Mercy Hospital was founded in 1926 in the railroad town of Oelwein, Iowa by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1982, The Sisters of Mercy transferred sponsorship of the hospital to the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters.
Mercy Hospital is a 25-bed, full-service hospital that provides acute, skilled, and outpatient care to the community and surrounding area of Oelwein. Mercy Hospital’s role is to provide all the basic health care services needed in its community. Mercy provides general medical care, surgery, ambulatory care, long-term care and recovery. Services include 24-hour emergency room access and ambulance transportation, radiology with CT scanning, mammography and ultrasound, laboratory, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation therapies, spiritual care, social services and nutrition.
In addition, Mercy provides access to certain high-technology capabilities such as MRI, nuclear medicine and stereotactic breast biopsy to members of its community through mobile accommodations. Beyond providing exceptional and compassionate health care service on a daily basis, Mercy Hospital extends its healing Mission into the community through numerous programs and resources for all. Other Services Provided Include: -
Life-line, a telephone contact system, enables the elderly or disabled to continue living alone in their home with emergency help only a button away. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare’s network is one of the largest in the Midwest with approximately 565 enrollees. -
Nurse On-Call, a free telephone service available to the general public 24 hours a day/7 days a week, offering medical advice or physician referrals by registered nurses. This service receives approximately 121,000 call a year. An 800 number is provided to persons living outside the local calling area. -
Home Health, an organization providing continued nursing, therapy, or other support services in a patient’s home. Home Health conducts approximately 36,000 visits per year. -
Occupational Medicine and Wellness contracts with approximately 1,000 area businesses throughout Northeast Iowa to provide needed health care services such as injury treatment, drug and alcohol testing, and health education and disease prevention information for their employees. -
Numerous general health education opportunities and screenings offered to the community at large (wellness information; exercise/fitness classes; massage therapy; depression, anxiety, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and blood cholesterol screenings; support groups; safety and prevention events; etc.). The Mercy Hospital Foundation
The Mercy Hospital Foundation exists to benefit the Oelwein area and operates exclusively for non-profit health care purposes. Contributions are utilized to enhance the quality of patient care, to implement educational health programs and to acquire new medical equipment. |
