinic is a satellite clinic of the 

Hendricks Community Hospital that opened in July of 1996. 

The clinic is located in the south wing of the White Health 

Care Center at 302 E. 5th Street, White, SD. 

The clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 

from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Services 

provided by the clinic focus on prevention and wellness. 

Patients are seen for well child and adult exams, athletic 

Cindy Troelstrup and Jo Gibson CFNP 

pain. The rash and pain usually occur 

in a band on one side of the body, or on 

one side of the face. The rash usually 

clears within 2 to 4 weeks. 

Before the rash develops, there is 

often pain, itching, or tingling in the 

area where the rash will develop. Other 

symptoms of shingles can include fever, 

headache, chills and upset stomach. 

Very rarely, shingles can lead to 

pneumonia, hearing problems, blindness, 

scarring, brain inflammation, or 

death. 

For about one person in five, severe 

pain can continue even after the rash 

clears up a situation called post-herpetic 

neuralgia (PHN). As people get older, 

they are more likely to develop PHN, 

and it is more likely to be more severe 

and long lasting. The pain may be sharp 

or throbbing, and it may extend beyond 

the area of the original rash. The skin 

may be unusually sensitive to touch and 

to changes in temperature. PHN can last 

for months, or even years. 

Several antiviral medications can be 

used to treat shingles. These medications 

should be started as soon as possible 

after the rash appears. They can 

help shorten the length and severity of 

the episode. Pain medicine may also 

help with pain caused by shingles. 

A single dose of zoster vaccine is 

recommended for adults age 60 years 

and older whether or not they report a 

prior episode of herpes zoster. In clinical 

trials, vaccine recipients had a 51% 

reduction in shingles, less severe illness 

when shingles did occur, and 66.5% 

less post-herpetic neuralgia, compared 

with placebo recipients. During the trials, 

no significant safety issues were 

identified. 

If you would like more informaiton, 

talk to your health care provider or visit 

the website at www.ZOSTAVAX.com 

or call (800) 622-4477. 

From The WhITe ClInIC 

physicals, DOT physicals, routine care for chronic diseases 

such as diabetes and hypertension, acute episodic care for 

sudden onset of an illness, phlebotomy, and EKG’s. 

The clinic is staffed by Jo Gibson, Certified Nurse Practioner. 

Prior to coming to the White Family Practice Clinic, 

Jo practiced in Tracy, MN for 3 years. Tabb McCluskey DO, 

comes to the clinic in White on Monday afternoons. 


nursing home news 

Activities Play a Key Role for Residents 

Hendricks Community Hospital Nursing Home focuses on individualized 

care planning to meet the goals and desires of its residents. 

The Nursing Home Activity 

Department plays 

a key role in this process. 

The resident and his or her 

family are encouraged to 

participate in as many activities 

as they would like. 

We have an excellent staff 

that works to provide a wide 

range of activities that appeal 

to a variety of interests. 

Last month HCHA Nursing 

Home honored mothers with a 

Mother’s Day Tea held on May 

10th. Janelle and Katie Milton 

provided entertainment for 

the event. On June 13 a supper 

was served at 5:00 p.m. to 

celebrate Father’s Day. June is 

dairy month so residents have 

enjoyed dairy products in a 

cheese tasting party, malts and 

rocky road ice cream cones. 

To kick off the 4th of July 

celebrations the residents will 

be having a fireworks display 

on July 3rd. The public 

is welcome to come and join 

in the fun. The Resident Family 

Picnic will be held on July 

26th with a day under the Big 

Top. This circus theme will 

include; balloon twisting, 

cotton candy and, of course, 

lots of good summertime 

fun. This is a very popular 

event, with over two hundred 

people anticipated. Invitations 

will be sent out to 

families in the near future. 

