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Regional Health Services of Howard County

235 8th Avenue West
Cresco, IA 52136
Regional Health Services of Howard County is a Local Government owned hospital located in Cresco, IA. It has 1 specialty unit, Adult and Pediatric.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
235 8th Avenue West
Cresco, Iowa (IA)
Provider Type
Critical Access
Ownership
Local
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Below national average in 1 of 1 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

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

Hospital Features

Regional Health Services of Howard County is a Critical Access hospital. The facility has 25 beds of which 25 are Adult and Pediatric.

  • Total beds
25
  • Teaching Hospital
No
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
25
 
 
 
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Stay
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Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Failure
 

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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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