Clay County Public Health - Our Community Health Services team also provides public health services for Clay County to meet the health, wellness and educational needs of area citizens. Call 264-6468 for more information.


Lifeline Services - The Lifeline program provides people with health concerns greater independence as they and their families can be comforted in knowing that emergency medical help can be easily accessed with the push of a button. For more information call the Lifeline Coordinator at 712-264-6375.


Home Health Services – Skilled nursing is provided to clients in their homes for acute or chronic illness. Home Health nurses provide direct care - such as changing dressing on wounds, drawing blood, giving injections, etc. – as well as educate their patients about their illness and treatment, and provide nursing assessments.


Homemaker/Home Health Aides – Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aides provide a variety of services for patients in their homes such as personal care and hygiene, light housekeeping and laundry, meal planning and preparation, and grocery shopping.


Hospice of Northwest Iowa – Hospice is a comprehensive program of care and support for terminally ill patients and their families when aggressive treatment to obtain a cure is no longer deemed appropriate. Hospice provides services on both an in-patient and out-patient basis. A team of health professionals and lay volunteers work together with the patient and family. For more comprehensive information on Hospice services and Hospice of Northwest Iowa, please click on this link: Hospice of Northwest Iowa


Maternal and Child Health – Maternal & Child Health Nurses provide counseling and education to expectant parents. Check our calendar for a list of upcoming classes. Follow-up home visits are also made to new parents and babies, and health education is provided for children at preschool and school facilities.


Health Promotion – Community Health Nurses and Registered Dietitians provide health education to the public at work sites, schools, health fairs (including the Clay County Fair!), and group meetings. Wellness screenings are offered to the public regularly. The focus is on prevention and education to help people make wise health decisions.


Psychiatric Home Care – Certified psychiatric/mental health nurses provide care to patients with primary psychiatric disorders or secondary emotional problems in the patients’ homes. The goal of treatment is to maintain the patient in the community while improving his or her quality of life.


Enterostomal Therapy - Ostomy and wound patients receive expert care through our Enterostomal Nursing Services, provided through Community Health Services.