The Coffee Shop, located 

in the east wing 

of the nursing home, is 

staffed Mondays and 

Thursdays from 2:00 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The 

residents have chosen 

to use funds raised at 

the Coffee Shop to 


purchase items for the quarterly 

auction event. So please 

stop by the Coffee Shop and 

enjoy coffee and cookies 

and support our residents! 

Back by popular demand, 

residents will again enjoy casino 

outings and supper parties. 

The supper getaways are 

resident choice. Our most recent 

outing was to the Ridge 

in Lake Benton. We continue 

to look forward to many more 

dining adventures in local 

communities. Other annual 

summer events also coming 

up are; Lake Benton Opera 

House’s summer musical, 

“High School Musical” 

and County Fair Day, where 

we encourage residents and 

community members to take 

part in our own version of 

a County Fair. Please come 

to the Hendricks Nursing 

Home and join in the fun! 

Residents, with the help 

of Nursing Home staff, have 

made a beautiful quilt. Tickets 

for this quilt will go on sale 

July 1st. The proceeds of the 

ticket sales will go towards 

the purchase of a Kitchen Aide 

mixer to be used in the activity 

kitchen. The quilt will be 

on display in the nursing home 

dining room. Tickets may be 

purchased at the business office 

or in the Activity Department. 

They are 50 cents apiece 

or 3 tickets for a dollar. The 

more tickets you buy the better 

your chances of winning! 

The drawing will be held September 

2nd, just in time for the 

winner to enjoy this quilt with 

cooler weather on the way.

Awnings in Place on the Patio 

How does your garden grow? 

This will be a question nursing 

home residents will be able to answer 

thanks to a generous donation 

from the hospital auxiliary. With 

the donation the nursing home was 

able to purchase awnings for the 

patio area outside the nursing home 

dining room. These awnings 

allow residents 

to sit in the coolness of 

the shade provided and 

enjoy the flower and 

vegetable gardens they 

helped to plant. The awnings 

can be raised and 

lowered with a touch of 

a button for the ease of 

anyone wanting to enjoy 

the outdoors, see the 

flowers blooming and 

note the progress of the vegetables 

growing in the garden. Since the 

awnings have been installed there 

has been a dramatic increase in the 

utilization of the patio and garden 

area. We want to again thank the 

Hospital Auxiliary for their generous 

donation. 

Stella Schwartz Molumby attended country school through 

the eighth grade and then graduated from Canby High School 

in 1934. Stella married her future husband, Ray Molumby, 

on June 10, 1941. Stella and 

Ray moved to the Twin Cities, 

where Ray worked for 

the railroad and Stella, for 

28 years, worked for Sears 

in their mail order adjustment 

department. She dealt 

with people’s complaints. 

Obviously Stella enjoyed 

solving problems! Stella 

and Ray had three children, 

Jack Molumby, Mary 

Molumby, and Kathy Pilgrim. For entertainment Stella and 

Ray loved to dance. They also did some traveling. Stella was 

a member of the YMCA and was active in a card club. Stella 

continued to live in the Twin Cities until she moved to the 

Hendricks Nursing Home on February 11, 2008. 

At the Hendricks Nursing Home Stella enjoys reading 

and loves to go “out to the farm” with her daughters on the 

weekend. She loves to talk about her 14 grandchildren and 

3 great-grandchildren. Staff notes that Stella is great to be 

around, she enjoys reading the newspaper and then discussing 

current events with them. Staff also enjoy visiting with 

her about her weekends with her daughters on the farm. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

