News & Events

The application deadline for the college scholarships offered annually by the Skiff Medical Center Auxiliary is noon, Friday, March 30. Applications are available at the hospital administration office, DMACC and at high school counselors’ offices throughout Jasper County. The auxiliary will award scholarships to students within Jasper County who are interested...

Skiff Medical Center’s first-ever Pink Nose/Blue Toes 5K turned out to be a red-letter day, with 101 people tackling the chilly event on Saturday and raising more than $1,800 for the Skiff Cancer Clinic. Ankeny man Jon Dyck, who recently held an internship in Skiff’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department,...

Skiff Medical Center is pleased to announce Larry Peterson as the new hospital chaplain. Peterson, who had previously served as the parish pastor of the Lutheran Church in Kellogg, has long been interested in the culture of Skiff. “During any interactions I’ve had at the hospital, I’ve always been treated...

Family practice physician Andrew Cope, D.O., has accepted an offer to join Newton Clinic, where 13 doctors, one physician assistant and two nurse practitioners offer services in the areas of family medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, internal medicine and podiatry. Dr. Cope is currently in his final year at the Genesis Quad-Cities...

Skiff Medical Center is proud to announce that Christine Hinshaw, a registered nurse in the Skiff OB department, has been named an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).  This honor places her within a very select number of breastfeeding experts.  Iowa has fewer than 100 IBCLCs. “This is the world-wide...

Newton Clinic will be adding to its roster of health-care providers when physician assistant Shari Lagodzinski begins seeing patients on Nov. 6. A Des Moines native, Lagodzinski received her bachelors of science in exericse and sports medicine from Iowa State University.  She went on to receive her paramedic license and...

Skiff Hospice is announcing "Picking Up the Pieces," a new grief support group for widows ages 60 and younger. The new group was conceived by Jennifer Barnett, Bereavement Coordinator. "I have noticed there are several younger women in the Newton community who have had a spouse die recently," she said....