BCHC COVID-19 Updates & Resources

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Allen Women’s Health Brings Maternal Health to BCHC Specialty Clinics

As part of the Women’s Health specialty clinic at BCHC, Allen Women’s Health will bring the Iowa Health Pregnancy Program (maternal health) to the BCHC specialty clinic on every other Monday of the month, beginning in February. Iowa’s Maternal Health Programs provide family-centered, community-based, and preventive health services to Medicaid eligible and other low-income pregnant […]

BCHC Welcomes Arpit Sothwal, MD, FACC to the Cardiology Specialty Clinic

The Cardiology Specialty Clinic at Buchanan County Health Center is pleased to welcome Arpit Sothwal, MD, FACC, to its rotation of cardiologists from UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids.

Dr. Sothwal attended Dr. SN Medical College in Jodhpur, India, and completed his residency and fellowship at the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education in Scranton, Pennsylvania.   […]

BCHC Board of Trustees Welcomes New Board Member, Chris Nelson

On January 1st, the Buchanan County Health Center Board of Trustees welcomed newly elected member, Chris Nelson, to the volunteer leadership board.  The BCHC Board of Trustees provide direction and counsel to the leaders of BCHC. Chris replaces the seat held by Carmen Mescher, who recently fulfilled her term on the board after 9 years […]

Lexington Estate January 2023 Newsletter

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BCHC RFQ Respondent List

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Lexington Estate December 2022 Newsletter

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BCHC Request for Qualifications

Please click on the link below to view the Request for Qualifications Construction Manager at Risk Contract.

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Lexington Estate November 2022 Newsletter

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Jennifer Torgerson, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C Joining BCHC as Inpatient Hospitalist & Urgent Care Provider

Buchanan County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to welcome Jennifer Torgerson, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C to its team of medical providers.  Jennifer will serve as BCHC’s inpatient hospitalist alongside Joni Henderson, ARNP, and will also see patients through the urgent care setting. Jennifer will join BCHC on Monday, November 28th.

Jennifer received her BSN from the […]

Miranda Franck, ARNP, PMHNP-BC to provide Psychiatric Medicine through BCHC Primary Care Clinics

Buchanan County Health Center (BCHC) is pleased to welcome psychiatric nurse practitioner, Miranda Franck, ARNP, PMHNP-BC to Medical Associates in Independence and BCHC Family Medicine –Oelwein.

Prior to obtaining her MSN from Walden University, Miranda served for six years as an emergency department nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, UnityPoint Health – […]