ALWAYS CARINGCOMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2020

Greene County Medical Center Welcomes New CEOOn June 4, 2020, the Greene County Medical Center Board of Trustees announced the hiring of a new CEO, Tracy Warner. Warner had been serving as the interim CEO at the Medical Center since March 26, 2020.

Warner comes to Jefferson with 28+ years of experience in the health care industry. Her last position was Director of Rural Health Resources for UnityPoint Health – Des Moines for 14 years. As director, she spent her time supporting the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines network of six rural hospitals and was instrumental in arranging the implementation of numerous resources including trustee and leadership education, recruitment of senior leaders, support for strategic planning, networking among key hospital personnel, regulatory compliance, job shadowing, the Epic electronic health record, telemedicine grants, clinical and operational best practices and much more.

Prior to her job at UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, she served in various finance policy related roles at the Iowa Hospital Association for over 13 years, including as Vice President of Finance Policy. Her commitment to rural health care, along with strong collaboration skills and a desire to contribute to the overall well-being of Greene County residents, will be valuable assets for Greene County Medical Center.

Warner commented, “Rural health care facilities are so vital to rural economies. A recent Iowa Hospital Association study showed that Greene County Medical Center had a $25 million impact on the local economy in 2019. I am very passionate about rural health care and want to continue to build upon the successes of this great resource for Greene County.”

While Warner said this was never her intended career goal, all paths led her to where she is now. Her personal life timing, along with her professional skills, are a great fit to continue her passion for health care in Greene County.

Warner received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas. She and her husband, Rick, have four children and three grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys attending sporting events with her family, including Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals baseball and Kansas City Chiefs football. She also enjoys trips to anywhere with a beach and sunshine.

Tracy in her new office.

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I’ve always envied people that knew exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up. When I went to college, I chose business school because I had heard “you can do anything with a business degree.” I happened to get into healthcare when I moved to Iowa and landed at the statewide hospital association. The job I found nearly 30 years ago has turned into a passion for supporting and advocating on behalf of Iowa hospitals. Although I didn’t choose a straightforward career path to a hospital CEO, I’m very fortunate to have had the opportunities to learn and grow in this industry.

I am so excited to be in Jefferson in my new role. From my experiences of working with the Medical Center the past 14 years, I am familiar with the great things the organization has accomplished and am eager to build upon this great foundation.

One of my top goals as a CEO includes being active in economic development initiatives, and to share the story of the Medical Center and the value of strong healthcare for the economic well-being of the county. I will also actively promote our mission of being “Always Here, Always Caring.”

Thank you for welcoming me into your community. I’m humbled for the opportunity that will allow me to continue serving my passion for rural health care, and ensuring the availability of a thriving community resource at Greene County Medical Center.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Christa Simons Chief Operating

Officer

Dr. Michael Line Chief Medical

Officer

LEADERSHIP TEAM

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Interim Positions:

Deborah Saylor Chief Nursing Officer

Joe Corfits Chief Financial Officer

Jim Schleisman Chairperson

Dave Hoyt Vice Chairperson

Ralph Riedesel Kim Bates Bill Raney

Katherine Neese

Tracy Warner Chief Executive

Officer

Not pictured: Doug Hawn

Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.515-386-0500

Back to offering all appointmentsand also virtual care!

Audiology 515-386-2488Dr. Andrew KeinerCardiology 515-386-2488Dr. Craig StarkCataracts 800-642-6605Dr. Steven Anderson

Dermatology 515-965-6839Savannah Rife, ARNPElectrodiagnostic 515-386-2488Dr. Todd TrollGastroenterology 515-288-6097Dr. Thomas Martin

Hematology 515-386-2488Dr. Zeeshan Jawa

Hepatology 1-888-343-4164Dr. Donald HillebrandOncology 515-386-2488Dr. Zeeshan Jawa

Orthodontics 1-888-573-8351Dr. Andrew ShellyVascular Surgery 515-875-9090Dr. Nick Southard

Visiting specialists schedules vary, call for availability.

