Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, IA
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About Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is an acute care hospital in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 217 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Davis County Hospital, about 19 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.86
62% 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.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend41%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1045%
- Completed surveys188
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.02755, -92.39042
Nearby hospitals
- Davis County Hospital509 North Madison Street, Bloomfield, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital19 mi
- Monroe County Hospital6580 165th Street, Albia, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital21 mi
- Jefferson County Health Center2000 S Main, Fairfield, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Mahaska Health Partnership1229 C Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA · Level III traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Keokuk County Health Center23019 Highway 149, Sigourney, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ottumwa Regional Health Center located?
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is at 1001 E Pennsylvania, Ottumwa, IA 52501 in Wapello County.
Does Ottumwa Regional Health Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ottumwa Regional Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 166 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ottumwa Regional Health Center?
Ottumwa Regional Health Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Ottumwa 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 Ottumwa Regional Health Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (641) 682-7511.
Would patients recommend Ottumwa Regional Health Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (188 completed surveys), 41% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 45% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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