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  • Patrick Conrad in concert!

    Friday, April 12, 2019 - 8:15am

    Family and friends - we want to share a secret...Patrick Conrad will be here Saturday, April 20 at 2 pm. He played for us in January and everyone raved, “He’s plays great music. Welcome him back any time!” We want to encourage all family in town for the holiday to come spend some time with their loved ones and enjoy music, coffee and cookies!

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  • Waterloo volunteer earns mayoral lifetime award

    Waterloo volunteer mayor awardCare Initiatives Hospice Volunteer Ruthie Lauer received the Waterloo Mayor’s Volunteer Award for Lifetime Achievement at an April 9 luncheon.

    Ruthie has been an invaluable member of our Care Initiative Hospice team. She will visit patients as they near end of life and is available whenever there is a need – day or night. She befriends the patient and their...

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  • Care Initiatives Hospice welcomes new Team Director

    (April 8, 2019) Chyann Vroegh, RN, BSN, has joined Care Initiatives Hospice as the Team Director for the Albia location. In her role as Team Director, Vroegh will oversee a team of a registered nurses, hospice aides, spiritual care and bereavement counselors, social workers and devoted local volunteers. The Albia Office serves patients and families in Marion, Mahaska, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Wayne, Appanoose, Davis and Van Buren Counties.

    As a native of Eddyville and long-time resident of Oskaloosa, Vroegh has devoted her nursing career to serving patients in the...

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