Dr. Thomas Fagg Sara Fleecs, ARNP Jennifer Pudenz, ARNP Diana Smith, ARNPDr. Laurie Connolly

Dr. Holly Van de VoortPediatrician

Heather Wilson, PMHNP-BCBehavioral Health

Dr. Jeffrey WahlOrthopedic Surgeon

Monday-Friday515-386-2488

Dr. Timothy Holcomb Podiatrist

Monday-Friday515-386-2488

Valerie Martin, ARNP Women’s Health Clinic

Monday-Thursday515-386-2488

Dr. Josh SmithGeneral Surgery

Monday-Friday515-386-2488

GREENE COUNTY FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC

SPECIALTY CLINICS

Rochelle Guess, ARNP Occupational Medicine

Monday-Friday515-386-0229

Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.515-386-0500

Back to offering all appointmentsand also virtual care!

VISITING SPECIALISTS

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Not pictured: Bonnie Riphagen, LMSW, Behavioral Health

Medicine

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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COMMUNITY SERVICESBlood DriveSecond Tuesday each month, 12:30-5:30 p.m.Trinity Lutheran ChurchSchedule online at lifeserveblood.org, or call 800-287-4903 for an appointment.

Diabetes Support Group Aug. 12, Oct. 14, Dec. 91-2 p.m., Education Room

S.H.I.I.P. (Senior Health Insurance Information Program)Every Tuesday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.Call 515-386-2114 for an appointment.

The Greene County Medical Center is looking for volunteers! If you want to be part of being Always Here, Always Caring, and the Auxiliary, the Medical Center has two opportunities for you.

We are in need of door screeners at our main entrance during the day. This is an important role to help keep the Medical Center and our communities safe and healthy. Due to COVID-19, all visitors and patients are asked health questions and their temperatures are taken. As a front-line worker, you will be equipped with masks, gowns and face shields. Our thermometers are “no-touch,” so there is no physical contact with visitors. We are looking for all volunteers, especially if you are a retired health care professional.

We are also in need of drivers for our “Healthy Rides” program. This is a project funded by Grow Greene County through Public Health. As a volunteer, you will take Greene County residents in need of transportation to their appointments at the medical center, Greene County Family Medicine Clinic or McFarland Clinic. Public Health will maintain the volunteer driving schedule and will call you when a patient needs a ride. Insurance is covered by the medical center. During COVID-19, personal protective equipment will be provided. We are recruiting volunteers in order to provide training and answer your questions soon.

Volunteers must be in good health and training will be provided for both opportunities.

Thank you for considering both of these opportunities to help us continue to provide excellent and safe services to Greene County residents.

Please call Foundation Director Nancy Houska at 515-386-0108 if you are interested in either opportunity or have questions.

Watch for updates on our events through the Greene County Medical Center Facebook page.

needed!

Foundation Golf Tournament - Friday, July 31, 2020 (CANCELLED)

HEALTHYRIDESGREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER & GROW GREENE COUNTY

needed!

Richard Emery

Randy Monthei/Shadran

Greene County Schools

Alliant Energy

Curt Hastings

Tracy Warner

Landus Cooperative

Neese, Inc.

