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Single Incision Robotic Surgeries at GRMC

A surgical team at Grinnell Regional Medical Center performed their first da Vinci® Single-Site™ Cholecystectomy on Thursday, May 16. The patient’s gallbladder was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure virtually scarless. In February, Surgical Associates surgeons and GRMC were the first in the state of Iowa to complete a Whipple surgery and the first to complete a gastric sleeve surgery using the daVinci. Read More

GRMC Golf Tournament Set for Friday, June 28

Grinnell Regional Medical Center will hold a golf tournament on Friday, June 28, in partnership with and the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce. This is the second year for this joint golf outing between the two non-profits. Read More

Grinnell Sidewalks Reviewed for Walking Ease

A walking assessment of sidewalks in Grinnell has been completed through the Iowans Walking Assessment Logistics Kit (IWALK). The Poweshiek County Transformation Grant committee members and community volunteers with a vested interest in sidewalk accessibility were invited to help map out the city’s sidewalks. Read More

Robotic Surgeries Leap to New Heights

When Joanne Davis heard she would be the first patient in the state of Iowa to have a complicated surgical Whipple Procedure with the daVinci Robotic surgical system, she didn’t think much of it. Now, she’s ready to tell the world. Her surgeon David Coster, MD, and his surgery partner Nicholas Kuiper, DO, of Surgical Associates of Grinnell were the first general surgeons in Iowa to perform a robotically assisted Whipple Procedure. Read More

Annual Health of County Shows Progress and Concerns

A new County Health report examines the health and wellbeing of people living in nearly every county in the United States, and finds that rates of premature deaths are at the lowest level in 20 years. Nevertheless, people in the unhealthiest counties are dying too early at more than twice the rates of those in the healthiest counties. Read More