Grinnell Regional Medical Ctr

Description

Our Distinguishing Care
Grinnell Regional Medical Center enjoys the exclusivity of being a top rural medical center in the greater Poweshiek County area The medical center includes around 40 physicians more than 425 employees and 200 volunteers

GRMC serves approximately 40000 residents Each individual who enters our doors contributes to the mission of Grinnell Regional Medical Center Each patient physician staff member visitor volunteer EMC responder or service supplier plays a key role in pulling together all the pieces of the GRMC healthcare picture

A resident physician staff of more than 40 active practitioners brings continued growth to the services provided Services are being provided that are only offered in major healthcare centers Our physicians and staff have made it possible for area residents to stay close to home and take advantage of expertise that is otherwise located hours away

Our Mission and Vision
Our mission is dedication to quotHealth Care for Lifequot through

Genuine care and compassion for the health and wellbeing of patients
families and the communities we are privileged to serve

Responsiveness to balancing community needs with available resources

Marvelous people making a difference through quality care and service
excellence every day

Commitment to promoting wellness restoring health and enhancing the quality
of life for all we serve

Our Vision
To be a national leader in patient safety quality and service excellence

Our Values
We value our patients and colleagues We strive to treat those we serve as they wish to be treated respecting individuality confidentiality and dignity We value integrity compassion cooperative spirit innovation and service

History

A Century of Healthcare Services
The history of Grinnell Regional Medical Center officially begins with the merger of two hospitals in 1967 The story of Grinnells hospitals begins many years earlier

In 1901 at the urging of local citizens Dr P E Somers established a private hospital in his home on North Park Street This was an eightbed infirmary located across from the Grinnell College campus The hospital served the community until 1905 when fire destroyed Dr Somers home

Grinnell took great pride in opening its first municipal hospital in 1908 The new hospital located on the southeast corner of Elm Street and Sixth Avenue was remarkably complete and presented the finest in medical equipment for its time This facility served the community until 1919

These two pioneering institutions educated the community about the need and value of hospital facilities and fostered a community consciousness on the necessity of a better and larger hospital

In 1919 two new hospitals opened to the people of Grinnell and the surrounding area Community Hospital a 45bed facility was organized as a stock company and incorporated under Iowa laws It was located in west Grinnell on the site where GRMC now stands St Francis Hospital a 35bed facility was owned and operated by the Sisters of St Francis It was located on the east side of Grinnell now the site of St Francis and Seeland Park

By 1966 it was clear that operating two separate hospitals was inefficient for both institutions due to rising costs staffing problems and antiquated facilities and equipment After much hard work by area residents the hospitals merged in 1967 under the name Grinnell General Hospital in west Grinnell

In 1970 the new Grinnell General Hospital completed construction of a twostory patient care wing In 1974 and 1983 GRMC completed other building projects creating additional space for surgery the emergency room radiology physical and respiratory therapy laboratory and a new chapel

Grinnell General Hospital celebrated its silver anniversary in 1993 by announcing a name change to Grinnell Regional Medical Center The new name better reflects the expanded healthcare services offered at GRMC as well as the regional nature of the hospital

Today GRMC is a 50bed hospital with about 40 physicians in 12 different specialties including anesthesiology emergency medicine family practice general surgery internal medicine orthopedic surgery pain medicine pathology podiatry psychiatry radiology and urology With six affiliated family clinics in a sixcounty area GRMC serves about 40000 people Affiliated outreach clinics include New Sharon Memorial Clinic Brooklyn Medical Clinic Montezuma Medical Clinic Lynnville Medical Clinic Deer Creek Heath Center in TamaToledo and Victor Health Center In addition Postels Community Health Park located in downtown Grinnell houses GRMCs integrated medicine therapies physical therapy dialysis and a chiropractic clinic The Light Center for Community Health houses the Community Care Clinic for uninsured and underinsured residents as well as home health and public health The Fly High Fitness Studio located on Commercial Street downtown offers group exercise programs to complement the GRMC Wellness Services program

Since 1997 thanks to generous donors to our Building on Excellence and Blueprint for Health capital campaigns GRMC has made renovations and additions to the medical center to benefit the growing needs of our patients Areas include medical and surgical patient wings Kintzinger Womens Health Center radiology Candace Packard Lambie Intensive Care Unit Mitchell Meditation Room Warren H Bower Surgery Center the healing garden Tomasek Conference Center the Ahrens Medical Arts Building the Fly High Fitness Studio hospital information system and The Glass Gift Boxthe GRMC Auxiliarys gift shop

More improvements are on the horizon Future renovations are planned for the physical and occupational therapy department laboratory cardiopulmonary department emergency department cafeteria and kitchen area Ultimately these renovations will improve the health and enhance the quality of life of GRMCs patients and constituents