John Deere

Sky Factory/Sky Witherspoon

Alan Greiner

Janette Knieser

Steve Pope/Syngenta

David Morain/Morain Hoyt Law Firm

Kim Roeder

Macy Frederickson & Morgan Frederickson

Joan McCollom

Mindy Gallagher

Paige Warren

Home State Bank

Terri Nation

Rochelle Guess & Sisters

Rosie Sukovaty

Rita Schmitt

Barb Kendall

First United Methodist Church

Judy Sankot

Carla Haupert

Nancy Hupp

Judy Olberding

Shelly Berger

Fareway

HyVee

Kathy Cochran

Connie Scrivner

Pat Miller

LeAnn Monaghan

Sheryl Sloan

Ken & Sue

Casey’s

Mrs. Pat Smith

Dale Hanaman

Rita O’Bryan

Rochelle Guess & Dr. Fagg

Ardy Smith Proehl

Regan Osborne

Jill Johnson

Grow Greene County

Debbie Saylor

Darlene Zollars

Hoefle Family

Abby Hoyt

Beth Shoemaker

Pat Benitz

Connie Carstens

Iowa District West Lutheran Church

Larry Hill

Paula Clingan

Sherri Haupert

Iowa Corn Growers

Mikki Schwarzkopf

Greene County Medical Center Auxiliary

Jaisa Heath

Jeri Reese

Judy Tomenga

Kim Swanson

THANK YOU, DONORS!ALWAYS, AND ESPECIALLY DURING COVID, WE THANK OUR DONORS FOR MASKS, SHIELDS, GOWNS AND MUCH MORE!

Greene County Medical Center, the Greene County Medical Center Foundation, and medical center employees have made the promise to be “Always Here, Always Caring” for the communities we serve. These past several weeks, our communities have stepped up and shown they are “Always Here, Always Caring” for us by their support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are humbled and grateful for the many donations we have received – face shields, handmade face masks and gowns, donations of food for our workers on the frontline, and even a shed for COVID-19 testing. Donations big and small – we appreciate them all.

In May, we began to reopen for surgeries, procedures, clinic visits, diagnostic testing and more, in a safe and efficient way. We continue to have precautions in place, which include screening our staff, limiting visitors, wearing masks and continuing to social distance with our staff and patients in our waiting areas. We appreciate your patience as we work through this pandemic in the coming weeks.

Health systems across the country, including Greene County Medical Center, are facing unprecedented times in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge of decreased revenue - associated with the discontinuation of non-elective surgeries for several weeks and fewer hospital and clinic visits - coupled with increased expenses from preparation for the pandemic has led to the need to continue to be even stronger financial stewards of our resources.

Now, more than ever, Greene County Medical Center needs you, our donors, supporters and friends. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Greene County Medical Center Foundation, mailed to 1000 West Lincoln Way, Jefferson, Iowa 50129. You can also make a one-time or recurring gift online on the Foundation’s webpage by visiting gcmchealth.com/foundation.

Thank you for showing you care for us, and supporting your community Medical Center. Greene County Medical Center is Always Here, Always Caring.

- Nancy Houska, Foundation Director

FOUNDATION“Thank you for showing your

heart for our healthcare workers and your

community Medical Center”

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FOUNDATION GIFTS (January 1, 2020- June 1, 2020)DonationsKent & Marla Bates Bomgaars Dolores Bravard Martin & Brenda Brewer Jeremy Brewer Roberta Brown-Henning Karl Citurs Alan & Annette Frederick John & Nancy Gerken Grow Greene County Greene County Middle School studentsJefferson Telephone Company David & Carol John Bill & Martha MonroeBill & Peg RaneyDoug & Sue RiederAllen & Cheryl RobsonRobert & Charlotte SchmidtDiane WiseRory Authenreith Trust

MemorialsIn Memory of Bill Orchard Tom & Sue Wind

In Memory of David RedfernTom & Sue Wind

In Memory of Glennie Costello Marileen Wright

In Memory of Hellen Marshall Warren Robson Greene County Medical Center Auxiliary

In Memory of Janice Krause Tom & Sue Wind

In Memory of LeRoy Sherlock Sue & Tom Wind

In Memory of Lloyd Richards Bill & Kathleen Steussy Dick & Connie Carstens David & Kimberly CoxBarbara Nelson Sue WindRita DunivanDenise Holst

Lloyd Richards (cont.) Mike & Kathy BravardMrs. John Roper Keith & Rita Wright Lee Ann CarrollLinda Bortz Huff

In Memory of Sue ThedeDonald & Alice Yepsen

In Memory of Wendell DurlamTom & Sue Wind Peg & Bill Raney

In Memory of Wendell & Phyllis DurlamJohn & Nancy Gerken

In Memory of Betty LarsonTim & Linda Tipton

In Memory of Elizabeth BeckGreene County Medical Center Auxiliary

In Memory of Ellen PerkinsGreene County Medical Center Auxiliary

Due to COVID-19, two new tax benefits are available to donors through the CARES Act. For people who no longer itemize their charitable giving, the CARES Act will allow these individual taxpayers to deduct donations to charity of up to $300 on their 2020 federal tax return, even though they take the standard deduction. Married-filing-jointly taxpayers will get an above-the-line deduction of up to $600.

