HEALTH

BMC is a community owned rural healthcare facility, in a combined hospital and clinic setting. The hospital is a licensed facility which cares for patients on the following levels of care: Inpatient Acute Care - nursing care provided 7 days a week, 24 hours a day; Skilled Nursing Care - care provided after period of acute; Long Term Care - Belcare, daily basic care provided to these patients which is private pay and Inpatient Hospice Care. BMC have an emergency room that is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Inpatient, Outpatient and Same Day surgery is provided. Several specialty clinics are also held each month.

The Belmond Medical Center is also responsible for managing the Belmond YMCA Fitness and Health Center which opened in December 1998. Several benefits of having a health and fitness center within the community are the promotion of overall wellness, providing the community with a quality fitness and health center at affordable pricing; a center to serve all ages as well as a variety of taste and interest; and an adequate facility for rehabilitation and therapy.

The Belmond Volunteer Ambulance Services consist of a group of people who have taken the EMT training through a college course that provides training for pre-hospital care. They are State Certified and also do training classes monthly.

The Belmond Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility rehabilitation and living center which provides private, Medicare and Medicaid services. The excellent range of services they provide are: physical, occupational and speech therapy, 24-hour nursing care, discharge planning, rehabilitative and restorative nursing, individual care planning, social services, home-cooked meals, medical directory, quality assurance program and complete activity schedule. The Care Center also designed an Adult Day Program for people who need supervision during the day.

North Central Human Services is a private non-profit corporation that provides to people with mental retardation, residential and vocational services and skills for living in the world.

Belmond is very fortunate in having facilities for all your health and medical needs including: two chiropractors, licensed massage therapist, hearing aide center, optometrist, dentist and pharmacy. Medical equipment is available for use or may be purchased.