Signe Strong July 11, 1921 

Juanita Rathert July 11, 1941 

Lorena Thomsen July 14, 1923 

Naomi Caugherty July 24, 1920 

Elvin Hanson July 24, 1920 

Fern Nelson July 25, 1934 

Peggy Houselog July 30, 1961 

Howard Drake July 30, 1926 

Donald Dorn August 1, 1918 

Orville Berge August 9, 1912 

Irene Lovaas August 10, 1923 

Helen L Olson August 15, 1930 

Lillian Peterson August 13, 1913 

Lena Blake August 20, 1921 

Ruth Elaine Elmore September 7, 1924 

Emery Hogie September 11, 1920 

Edna Hansen September 25, 1911 

Audrey Hindbjorgen September 25, 1931 

Evelyn Pollock September 28, 1909 

Resident Profiles 

Stella Schwartz Muolumby Walter Popowski 

Walter Popowski was and always will be a farmer at 

heart. He farmed with his dad when he was just a young 

boy and talks about the 

“Dirty Thirties” and 

how nothing grew but 

the tumbleweeds. Walter 

farmed with horses 

for many years and 

he also milked cows 

for thirty-seven years. 

Walter married Lillian 

“Marge” Lichtsinn on 

February 11, 1949. 

They continued to live, 

work and raise their 

three children, John, Linda, and Dawn on the farm near 

Wilno. 

Walter liked to go to dances when he was younger. He 

also enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping near his home. 

Walter entered the Hendricks Nursing Home on July 9, 

2007. His hobbies here include playing CARDS; almost 

any day of the week will find him and several others playing 

Whist. Staff and his fellow residents agree that he is a 

wonderful addition to the nursing home community. 


lincoln lane villa news 

Resident Profile 


Lillian Thompson exemplifies what Lincoln 

Lane Villa, HCHA’s congregate housing, is all 

about. The different levels of care available on 

our campus encourage individuals to take part in 

setting up their own plan of care with as few or as 

many services as they need; this allows the client 

the potential to meet or exceed their own goals. 

Lillian Leuning Thompson graduated from 

Hendricks High School and then went on to three 

years of Nursing School. Following her education, 

Lillian got a job at the Hendricks Hospital, where 

she met her future husband Dr. Carl Thompson. Dr. 

Thompson and Lillian lived, worked, and raised 

their two sons Brad and David in this community. 

Lillian played an important role in starting the hospital 

auxiliary program that is still active today. She 

was also instrumental, along with the Red Cross, 

in starting the Candy Stripers Program in the Hendricks 

Hospital. After forty years of working in 

Hendricks, Lillian and Dr. Thompson retired to Bella 

Vista AR. Lillian and her husband moved back to 

Hendricks in 2003. 

Since moving back to Hendricks, Lillian has utilized 

many of the services that HCHA offers. She 

has received Home Care and takes advantage of 

the HomMed monitoring system available to Lincoln 

Lane Villa tenants. The monitor collects and 

transmits daily measurements such as heart rate, 

blood pressure, weight, and temperature with other 

optional measurements available. Each day, the 

monitor talks Lillian through the data collection 

process. It then automatically transmits this data 

over a telephone line to the Central Station in the 

Home Care department where a skilled nurse can 



review the information and respond appropriately. This 

proactive approach allows Lillian and her physician to 

be more pre-emptive in her care, allowing for adjustments 

to her treatment plan or to make changes in her 

medications. 

There have been a few set backs where Lillian has 

needed hospital care. And, for a short period of time, 

Lillian elected the nursing 

home for rehabilitation. 

While in the nursing home 

Lillian received Physical 

and Occupation Therapies. 

When she had achieved her 

goals, Lillian was able to 

return to her home at Lincoln 

Lane Villa and has resumed 

her daily activities, 

including her ongoing role 

with the hospital auxiliary.

foundation & auxiliary 

Hendricks Memorial Healthcare Foundation 

The Hendricks 

Nursing Home 

has received a 

$30,000 donation 

from the 

Marble Lutheran 

Church Congregation. 

The 

Barbecue grill purchased 

by the Auxiliary. 

donation will be 

used to purchase 

various items to 

enhance the safety, 

comfort and 

quality of living 

of the residents 

in the Nursing 

Home. Such 

items to be purchased 

include 

raised flower/garden beds, sensory activity items, 

an outdoor barbecue, patio furniture, portable CD 

players, cookware for baking and cooking groups 

and resident beds. Current and future residents 

will benefit from the addition of these items to 

the environment in which they live. 