The Charitable Giving Deduction Cap has been raised. The CARES Act lifts caps to 100%, from 60%, for individuals and joint filers, while corporations will see their cap lifted to 25% for 2020. These are truly substantial changes to the tax treatment of donations. For individuals, it could theoretically mean zero taxable income if someone gives big. We encourage you to talk to your tax advisor if you are interested in taking advantage of these tax benefits.

TWO NEW TAX BENEFITS TO DONORS THROUGH THE CARES ACT

Life Insurance

Grain

Bequests

Securities

Charitable Trust

Real Estate

Cash

as a beneficiary.

any amount, large or small.

often is done as an outright gift or bequest.

various trusts can be used to extend the value of the donor and foundation.

gifts of stocks, bonds and mutual funds can provide an extra tax savings to the giver.

through a will or other form of estate planning.

an opportunity to make a donation and take advantage of lowering tax liability.

With gifts to the Medical Center’s Foundation, we can all be philanthropists.

FOUNDATIONBOARD OFDIRECTORS

President - Dave PedersenVice President - Teresa Hagen

Secretary - Jake BohnetTreasurer - Al Robson

Scott Weber Cole Jaeschke

Ex-Officio - Jim Schleisman

Ever Greene RidgeUnits for Sale: 2 bedroom standard (800 square feet) 2 bedroom Plus (936 square feet) 2 bedroom Deluxe (1070 square feet) 3 bedroom (1200 square feet)

Units for Lease: 2 bedroom standard (800 square feet) 2 bedroom Plus (936 square feet)

Please call for a viewing appointment: Tanya Turner at 515-370-5186.

We look forward to telling you more

about our independent living community for those age 55 years or better!

1001 West WashingtonJefferson, IA 50129

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Ever Greene Ridge is our independent living community for those age 55 years and better, located on the Greene Coun-

ty Medical Center campus. Ever Greene Ridge offers a lifestyle designed to make life easier,

safer and more convenient.

Occupants, whether owners or lessors, maintain their freedom from mowing, snow removal and building upkeep, while residing in a safe, secure, family environment. The individual units provide privacy in a home-like setting with

common areas available for social activities such as meals, entertainment and group activities. Medical care is available nearby at Greene County Medical Center, where there’s a

tradition of excellence in providing quality health care.Available units include two bedroom/one bathroom standard units, and two bedroom/two bathroom plus and deluxe units, for sale ranging from $80,000 to $150,000. A limited number

of two bedroom units are available for lease.

Summer is a great time to move to be situated and comfortable in your new unit for the coming winter. Consider this your invitation to arrange an appointment to tour Ever

Greene Ridge and see for yourself the quality of life we offer.

For a virtual tour, please visit gcmchealth.com/evergreeneridge.

Make Yourself at Home at

Senior Independent Living

CURBSIDE GIFT GARDEN SERVICESATURDAY, JULY 11TH AND 25TH 9AM - 12PM

Pictures will be available on the Greene County Medical Center Facebook page the week of the

curbside pick-up.

QUESTIONS AND TO ORDER: CALL: 515-386-3285 TEXT: 515-391-9934

May pay by check or credit card.Greene County Medical Center Auxiliary

1000 West Lincoln Way, Jefferson, IA 50129

General Surgery

Common reasons to see a General Surgeon

Colon resections (cancer surgeries)Breast biopsiesMastectomiesGallbladders

AppendectomiesHernia surgeries

Skin cancer lesion removalColonoscopies

Gynecological surgeries Upper endoscopy

Medical Degree Des Moines University

Residency Mercy Hospital in Des Moines

Board CertificationAmerican College of

Osteopathic Surgeons

Dr. Josh Smith

Specialty Clinics515-386-2488