Katie Bealmer, RN
Emergency Department Rock Bridge! Bruins! I’m from right here in mid- Missouri. I went to RBHS and graduated from Columbia College in 2010. I’ve been married to my husband Jeremy for 13 years, and between us we have four kids: Hannah, Keaton, Hailey, and Josh. Why did you get into the health care field? Originally,…
Read MoreBoone Babies Growing Up
Oh, blessed sleep! There is something glorious about getting a full night’s rest without interruption and that wonderful feeling of rejuvenation in the morning. Unfortunately, sleep can be thrown off at many points. For many of us, getting our brains to quiet down so that we can enter dreamland is a struggle – and that…
Read MoreTHE SILENT KILLER
High blood pressure is known as the silent killer because people often do not show any symptoms, but the longer their blood pressure goes unmanaged, the greater chance they’ll have of a heart attack or stroke. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common condition that affects the body’s arteries. The force of the…
Read MoreDiscover Disc Golf
If you are looking for a new sport to try, consider disc golf. It’s a sport that’s easy to learn and fun for the whole family – and it could help you get your 10,000 steps in for the day! Disc golf was introduced in the 1960s as a new way to get outdoor aerobic…
Read MoreLabor Day Closures
Boone Health is always here to improve the health of the people and communities we serve, but some of our clinics and services will be closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day. We wish you and your family a safe, healthy, and happy weekend. And thank you to our Boone Health employees who will…
Read MoreA Baptism in the ICU
Martin Griffithis was wheeled in his ICU bed to a room that had been prepared to help fulfill his greatest wish: a full submersion baptism. The baptism tank had been delivered from his church earlier that day just for the occasion. His pastor Josh was waiting, along with his family, friends, and care team. His…
Read MoreAyaaz Habibullah, MD
Family Medicine, Boone Health Primary Care – Nifong I’m very local. I attended Rock Bridge High School and Mizzou for undergrad, and I plan to stay in Columbia for my entire career! I love what I do, where I work, and who I work for. When I was looking for a job out of residency,…
Read MoreMatters of the Heart
Shelly Weter’s nurse practitioner in Milan, Mo., was the first to tell her she had a heart murmur. In 2008, Shelly had an echocardiogram performed at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital and was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve, a common congenital heart defect affecting roughly 2% of the population. When the aortic valve doesn’t function properly,…
Read MoreBuilding a Path for the Next Generation
23-year-old Post Anesthesia Care Unit nurse Skylar Gooch, RN, BSN may be young, but she is a skilled and valued member of the Boone Health team. Skylar first began planning for her career in nursing during her junior year of high school. “I was thinking about what I wanted to do and where I wanted…
Read MoreBoone Babies Having Boone Babies
It was more than 100 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1921, when the first baby was born at the newly opened Boone County Hospital. David Etheridge, son of William and Fannie Etheridge, became the first Boone baby – and the babies have been arriving ever since. Four Boone babies entered the world in March 1987,…
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