Get Fit Sioux County!
Get Fit Sioux County, a collaborative effort between the four Sioux County hospitals looks to improve wellness and overall health for all community members. Unique collaboration will help Sioux County get fit! In an effort to help Sioux County's community members get on a path to active living... More...

Family practice physician joins Orange City Area Health System
Marie Moeller, M.D., joined Orange City Area Health System in July as a family practice physician. Dr. Moeller is a native of Beresford, SD, and a graduate of the University of Iowa Medical School. She recently completed her family medicine residency with the Siouxland Medical Education Foundation i... More...

Athletic Physicals Avaliable at Reduced Rate
OCAHS is again offering athletic physicals at a reduced rate in Orange City, Hospers, and Paullina. Call and schedule your appointment early. Please have your form completed prior to appointment. The form is available at all clinics or by clicking on the following link. Payment is due at time of ser... More...

Local Boy featured in Sanford Project to Cure Diabetes
When Sanford Health unveiled its next big initiative on June 6 in Sioux Falls, it was an Orange City boy whose story was featured. Ben Calsbeek, age five, son of Dean and Tina Calsbeek, was the focus of the launch of the Sanford Project -- the establishment of a world-class research team to cure Typ... More...

Baby 529 College Savings Giveaway
Iowa State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced that a new program aimed at helping Iowa's youngest residents and their families save for college will launch in June. The Baby 529 College Savings Giveaway is a new ongoing program that will award one $1,000 College Savings Iowa account... More...

BABY BOOM!
It's a baby boom at Orange City Area Health System in Orange City, Iowa. In February the hospital welcomed a record 32 babies in their birth center. This is a continuation of a trend from a record 214 births in 2007. With a highly-qualified staff of OB physicians and nurses, two practitioners t... More...

Area Residents Encouraged to Become Hospice Volunteers
Volunteers make a real difference in people's lives. The Orange City Area Health System is seeking volunteers to be part of the Hospice program, where trained volunteers are matched with patients requiring hospice care. There is a training session for new volunteers on Saturday, April 5, from ... More...

OCAHS Employees Raise $800 for American Heart Association
Employees at the Orange City Area Health System celebrated American Heart Month in February with two fund-raisers for the American Heart Association. On National Wear Red Day, employees could wear blue jeans on the job -- along with red clothing and Red Dress Pins -- with a donation to the AHA; and ... More...

OCAHS Celebrates National Nurse Anesthetists Week
Providing patients with the professional quality they expect and the personal care they deserve is the theme of this year's National Nurse Anesthetists Week, to be celebrated by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in Orange City and across the country during the ninth annual National Nur... More...

Orange City Area Health System participates in Pollution Prevention Intern Program
In an ongoing effort and commitment to examine ways that the hospital and all of its entities can become more environmentally sound, Orange City Area Health System participated in the summer 2007 Pollution Prevention Intern Program sponsored by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Intern ... More...

Auxiliary donates $30,000 to Orange City Area Health System
The Auxiliary of the Orange City Area Health System presented $30,000 to the hospital from monies raised throughout 2007. Of that amount, $10,000 will go toward the Auxiliary's five-year pledge made to OCAHS for the new facility, which opened in 2006. The remaining $20,000 is earmarked for several O... More...

OCAHS Earns Major Architectural Award
Healthcare Design magazine - a renowned publication directed at architects, designers, administrators, facility managers, and key members of the construction community who are responsible for designing, building and renovating healthcare buildings - recently published its annual Architectural Showca... More...

Laurie Gebauer Earns MSN
Briar Cliff University is pleased to announce that Laurie Gebauer has successfully defended her thesis, "Early Warning Signs of Females Experiencing Acute Myocardial Infarction," as partial fulfillment of her Master of Science in Nursing from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. Gebauer, ... More...