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Mitchell
County Regional Health Center is a twenty-five bed
Critical Access Hospital located in the community of
Osage. In 1994 a partnership was formed to create
a Physician Hospital Organization (PHO). This
partnership includes Mercy Medical Center – North
Iowa, Mitchell County Memorial Hospital and clinics
in Osage, Riceville, St. Ansgar and Stacyville.
The
employees, medical providers, board members,
volunteers, and leaders of Mitchell County Regional
Health Center remain dedicated to its core values of
respect, honesty, justice, confidentiality and
compassion. Our dedication and commitment to caring
for the whole person are reflected in our
mission:
Mitchell County Regional Health Center exists to
serve the people of Mitchell County and the
surrounding area by providing patient centered care
through “healing partnerships” and a “healing
environment.”
And
vision …………
Imagine a place where every brick, every room, every
hand, and every heart is completely devoted to
healing.
Mitchell County Regional Health Center owns and
operates its own ambulance service. This Paramedic
Provisional Service responds to approximately 700
calls annually. In addition, emergency helicopter
service is available from MayoOne from Rochester,
Minnesota and MercyAirLife in Mason City, Iowa.
Visit the PHO’s website to learn more about its many
services and to meet the medical providers
affiliated with the organization.www.osagehospital.com
Mitchell County Home Health Care/Public Health
Mitchell County Home Health
Care/Public Health was established in 1969, with
20 home care aides, 2 nurses and 1 office staff.
We now have 7 nurses, 11 home care aides and 5
office staff. Mitchell County Board of Health is
our governing body. Our office is located at 102
Plaza Lane in Osage, Iowa. We are Medicare,
Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield certified,
we have contracts with a variety of additional
insurance companies and service providers, such
as Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and the
Elderbridge Area Agency on Aging. You can
receive services even if you are not
“homebound”. There are a variety of service
programs. Nursing services are developed with
the client and their physician. Health
promotion visits and care plans are developed
between the client and the nurse.
Services are available to anyone
residing in Mitchell County, with no age
restrictions. Referrals can be made by doctors,
hospitals, friends, neighbors, family, other
public services agencies, or self.
Mitchell County Home Health
Care/Public Health offers other programs in
addition to home visits: Immunization Clinics,
Senior Health Clinics, Community Health
Assessment, Foot Care Clinics, Case Management
for Elderly, Maternal Health, Active for Life
(pedometer) program, Tobacco Use Prevention
program, Parenting Education, Sexual Abuse
Prevention Education, Iowa Breast and Cervical
Cancer prevention, Communicable disease
assessment and treatment such as TB and Flu
clinics, Pertussis follow up, Public Health
Bio-Emergency planning for the county (includes
planning and preparing for natural and terrorist
emergency events),
Hawk-i
insurance (insurance program for
underinsured children) coordination, Lead
Screening for children, and Community Education
Programs, and screening clinics
such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and
diabetes, are available.
Mitchell County Home Health Care
& Public Health partners with other community
entities to collaborate on activities &
committees, such as local schools, hospital,
senior centers, clinics, North Iowa Area
Community Action Organization and local
churches.
If
you would like to know more, please call for a
speaker to come to your meeting or group.
Brochures are available by calling
641-832-3500 or
800-535-2984.
Debra R. Freeman, RN
Administrator
Mitchell County Home Health Care/ Public Health
102 Plaza Lane, Osage, IA
50461
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