IRON MOUNTAIN, MI Dickinson County Healthcare has been approved for a $16.9 million loan from USDA Rural Development.
The approval is the result of two years of effort by hospital officials, community members and legislative leaders. Officials say half the money will be used to refinance hospital debt. The other half will go toward the purchase of medical equipment like a CT scanner, MRI, and linear accelerator, and upgrades of the hospital’s Information Technology and Electronic Medical Records systems.
The hospital had considered bankruptcy in 2018 after two potential mergers fell through. The USDA denied a loan in 2019, but approved it after DCH made improvements like attracting more doctors.
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DR. CHARLES KEOLEIAN
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County Healthcare recently added urologist Dr. Charles Keoleian. Joining Nurse Practitioner Laura Kent, Keoleian and the expanded urology team will continue to see patients at the Dickinson Urology Clinic inside the Dickinson Medical Building.
As part of the Dickinson Urology Clinic, Keoleian and Kent will treat patients who present with all forms of minor or major general urologic problems including stone diseases affecting the kidneys, bladder, and/or urethra; voiding problems; urinary tract infections; incontinence issues; sexual problems; enlarged prostate; and cancers of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys.
He performs a number of procedures including vasectomies, EWSL and laser surgery for stone removal, Botox for overactive bladder, midurethral slings for incontinence, Xiaflex for Peyronie’s disease, and Urolift for BPH, many of which are minimally invasive.
bchristensen@ironmountaindailynews.com FROM LEFT, 8-YEAR-OLD twins Joseph and James Powell practice hockey with 13-year-old brother Jacob on the 24-by-54-foot ice rink their parents, Jeff and Shannon, installed at their home in Breitung Township this winter. With access to indoor ice venues limited due to the pandemic, they decided to set up a rink at home for the first time. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo) FROM LEFT, TANNER HELMINAN, Brooklyn Helminan and Braden Helminan play on the 30-by-50-foot ice rink at their Iron Mountain home. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo) Kiel Ross, 33, steps out onto the ice behind his Norway home. The rink, which Ross has built for his children for a number of years, measures 50 by 80 feet. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI The following is a joint press release from Dickinson County Healthcare System and the Dickinson-Iron County Health Department:
According to officials at the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department (DIDHD) and Dickinson County Healthcare (DCH), our region is waiting for more COVID-19 vaccine to arrive.
After initial small numbers of vaccine doses were received, distributed, and administered, the flow of new COVID-19 vaccine shipments has slowed.
“A plentiful supply is simply not here right now,” says Daren Deyaert, Director of the DIDHD. “We have a great distribution system in place to quickly and confidently allocate vaccines once they arrive to many local service organizations who administer the doses. But at this time, we are in the same position as the rest of the country. We are all waiting for the supply chain of vaccines managed by our Federal and State Governments to be replenished.”