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We always have something going on here at Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics! Check out our Latest News often to keep up on all of our happenings.

Top Critical Access Hospitals Announced by NRHA

April 4, 2017

The 20 highest ranked critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country, as determined by iVantage Health Analytics, were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, Mo. The determining factors for the...

5 Star Ranking by CMS

January 30, 2017

Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond has once again received a 5 star rating according to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare. To calculate the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) star ratings, HCAHPS survey information from one hospital is compared to that...

Iowa Specialty Hospital Receives Top Award & Accreditation

January 26, 2017

Iowa Specialty Hospital is excited to announce that we have been named a 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey and that we have also received accreditation from DNV GL Healthcare throughout 2019.

Belmond Named Among 57 Best Overall Patient-rated Hospitals

January 10, 2017

The following hospitals had 90 percent or more of patients give them an overall care rating of nine or 10 on the patients' HCAHPS survey. For comparison, the national average is 72 percent. Information was pulled from CMS' Hospital Compare website and represents HCAHPS scores from April 2015 through March...

Iowa Specialty Hospital Sets Another Record for Babies Delivered

January 6, 2017

Iowa Specialty Hospital is proud to announce that 345 babies were born in its Maternity Center during 2016. Casey Howell, OB Leader, had this to say. “This is an incredible accomplishment. One expects numbers like this from larger facilities. The fact that we’ve accomplished this at Iowa Specialty Hospital is...

Iowa Hospital Association Awards Scholarship to Iowa Specialty Hospital Employee

July 14, 2016

Yuridia McVey of Belmond, an employee of Iowa Specialty Hospital, who is studying Radiology at Mercy School of Radiologic Technology, has been awarded a $3,500 scholarship from the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF), which is supported by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA).

Belmond Receives 5 Star Rating

July 11, 2016

Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond has once again received a 5 star rating according to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Compare. To make it easier for consumers to compare and rate hospitals, CMS incorporated a Star Rating System into its Hospital Compare website. There are...

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Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Named Among the Quietest Hospitals

June 7, 2016

Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond has been named among the top 53 hospitals in the nation with the quietest rooms, according to Becker’s Healthcare. This announcement was released through Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality publication.

Rosenbaum Named One of the 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2016

June 2, 2016

Linda Rosenbaum, RN and Nursing Leader at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, has been named one of the 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2016. Rosenbaum has been employed with Iowa Specialty Hospital since July of 2008. She spoke about being overwhelmed by the honor: “I was truly surprised when I...

Senator Grassley visits Iowa Specialty Hospital

April 14, 2016

On Friday, Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion hosted Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley took a tour of the hospital and spoke with personnel and community members about their concerns.