FMCH Home Health Care

Remember when doctors made house calls? Now you, too, can receive healthcare in the comfort of your own home because the professional nursing staff of Fort Madison Community Hospital does make house calls! Services are available to residents of Lee, Des Moines, Van Buren and Henry counties including new mothers, patients recently discharged from the hospital, patients recovering from surgery, heart attack or stroke, disabled individuals, and Alzheimer patients. FMCH Home Health Care also has a Registered Nurse on call 24 hours a day for those unexpected incidents.

Services offered by FMCH Home Health Care include:

Provided by a Registered Nurse

Dressing changes and wound care
Urinary catheter care, care of feeding tubes and drainage tubes
Administration of I.V. Insulin and instruction
Medication management and assessment of unstable medical conditions

Provided by Professional Therapists

Physical, speech, or occupational therapy to recover from an illness or injury

Provided by Home Health Aides

Assistance with walking and grooming, such as bathing, dressing and nail care
Shopping, simple meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry

Provided by a Companion

Safety, companionship, and simple activities of daily living
Simple meal preparation and shopping
Light housekeeping and laundry

Provided by Social Workers

Evaluation of financial needs and assistance in obtaining local support services
Counsel and ensure emotional needs of individual and family are met

For more information about Fort Madison Community Hospital's Home Health Care, please call 319-376-2166 or toll-free at 1-877-248-3069.

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