The Hendricks Memorial Healthcare Foundation 

has also received a $30,000 donation 

from the Marble Lutheran Church Congrega- 

Mission Statement 

The Hendricks Memorial Healthcare Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, 

established for the benefit and support of the communities served by the Hendricks 

Community Hospital Association. Its’ purpose is to receive charitable gifts and endowments 

to support the continuance of quality healthcare services available to those in need. 

Board of Directors 

Walter Iverson - President Paul Olson - Vice President 

Julie Hogie - Secretary/Treasurer Don Hubbart - Secretary/Treasurer 

Betty Buseth Don Kruse 

Joan Pederson Sharon Vettrus 

Hendricks Nursing Home and Hendricks 

Memorial Healthcare Foundation Receive Donations 

tion. The donation is an endowment used to establish 

the Marble Lutheran Church Healthcare Educational 

Loan Payment Program. Interest accumulated from 

this endowment will be used by the Hendricks Memorial 

Healthcare Foundation to implement the Marble 

Lutheran Church Healthcare Educational Loan Payment 

Program. The program will be awarded to individuals 

currently employed or accepting employment 

with the Hendricks Community Hospital Association 

and/or Hendricks Clinic with an outstanding educational 

loan(s) from expenses related to the completion 

of a medical related program. By establishing this 

program the intention is to help improve the health of 

rural communities and ensure that top-quality medical 

care continues. The first step toward ensuring this 

is to have adequate well-trained staff of healthcare 

professionals. Additional donations towards this fund 

may be made to the Hendricks Memorial Healthcare 

Foundation. 

Both of these donations were made possible by the 

generous contributions of Henry & Burmie Lindahl 

and Carold Olson. The legacy of the Marble Lutheran 

Church will continue on and significantly enhance 

the lives of many in our community. The Hendricks 

Nursing Home and Hendricks Memorial Healthcare 

Foundation sincerely thank Marble Lutheran Church 

Congregation for their continual acts of generosity. 


Hendricks Community Hospital Donations 

Hospice 

Christ Lutheran WELCA 

Singsaas WELCA 

Literary Club 

Lake Stay Community 

Hendricks Area Community Chest 

Memory of Lorraine Nuese: 

Marietta Stegner 

Helen J. Olson 

Charles & Glenyce Sommervold 

Stanley Jr & Marie Gorecki 

Betty Koopman 

Myron & Loretta Hanson 

Leona Broderman 

Lourdes & Florence Nuese 

Memory of Harvey Morseth: 

Jerry & Laurie Pavek 

Roger Ningen 

Lois Olson 


Tom & Joan Krier 

Robert & Thelma Larsen 

Kenneth & Lois Johnson 

Bernice Kurth 

Virginia & Margaret Erickson 

Vincent & Eloise Sik 

Memory of Esther Fites: 

Florence Midtaune 


Lena Bortnem & Family 

Evelyn Iverson 

Gary & Karen Zylstra 

Victor & Terry Anderson 

Scott Hanson & Nancy Dunlap 

Esther Anderson 

Leona Christianson 

Coralie Overby 

Jim & Jeanie Ness 

Dan & Lynette Anderson 

Duane & Julie Hogie 

Adeline Midtaune 

Luther & Sharon Eidem 

Memory of Majel Marcellus: 


Memory of Walter Johnson: 

Helen Hinderaker 

Emery Hogie 


Memory of Leonard Richards: 

Robert Sussner 

Memory of Hattie Aune: 

Russell & Linda Pitzl 

Milton Johnson & Betty Aune 

Dale & Clarice Artz 

Ronald & Beverly Gillund 

Kenneth & Patty Buseth 

John & Nancy Popowski 

Donald & Margaret Erickson 

Jeff & Kathy Weber 




Archie & Betty Buseth 

Rev. Bob & Bonnie Neff 

Allen & LaVonne Dumke 

Roger Ningen 

Joyce Thompson 

Inez Olsen 

Donald & Joyce Gillund 


Memory of Eunice McKnight: 




