Story County Medical Center

Name :

Story County Medical Center

Address  :

630 6th Street

Town  :

Nevada

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

50201

Phone  :

515 382 2111

Fax  :

515 382 7760

Web URL  :


Description

Our Mission
Story County Medical Center is dedicated to providing high quality healthcare in a communityoriented manner We offer a choice in Story County We provide locally delivered personalized and compassionate healthcare We deliver medical care and promote wellness in partnership with our network of providers and other county services

Story County Medical Center SCMC has been meeting the health care needs of area residents since 1951 SCMC is a fullservice primary care hospital that offers an extensive array of health care services

The Medical Centers services also include family healthcare clinics in four Story County communities Nevada Maxwell Zearing amp Slater natural health services at its clinic in Ames a variety of specialty services offered through its outpatient clinics community wellness programs and multiple community benefit programs


History

Old San
The Iowa Sanitarium of the Seventh Day Adventists predated Story County Medical Center as the first hospital in Nevada IA Old Sanquot as it was called served residents from 1909 until it was destroyed by fire in 1943 In 1944 local citizens passed a 100000 bond issue to build a new nonprofit facility However because of a shortage of raw materials and the postwar economy construction was delayed until August 1950 when the cornerstone for the Story County Hospital was laid On September 10 1951 the hospital officially opened
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