Ottumwa Regional Health Center Publishes 2024 Community Benefit Report
April 4, 2025
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Raquel Alderman
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(Ottumwa, IA- March 28 ,2025) – Ottumwa Regional Health Center today published its community benefit report for the 2024 calendar year. This annual report outlines the various ways the hospital is working to support the health and economic vitality of the City of Ottumwa as part of its mission of making communities healthier®.
“For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been proud to call Ottumwa our home, and as a leader in our community, we are committed to providing high-quality care close to home, investing in our region’s overall well-being and making a positive impact on those we serve,” said Michael Covert, interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Ottumwa Regional Health Center. “This year’s report underscores our ongoing commitment to providing high quality care – both inside and outside our hospital walls.”
Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s 2024 community benefit report highlights its continued efforts to meet the growing healthcare needs of its community through welcoming new providers, expanding service lines and continually investing in its facilities and healthcare technology. For example, in 2024, Ottumwa Regional Health Center added 49 providers in midwifery and more; and made nearly/more than $1.5 million in capital improvements, including Aquablation robotic system for prostate surgery, ambulance cots, EKG machines, bladder scanners and the ScottCare System for monitoring patients during their exercises and recording their progress.
Additionally, Ottumwa Regional Health Center made a donation of nearly $20.7 million in health services to those in need, demonstrating its continuous commitment to ensuring everyone has access to care, regardless of their ability to pay.
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is also devoted to creating environments where providers want to practice, and employees want to work. In 2024, the hospital distributed $39, 712,352 in salaries, wages and benefits for its approximately 400 employees, while contributing $87,740 in professional development and tuition assistance so all its employees can have the opportunity to learn, grow and improve the care they provide their patients.
Last year, the organization paid $10,574,771 in local and state taxes, while also continuing its support of local activities and organizations committed to serving the region, including, Partners in Progress (Ottumwa Rodeo, Lean-In Sponsor, Holiday Nights ‘N Lights, Golf Tournament, Int’ Film Festival, Lemonade Day) Bridge View Center, Ottumwa High School, Ottumwa Leadership Academy, Ottumwa Symphony, Cardinal High School, Indian Hills Community College and more.
“We feel fortunate to call Ottumwa our home, and we are incredibly grateful for the continued support of all those who entrust us with their care. We are also thankful for the hard work and dedication of our providers, employees and volunteers who make it all possible,” said interim CEO, Michael Covert. “As we look ahead to the future, we remain committed to honoring our legacy while further enhancing the many ways we serve our neighbors and communities.”
Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s 2024 community benefit report is available here: https://www.ottumwaregionalhealth.com/community-benefit-report
About Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC)
For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has served the community of Ottumwa, Wapello County and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and more. ORHC’s mission is making communities healthier, and it is dedicated to being a place where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice, and employees want to work.