Memory of Frances Gorecki: 


Marlin & JoAnn Virshek 

Jean Bukovich 

Gerald & Laurie Pavek 


Edward Langin 

Betty Koopman 


Family & Friends of Frances 

Gorecki 

Memory of Victor Anderson: 



Bernice Kurth 


Lois M. Olson 

Rev Bob & Bonnie Neff 

Memory of Helen Ross: 


Eldon & Jean Lovro 

Memory of Marie Herigstad: 


Memory of Gaylord Hanson: 


Emery Hogie 

Memory of Orris Hexem: 




Emery Hogie 


Virginia & Randy Erickson 


Memory of Doris Nuese: 

David & Audrey Ramlo 



Family & Friends of Doris Nuese 

Colleen Nuese Marine 

Nels & Margaret Jorgensen 

Donald & Eileen Buller 

Daniel & Judy Nuese 

Eugene & Sylvia Ommen 

Gail Walsh 

Roger Ningen 

Duane & Laureen Pederson 


Memory of Dale Benz: 


Memory of Mavis Rogness: 

Neal & Jan Nelson 


Memory of Elaine Sternke: 

Sylvester & Leona Moen 

Memory of Darwin Hindbjorgen: 

Robert Jr & Betty Johnson 

Iva Jensen 

Dan & Joan Nelson 



Helen Olson 


Virginia Erickson 

Memory of David DeVries: 

Richard & Jerry Kloote 

Memory Harlan Meyer: 

Bruce & Julie Nelson 

Ronald & Sandra Bauman 


Memory of James Przymus: 


Jeraldine Johnson 



Family & Friends of Helen Ross 

Memory of Natalie Hauschild: 


Memory of Cyriel Vlaminck: 

Stanley Jr & Marie Goreck 

Memory of Esther Kindelberger: 

Family & Friends of Esther Kindelberger 




Dr.LeRoy & Gloria Mueller 

Ray & Pauline Benson 

Larry & Edith Benson 

Daniel & Joanne Christianson 

Althea Digre 

Carol Benson 

James & Debra Browning 

Memory of Myrtle Wigen: 






Althea Digre 

Memory of Howard Gackstetter: 


Lois M. Olson 

Memory of Elton Anson: 

Mary Anson 

Memory of Oriska Hover: 


Emery Hogie 

Helen Hinderaker 

Ethyleen Dokken 

Memory of Alvin Eich: 

Marjorie Eich 

Memory of Joyce Hofland: 


Memory of Scot Nelson: 


Charleen O’Donnell 



Memory of Jack Delaney: 

Lois Olson 


Memory of Luther Engelstad: 


Gordon & Erlis Anderson 



Vernice Engelstad 

Thomas & Joan Krier 

Althea Digre 

Sandra Bergstrom & Roger Vick 


Memory of Glenn Deschepper: 




Dr. LeRoy & Gloria Mueller 



John & Denise Olson 

Omey & Margaret Olson 

Cindy Bach 

Stacey Sik 

Rita Fleahman 

Lois Olson 


Ben & Anne Browning 

Deloris Johansen 

Scott & Dawn Popowski 

Gary & Ann Nuese 

David & LaDonna Thomsen 

Inez Olsen 

Barbara Milton 

David & Sharon Peterson 

Doris & Wayne Giese 

Memory of Lorraine Vlaminck: 


Memory of Ruth Caron: 


Memory of Johndale Koopman: 

Betty Koopman 


Memory of Doris Johnson: 

Bevelyn Olson 

Darlene Larson 

Memory of Ruth Spittle: 


Memory of Merlin Vick: 


NB Golf 




Lois Johnson 



Memory of Earl Johnson: 


Larry & Barbar Fliss 







Memory of Jack Kamke: 

