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Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa

1000 4th Street South West
Mason City, IA 50401
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa is a non-profit hospital located in Mason City, IA. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with North Iowa Medical Center. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
1000 4th Street South West
Mason City, Iowa (IA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Church
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 2 of 6 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

General Surgery services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Hospital Features

Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 209 beds of which 197 are Adult and Pediatric and 12 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
209
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
197
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Intensive Care beds
12
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 14 procedures
CardiacOrthopedicWomen's ServicesPulmonaryMore
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Atrial Fibrillation dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. James Wright, MD View Doctor's Profile
Dr. Daniel Waters, DO View Doctor's Profile
Dr. Mark Nielsen, MD View Doctor's Profile
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Atrial Fibrillation
bullet Sepsis
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI ) for years 2003 - 2005.

Source for bariatric surgery, women's health, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI ) for years 2004 - 2006.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2004 - 2006.

 

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