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Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, IA

Directions (515) 295-2451 krhc.com

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Overview

About Kossuth Regional Health Center

Kossuth Regional Health Center is a critical access hospital in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Hancock County Health System, about 21 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

1
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
5 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
· 1 worse
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
5 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

99 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
1.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
low
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.96

33% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.

SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Would definitely recommend87%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1093%
  • Completed surveys66

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kossuth Regional Health Center located?

Kossuth Regional Health Center is at 1515 South Phillips Street, Algona, IA 50511 in Kossuth County.

Does Kossuth Regional Health Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Kossuth Regional Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 99 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Kossuth Regional Health Center?

Kossuth Regional Health Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.

Is Kossuth Regional Health Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Iowa EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.

What is the phone number of Kossuth Regional Health Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (515) 295-2451.

Would patients recommend Kossuth Regional Health Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (66 completed surveys), 87% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 93% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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