Rev. Robert & Bonnie Neff 

Hendricks Kiwanis Club 

Lola Hindbjorgen 


Memory of Ann Anderson: 

Scott & Dawn Popowski 

Memory of Lowell Wahlstrom: 

Bill & Becky Daugherty 


Keith & Carolyn Wahlstrom 

Dan & Amy Wahlstrom 

Co-Workers at Lockheed Martin 





Family & Friends of Lowell Wahlstrom 

Memory of Harold Dushack: 

Bill & Becky Daugherty 

Memory of Christine Kjenstad: 




Family & Friends of Christine Kjenstad 

Memory of Harry Nielsen: 



Emery Hogie 





Memory of Curtis Bruening: 

Marie Nagel 

Tom & Beth Daniels 

Jennie Vaselaar 

Mary Bonde 

Bette Koopman 


Arlinda & Sarah Bednarek 

Burt & Joan Pederson 


Family of Curtis Bruening 

Memory of Nelda Weins: 

James & Crystal Moravetz 

Rick & Pam Hamer 

Gerald & Joan Lovro 

Jerry & Linda Hogie 


Memory of Loretta Cech: 


Memory of Art Koopman: 

Dick & Wanice Hoff 

Memory of Henry Franken: 


Irene Franken 

Memory of Loretta Gladis: 

Jeraldine Johnson 

Dan Gladis 

Memory of Ron & Bonnie Warner: 

Nuranjan Dudani & Krishna 

Memory of Darlene Zimmerman: 

James Zimmerman 

Memory of Carl Brinkman: 


Memory of Beaulah Anderson: 




Memory of Richard Vizecky: 



Allen & LaVonne Dumke 

Memory of Bernice Stamp: 


Emery Hogie 


Memory of David Gruhot: 

Bette Koopman 

Memory of Gloria Juenke: 



Linda Bower 

Helen Jo Olson 

Lois Olson 


Bernice Kurth 


Elizabeth Christianson 

Eldro Juenke 

Harry & Margaret Olsen 



Memory of Kathryn Pitzl: 


Arlene Knutson 

Memory of Bernice Mathison: 




Memory of Darlene Fairchild: 


Memory of Oscar Westgaard: 

Emery Hogie 

Memory of Valera Dorn: 


Irene Lovaas 


Memory of Norman Benson: 


Memory of Judith Grimlie: 


Family of Judith Grimlie 

Memory of Stanley Gorecki, Sr: 

Ron & Sandy Nuese 

Al & Connie Nuese 

Gary & Ann Nuese 

Vincent Nuese

Norris & Barb Oerter 

Hedwig Ratajczak 

Carold & Norma Johnson 

Edna Christianson 

Irene Fleahman 

Dick & Wanice Hoff 

Ed & Gail Balzer 

Marcella Clemons 

Jerry & Laurie Pavek 

Norbert & Donna Kusnerek 

Audrey Jerzak 

Ron & Audrey Weverka 

Clemence & Teresa Citterman 

David & Sandy Lacek 


Darrell & Donna Johnson 

Keith & Robin Nuese 

Ron & Sandy Lacek 


Ken & Marie Rybinski 

Chad & pam Olsen 

Clayton & Marilyn Ross 

Mavis Bakken 

William & Pamela Ochocki 

Glen & Ruth Johnson 

Orlan & Lynette Sandro 

Alden & Janet Olsen 

Ron & Judy Rybinski 

Muriel Dorn 

Memory of Agnes Holm: 





Memory of Johnnie Jurrens: 


Memory of Norma Traen: 


Memory of Marie Ellen: 


Memory of Reva Ordorff: 

Lois Olson 

Memory of Pearl Johnson: 


Bernice Kurth 


Memory of Curtis Nelson: 

Larry & Shirley Larson 

Eric & Leann Pitzl 

Randy & Virginia Erickson 

Memory of Sophie Skorczewski: 


Memory of Annice Hagen: 



