Subject: August Newsletter: Abben Golf Classic & More!

2022 Abben Golf Classic "Drive Away Cancer" Fundraising Event

Join us in participating in this year's Abben Golf Classic on Sunday, August 28th at Emerald Hills Golf Club!

If you cannot attend the event in person, you can still join the fun to support this charitable event. Here are two ways to participate:

50/50 Raffle - awards half the proceeds from the "money pool" to a winner and the other half goes to benefit the Abben Cancer Center. Tickets are on sale in the Spencer Hospital Gift Shop, 1 for $10 or 3 for $20.
Online Auction - is going on now through Sunday, August 28th. This auction features tons of great items donated from local businesses. Click the link below to shop our Online Auction.

Thank you for supporting this year's event!

Online Auction

Hospital Warns of Possible Spam Calls

Spencer Hospital officials have been made aware and want to advise local residents about a phone scam in our area involving callers posing as representatives from the hospital or one of the hospital’s affiliated clinics. This is a case of Caller ID “spoofing,” a high-tech manipulation of the Caller ID feature that allows the scammer to disguise their true identity by making the phone number appear to be that of the hospital.

Please do not provide confidential information over the phone unless you placed the call to the medical center. If you doubt that a call is legitimate, hang up and call the hospital or your clinic.

Spam Calls

Auxiliary Scholarships Available - August 31 Deadline

The Spencer Hospital Auxiliary annually awards scholarships to students advancing their healthcare studies. The Auxiliary Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications until August 31st.

Eligible applicants must be from the Spencer Hospital market area and should be enrolled in their second, third or fourth year of a nursing or healthcare-related accredited program.

Apply Today

Milford Family Care Announces New Practitioner

We're pleased to announce that area healthcare nurse practitioner and local resident Jessica Kelley will be joining the staff of Milford Family Care of Spencer Hospital in September as its primary care provider. Welcome, Jessica!

For more information regarding Jessica and Milford Family Care, please continuing reading our article below.

New Provider at Milford Family Care

Spencer Hospital Board Approves Emergency Department Construction Project

The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees approved construction of a new emergency department at a special meeting on Thursday, August 4th. The Trustees also selected L&L Builders of Sioux City as the project's general contractor, which submitted the low bid following an open public bidding process.

The project will commence within the next 30 days and completion is estimated for early summer 2024.

Construction Project

Coping with Anxiety? Help is Available.

Anxiety is a common experience that is felt by each of us at many times throughout our lives. At times, anxiety can be debilitating, causing people to avoid situations and can lead to other health issues due to chronic distress. Dr. Plucker-Billups discusses the symptoms of anxiety disorders and how individuals can receive help to cope with their anxiety in his latest blog.

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