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posted on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 “What's in a name?” is the question Shakespeare's Juliet asks, yet any new parent will attest, lots of contemplation goes into finding just the right name for their newborn. In reviewing Spencer Hospital Birth Center records for 2019, the nearly 250 babies born at the hospital were granted a variety of special names, ranging from A to Z, starting with Aaralynn and concluding the alphabet with Zaylie and Zoe.

posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Applications are now being accepted for the Bennie B. and Ernestine F. Shine Scholarship, Adam J. Anderson Scholarship, as well as the Cornwall Loan Program. All programs are designed to help area students pursue healthcare careers. Students from the area are encouraged to apply.

posted on Thursday, January 2, 2020 Elizabeth Essick and Justin Hofmeyer of Greenville welcomed their first baby - and the first baby born at Spencer Hospital - on New Year's Day. Their sweet baby - Owen Kenneth Hofmeyer - born was born at 1:07 PM January 1.

posted on Friday, December 20, 2019 The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees approved a collaborative business relationship with Northwest Iowa Bone, Joint & Sports Surgeons during its December board meeting. Known as “provider-based status,” the regional orthopedic practice essentially becomes a department of the hospital.