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Work, paying bills, cleaning, cooking, shopping, exercising, getting enough sleep, and taking care of children are just some of the things millions of Americans do each day and it is easy to be overwhelmed. It can feel impossible to get everything done, let alone take care of yourself –especially if you’re already struggling with a mental health concern like depression or anxiety. By creating routines, we organize our days in such a way that taking care of tasks and ourselves becomes a pattern that makes it easier to get things done without having to think hard about them.

It’s possible to be surrounded by people and still feel alone. It’s the connections we make with other people that help enrich our lives and get us through tough times, but sometimes it’s hard to know how to make those connections. Click here to learn more.

Now more than ever, it is important to support our loved ones. Here's how you can be helpful and show support during this unprecedented time or any difficult time in the future.

Van Diest Medical Center is now accepting donations of hand sewn cotton masks to be worn by team members who work in areas where COVID-19 exposure risk is low.

Cases of COVID-19 are appearing across the globe, and Van Diest Medical Center along with our affiliate MercyOne is monitoring and preparing for the virus to help keep our communities healthy. Click hear to learn more about the virus and what you need to know to prepare.

Here's how VDMC is preparing for COVID-19.

Congratulations to our Health Coach Angela Ehlert for being selected as one of Iowa’s 100 Great Nurses in 2020!

Congratulations to our February 2020 C.A.R.E.S. Award Recipient Don Wills!

Stratford Spirit 4-H Club donates blankets and pillow cases to hospital