Specialty Clinic

Visiting Specialists

The Mitchell County Regional Health Center Specialty Clinic is located within the Osage Clinic. Our specialty physicians are available on select days.

For more information, please call 641-732-6090.

Sleep Medicine/Sleep Lab

Get Better Sleep

If you’ve been having trouble getting a good night’s rest, it may be time to consider seeking professional help. At the MCRHC sleep lab, we provide a range of services designed to help you improve your sleep quality and address any underlying sleep disorders.

Sleep Studies: Our sleep studies are one of the primary services we offer at our sleep lab. During a sleep study, we monitor your brain waves, eye movements, heart rate, and breathing while you sleep. This helps us diagnose any potential sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome. Our sleep studies are non-invasive, meaning there are no needles or painful procedures involved.

Treatment Plans: Once we’ve diagnosed any sleep disorders you may have, our team will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan. Depending on your specific needs, this may include lifestyle changes, such as improving your sleep hygiene, or using a CPAP machine to help with breathing during sleep. We’ll also provide ongoing support to ensure your treatment plan is effective and sustainable.

Comfortable Environment: We understand that being away from home and sleeping in an unfamiliar environment can be challenging. That’s why we’ve designed our sleep lab to be as comfortable and welcoming as possible. Our private rooms are equipped with comfortable beds, linens, and pillows to help you feel at home. We also provide amenities such as Wi-Fi, cable TV, and private bathrooms to make your stay as enjoyable as possible.

Expert Staff: Our team of sleep specialists has years of experience working with patients of all ages and backgrounds and are dedicated to providing you with the best possible care. You can rest assured that you’ll be in good hands during your time at our sleep lab.

Don’t suffer through another restless night – contact us today to learn more about how we can help you get the rest you need to live your best life.

Audiology

We partner with Hearing Associates for the following services:

  • In-depth, diagnostic hearing testing and evaluations
  • Hearing device services including fitting, maintenance, and repair
  • Variety of hearing aid and noise protection products
  • Earwax removal service
  • Aural rehabilitation
  • Ongoing consultation

Cardiology

Mitchell County Regional Health Center provides a variety of cardiac diagnostic services and testing for patients of all ages. All services require an order from your physician. We have three specialists from the Mason City Clinic who practice in our Osage location: Dr. Tarec K. Elajami, Dr. Radu Hagau, and Dr. Byron T. Beasley. To request an appointment, please contact the Mason City Clinic and request an appointment in Osage.  The number is 641-494-5200.

  • Electrocardiograms (EKG)
  • Cardiac Stress Testing
  • Stress Echocardiograms
  • Echocardiograms/Bubble Studies
  • Vascular Studies
  • 24 and 48-hour Holter Monitoring
  • Cardiac Event Monitoring
  • Cardiolite Nuclear Stress Testing

Dermatology

MCRHC offers skin cancer screenings and minor lesion removal.

ENT/Ear, Nose & Throat and Allergies

For an ENT physician, the ear, nose, throat, larynx, and the sinuses are in the scope of treatment areas. ENT specialists diagnose and treat a variety of conditions, including:

  • Allergy Management
  • Ear Infections Acute and Chronic
  • Ear Tubes
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Hearing Loss Surgery
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Sinusitis
  • Sinus and Nasal Surgery
  • Snoring
  • Skin Cancer Removal
  • Thyroid Surgery
  • Tonsils and Adenoids

Orthopedics

Orthopedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system. This complex system, which includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves allows you to move, work and be active.

We provide the following orthopedic services:

  • For the knee, including total knee joint replacement
  • For the hand and wrist, including carpal tunnel release
  • For the shoulder, including shoulder arthroscopy
  • For the hip, including hip replacement

Ophthalmology/Cataracts

Cataract surgery is an operation to remove your eye’s lens when it is cloudy.

The purpose of your lens is to bend (refract) light rays that come into the eye to help you see. Your own lens should be clear, but with a cataract it is cloudy. Having a cataract can be like looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things may look blurry, hazy, or less colorful.

The only way to remove a cataract is with surgery. Your ophthalmologist will recommend removing a cataract when it keeps you from doing things you want or need to do.

During cataract surgery, your cloudy natural lens is removed and replaced with a clear artificial lens. That lens is called an intraocular lens (IOL). Your ophthalmologist will talk with you about IOLs and how they work.

Urology

We diagnose and treat a wide variety of urologic conditions, including:

  • Kidney Stones
  • Overactive Bladder
  • Low Testosterone
  • Elevated PSA
  • Prostate, Bladder and Renal Cancers
  • Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

 

Pain Clinic

The Pain Clinic provides services twice a month with minor surgical procedures in the Surgery Department.

Related Providers

MCRHC has been recognized as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the fourth time MCRHC has received this national honor.

Awarded honorees are determined by the results of iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®. To determine the 2024 list, the Chartis Center used the Hospital Strength Index, which assesses performance in eight areas: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charges, and financial efficiency.

Hospitals recognized as a Top 100 facility had one of the 100 highest overall scores among all rural and community and critical access hospitals nationally. There is no application process and recognition is solely based on performance data.

MCRHC previously received Top 100 honors in 2018, 2019 and 2023.