Memory of Stanley Patrick: 


Memory of Gladyce Froiland: 



Memory of Irene Johnson: 


Gail Johnson 

Bernice Kurth 

Gwendolyn Clausen 

Memory of Avis Janssen: 

Ervin Pribyl 

Robert & Gail Worth 

Memory of Pearl Bergjord: 


Memory of Rosella Rybinski: 



Nursing Home 

Rev. Curtis & Sonya Zieske 


Harvey & Faye Wahl 

Dan & Joan Nelson 




Harvey & Muriel Koopman 



Blanche Aunoien 



David & Gaylyne Olson 

Gail Kvernmo 



Virginia Sagmoe 

Vilas & Darlene TerMeer 

Harvey & Faye Wahl 



Evangeline Axelsen 


Kenneth & Marcella Sommervold 

Avis Nornes 

Robert Bren 




Philip & Roberta Trooien 

Violet Knutson 

Memory of Johndale Koopman: 


Memory of Geraldine Spencer: 

Shirley Petersen 


Bevelyn Olson 

Irene Lovaas 

Hazel Hawks 

Loren & Gladys Christianson 

Blanche Aunoien 

Bevelyn Olson 


Family & Friends of Ruth Spittle 


Clinton & Corrine Olson 

Kenneth & Marcy Sommervold 





Bernice Kurth 



Memory of Art Koopman: 



Gail Kvernmo 



James & Carol Robertson 

Memory of Darlene Zimmerman: 

James Zimmerman 



Irene Engesmoe 

Gail Kvernmo 

Bevelyn Olson 



Viola Knutson 

Memory of Stanley Gorecki, Sr 


Harvey & Muriel Koopman 


Eldro Juenke 


Robert & Thelma Larsen 



Helen Olson 

Family of Agnes Holm 


Memory of Norman Benson: 


Memory of Gladys Thompson: 


Memory of Ann Carlson: 


Harriet Weeks 


Clara Amundson 

Avis Nornes 


Family & Friends of Pearl Johnson 


Philip & Roberta Trooien 

Hospital/Home Health 


Helen J Olson 



Helen Olson 

Lois Olson 

Sheryl Hanson 




Bernice Kurth 



Lois Olson 




Harriet Weeks 

Lyle & Kristine Skorseth 

Memory of Bernice Stamp: 







Lois Olson 



Phyllis Leuning 



Dale & Sharon Trulock 

Family & Friends of Gladyce Froiland 

Delores Hoseck 

Jane Reinertson 

Helen Jo Olson 


Steve & Sara Burgstahler 


Phyllis Leuning 



Harriet Weeks 

Memory of Jon Waugh: 


Ambulance 

Jim & Barb Herschberger 

Robert & Katrina Nelson 

Hendricks Ag Service 





Memory of Walter Johnson: 

Sheryl Hanson 

Valgean & Gail Johnson 

Memory of Orris E. Hexem: 

Jeff & Jan Moen 

Donald & Sheila Engelstad 


Donald & Sheila Engelstad 

Memory of Victor Anderson: 

Donald & Sheila Englestad 


Family & Friends of Darwin Hindbjorgen 







David & Mary Hexem 







Family & Friends of Earl Johnson 



Sheryl Hanson 



Kevin & Lori Olson 





Dean & Layne Nielsen 


Family & Friends of Kathryn Pitzl 








Kevin & Lori Olson 

Memory of Irene Johnson 


Arthur & Betty Anderson 

Activity Fund/Golf Cart Fund/Patio Fund 







Dian Gackstetter 

Marlene & Howard Drake 

Memory of Glen Deschepper: 





Vivian Eggen 

Warren & Holly Lunden 

Lois Johnson 



Lois Olson 

Lincoln Lane Villa 


Mark & Sara Citterman 

Dr. LeRoy Mueller Scholarship Fund 


Bernice Waugh 

Vernice Engelstad 



Vincent Nuese 

Memory of Dick Norris: 
















