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Description

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Welcome to Grundy County Memorial Hospital As a respected healthcare provider for over 55 years GCMH has evolved to provide a wide array of services from routine to emergency

The dedicated staff of over 170 work together to provide quality healthcare in a caring environment thats close to home

The Hospital is a 25bed Critical Access Hospital located in Grundy Center Iowa The Hospital also holds a 55bed longterm care unit Grundy County Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in Grundy County and serves a population base of over 12000 residents

Our Mission
To improve the health of the people and communities we serve through healing caring and teaching

Vision
Best outcome every patient every time

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History

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History
The Hospital began a private hospital operated in a home at 1209 6th Street in Grundy Center from about 1900 to 1905 under the direction of Drs McAlvin Thielen and McDowell After discontinuance as a hospital the house moved to 708 7th Street for a residence and was razed in 1965

From 1921 to 1927 Dr Locke H Carpenter supplied hospital beds in connection with his office over the Corner Drug Store from 1929 to 1935

Through the efforts of Dr Mol and community leaders the present Grundy County Memorial Hospital opened July 1 1952 at its current location at 201 East J Avenue in Grundy Center as a 38bed full service facility

By 1967 the technical facilities were fast becoming obsolete Moreover the long term care of elderly people had become a need in the community Expansion and adjustment of the original space was necessary A bond issue for 750000 to match identical federal funds went before voters of the county The vote passed and the design funding construction furnishing and move occurred over nearly two and a half years When finished the 89bed facility contained the most modern supportive amenities Fiftyfive patients could be cared for in the longterm care unit a number that remains the same today An open house and formal dedication in 1971 introduced the renovated hospital to the county

Twentyfive years ago the newly constructed hospital stood alone on the east edge of town Today a new neighborhood has completely grown up around it

Financial and Operations History
From 19832000 the Hospital continued to provide care despite struggling with the harsh economics that became part of rural healthcare In 1993 the County Board of Supervisors believed maintaining a hospital in the county was critical to the medical and economic health of the area They provided a subsidy and approved a bond referendum to pay the hospitals debt The county has continued to subsidize the Hospital since that time

A combination of factors helped heal the Hospitals finances In 2000 Grundy County Memorial Hospital affiliated with Allen Hospital in Waterloo and reduced costs through joint purchasing and resource sharing The independent Grundy County Memorial Hospital Board of Commissioners exercises joint authority for financial and long term planning while Allen provides daytoday operational management services In addition Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program allowed the Hospital to apply for critical access status in order to receive full Medicare reimbursement for services As a result the Hospital began operating in the black independent of the county subsidy

With finances stabilized the Hospital has added and enhanced services to meet the most common and most critical local needs