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Van Buren County Hospital |
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304 Franklin |
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Keosauqua |
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Iowa |
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USA |
| Post Code |
52565 |
| Phone |
319 293 3171 |
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About Van Buren County Hospital
Van Buren County Hospital has a long standing reputation for advancing rural health care. We are proud to have been the first hospital in the state to be an affiliate of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). Through this long standing relationship, we offer specialty clinics hosted by UIHC physicians right here on our campus. By webinar, our physicians have the opportunity to participate in Grand Rounds, to stay current with the latest developments in clinical care. And, soon, we will be the first hospital in the state to link into UIHC’s electronic medical record, offering our patients state of the art, seamless care between the two facilities.
We are fortunate to have highly skilled physicians, midlevel providers, and staff members who continue to educate themselves on the latest developments in their fields, while continuing to serve our patients. Our providers understand their patients’ health histories and know them as individual people. This important aspect of health care is often overlooked in larger health care settings.
We serve our community through many avenues to meet the varied needs of our residents. These include our Parents as Teachers program, a free in home service which ensures that all children are school-ready; a child care center, including a state of the art preschool; a Job Opportunities Service, assisting individuals with and without disabilities in training for, seeking, securing and maintaining employment; and an assisted living center, offering senior residents a beautiful, secure, and supportive place in which to live.
We have many additional services to meet your needs – please explore our site to learn about our rehabilitative services, surgical care, obstetric and newborn care, and much more. Learn about our dedicated staff – who each ensure that your needs are met.
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History Of Van Buren County Hospital
History
In the mid-1940’s, the Keosauqua Commercial Club began to work toward the goal of establishing a hospital in Van Buren County. Through a community fund drive, the community leaders raised $75,000. An additional $92,000 was obtained through the federally funded Hill-Burton program. The hospital was among the first in the state to receive Hill-Burton funds.
In 1946, 70% of the county voters elected to establish the new hospital. The hospital opened in 1951, equipped for 20 acute care patients and seven newborns. In 1962, voters approved, by a 75.49% margin, a $300,000 bond issue. An additional $170,000 in federal funds was received to build additions, expanding the hospital capacity to 40 beds.
In 1984, the hospital board contracted with Sisters of Mary of the Presentation Health Corporation of Fargo, North Dakota to manage the facility. During the mid-to-late 80’s, the hospital was redecorated and modernized.
The 1990’s brought significant changes to the hospital. The hospital established an affiliation with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Through this affiliation and other arrangements with area hospitals, over 20 specialty clinics were established.
The hospital opened the county’s only state licensed child care center in 1990 and a regional Ag Health and Safety Center in 1991. In 1992, Van Buren County Hospital opened the county’s only Job Opportunities Center, helping residents find employment. And, also in 1992, a regional wholesale bakery was opened through the hospital’s kitchen. In 1993, four rural health clinics were established in Douds, Stockport,Cantril and Birmingham Iowa.
In 1994, the hospital was one of four hospitals in the state to participate in a $7.2 million National Library of Medicine grant. The grant funded the establishment of a telemedicine network which enabled VBCH to have immediate two-way audio and visual communications with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Ottumwa Regional Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
In 1997, the hospital completed a major expansion project. A generous donation from the late Hollis and Kathleen Arnold estate was followed by a capital campaign through which businesses and residents in or associated with Van Buren County raised $1.1 million toward this new expansion.
The $4.4 million expansion included space for our active medical staff; visiting specialists, emergency room, physical therapy, cardio pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, laboratory services, radiology, and occupational therapy departments.
On May 1, 2002, the hospital began operating as a Critical Access Hospital.
In 2003, Van Buren County Hospital doubled the size of its physical therapy department to accommodate the expanded number of physical therapy patients the hospital serves.
In 2004, the hospital opened Village Terrace, a 10-unit apartment complex for senior assisted living, attached to the hospital. That same year, the hospital opened a new operating room/ recovery suite and a new acute care wing with all private beds.
In 2005, the hospital board voted to begin a multi-year, multisite project to replace or remodel its existing rural clinics. In 2005, the hospital, in conjunction with the Douds Masonic Lodge, remodeled the downstairs of the Masonic Lodge into the new Vickie Butler/ Douds Medical Clinic. The clinic is utilized by patients from a three-county area and is a nice addition to the main street of Douds, Iowa.
In 2006, the hospital remodeled the Farmington Medical Clinic, replacing the flooring, interior walls, carpeting, ceiling tile, desk, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. This “gut-remodeling” project provided the residents of Farmington and the surrounding area with an essentially new clinic, with larger rooms and enhanced privacy.
In 2006, the hospital also opened its new Birmingham Clinic, a $240,000 project which provided the residents in the northern half of Van Buren County and southern Jefferson County a new medical clinic, located right on Highway 1. The clinic features enhanced patient privacy, large rooms, extended clinic evening hours, and a soothing prairie view.
In 2007, the hospital purchased a building on Bonaparte's Main Street and remodeled it into a new, with an historic flair, medical clinic.
In 2007, the hospital purchased land for the construction of its new Fox River Clinic, located on Highway 2, convenient for the residents of Cantril, Milton, and Davis County. The clinic opened in late 2007.
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