Memory of Nelda Weins: 

Larry & Shirley Larson 












Family & Friends of Pearl Johnson 


Family of Annice Hagen 



Hendricks Memorial Healthcare 

Foundation Memorials & Donations 

General Donations: 

Gordon Singsaas 

Gladys Hexum 

Charles & Rhonda Johnson 

Jorgensen Financial Services 

Douglas & Linda Buller 

LaVon Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Verle Hammer 

Lois Cole 

Roger Wayne Hexem 

Carmen Fish 

Educational Loan Program Donations: 

Carmen Fish 


First Security Bank 


Darold & Helen Laabs 


Norris & Barbara Oerter 

Brad & Lynn Olson 


Bevelyn Olson 


Vincent Nuese 










Walter & Sonja Iverson 

Milton Johnson 

Allen & Lavonne Dumke 



Donations continued 





Myron & Loretta Hanson 

Muriel Dorn 



Bevelyn Olson 

Jerry Aune 




Dean & Lyne Nielsen 

Robert Trandem & Barbara Olson 












Muriel Dorn 



Orlan Sandro 











Memory of Esther Fites: 




Family of Esther Fites 



William & Pamela Ochock 




Phil & Roberta Trooien 






Muriel Dorn 


Memory of Mavis Rogness: 

Robert & Lorie Michaels 


Bevelyn Olson 

Elizabeth Christianson 




Muriel Dorn 

Luther & Sharon Eidme 



Joseph & Helen Engesmoe 

Donna Diedrich 

Debra Hartz 


Friends & Family of Darwin Hindbjorgen 

Memory of James Przymus: 


Memory of Esther Kindelberger: 


Memory of Joyce Hofland: 


Memory of Jack Delaney: 





Family & Friends of Luther Engelstad 




Aaron & Mary Rogness 

Muriel Dorn 






Tom & Joan Krier 

Memory of Ward Shepherd: 

Maryanne Shepherd 








Bert & Verna Rogness 

David & Miriam Iverson 




Muriel Dorn 








Lorraine Kurth 












Donald & Beverly Kruse 

Aaron & Mary Rogness 




Memory of Harriet Kruse: 





James & Tammy Niehus 




Craig & Sandi Johnson 







Memory of Bonnie Gackstetter: 










Memory of Ramona Syltie: 





Muriel Dorn 

Eldro Juenke 






Memory of Edna Jorgenson: 


Memory of Harley Bergman: 



Memory of Valera Dorn: 

Muriel Dorn 

Tele-health Program Connects Patients with Specialists 

The tele-health program at 

Hendricks Community Hospital 

connects patients with many 

specialists and allows them to 

stay right at the Hendricks facilities. 

Nancy Anderson, Surgery/ 

Outpatient Service Manager, utilizes 

the tele-health equipment 

to connect her patients with specialists 

from Avera Hospital in 

Sioux Falls, Sanford Hospital in 

Sioux Falls and the University of 

Minnesota. They use the equipment 

in the conference room or 

the emergency room, depending 








Memory of Johnnie Jurrens: 


Memory of Stanley Gorecki, Sr: 




Memory of Reva Ordorff: 



Memory of Gena Amundson: 





Iva Jensen 







Darold & Helen Laabs 






Memory of Craig Newman: 


Memory of Lois Eidsness: 



Memory of Ann Carlson: 










Family & Friends of Annice Hagen 

Sheryl Hanson 



Janet & Louis Sherlin 








on the care needed. They have 

connected their patients with 

dermatologists, nephrologists, 

pulmonolgists and wound-care 

specialists. The doctor can see 

the affected area via video camera 

and even hear the patients vital 

signs with the audio equipment. 

Nancy indicated they are expanding 

into other areas as well. 

“This keeps the local doctor 

more informed and keeps the 

lab and the x-ray services here,” 

Nancy said.

Summer 2008 - Hendricks Community Hospital Association

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