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Welcome To Ottumwa Regional

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is a member of the Iowa and American Hospital Associations.

Over 100 Years of Caring

Ottumwa Regional Health Center began as the Ottumwa Hospital Association in 1892 and admitted its first patient in 1894. It has provided general acute care hospital service from its Pennsylvania site since 1952. The Health Center, now located in two facilities licensed for 217 beds, offers secondary level health care to residents in Wapello County and the seven surrounding counties.

Currently, Ottumwa Regional Health Center employs over 950 associates and is one of the largest employers in Ottumwa. ORHC places an increasing emphasis on relationships with neighboring community hospitals, physicians, and agencies who depend on providers in Ottumwa for specialty care. Further, ORHC strives to improve the quality of human health through local and regional collaboration at the lowest responsible cost.

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At Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC), we know that people in southern Iowa and northern Missouri want and expect quality health care -- and they want it close to home.

So we reach out in a wide range of healthcare capabilities -- for our patients in the hospital; for outpatient, one-day services; and outreach services that we take to the people where they live. We have the professional medical expertise and the latest medical equipment to respond quickly and effectively to their medical needs. And, we reach out with the gentle touch of neighbors helping neighbors.

Ottumwa Regional is always looking for ways to improve our already recognized high standards of quality care and help limit health care costs to our patients.

Everyone at ORHC works together to exceed the expectations of our patients and families the first time...and every time.

River Hills and Ottumwa Regional Initiate Pediatric Care Expansion

(OTTUMWA – May 13, 2010) An innovative partnership between River Hills Community Health Center and Ottumwa Pediatrics, which is part of Ottumwa Regional Health Center, was so successful during 2008 that plans have been developed to further expand the relationship into a more comprehensive and permanent arrangement to better serve the children of southeast Iowa. The partnership will provide increased access to quality pediatric primary health care services regardless of insurance coverage. “This is a milestone in healthcare evolution as we bring government and private businesses together to better serve the area,” said River Hills CEO, Rick Johnson.