About Us
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a 217-bed hospital that has served Ottumwa, Wapello County and the surrounding southeast Iowa communities for more than 125 years. The hospital provides a broad range of services, including emergency care, medical and surgical care, critical care, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, pediatrics, and specialty services. These include cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, wound care, pain management, sleep studies, and pathology.
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is committed to its mission of making communities healthier. For more information, call 641.684.2300.
Our Mission
Making communities healthier®
Our Vision
We want to create places where:
- People choose to come for healthcare
- Physicians and providers want to practice
- Employees want to work
Our Core Values
Champion Patient Care
- Demonstrate an unwavering passion for delivering high-quality care.
- Always look for opportunities to improve the patient and family experience.
- Support all providers and caregivers to deliver the best patient outcomes.
- Understand how you personally impact patient care.
Do the Right Thing
- Demonstrate commitment to our mission and all stakeholders, including staff, providers, partners and communities.
- Take personal accountability for your role and actions.
- Speak up: See something, say something.
- Act with integrity and honesty in everything you do.
Embrace Individuality
- Appreciate and draw upon the diverse skills and perspectives of all people.
- Actively listen to understand and act on the unique needs of others.
- Make everyone feel welcome and valued.
- Seek common ground with peers, patients and families.
Act with Kindness
- Approach each day and new challenges with optimism.
- Lift up others by making every moment matter.
- Act with humility, compassion and empathy.
- Provide meaningful recognition and feedback to others.
Make a Difference Together
- Promote teamwork by building strong relationships and fostering trust.
- Collaborate to identify and develop innovative solutions.
- Think "We" before "Me."
- Create fun by celebrating all successes.
Our Leadership
Kristy Lee, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Bryan Harkness, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
KC DeBoer, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Board of Directors
- Marc Roe, Chairman
- Dr. Mahmoud Alameddine, Chief of Staff
- Kim Brown, ARNP
- Dr. Kurt Anderson
- Brian McWilliams
- Dr. Thomas Mukkada
- Zenna Boyd
- K.C. DeBoer, Interim CEO, Secretary
- Jennifer Wilson
- David Suarez
A Warm Welcome to Ottumwa Regional Health Center
On behalf of our board of directors, employees, volunteers, and medical staff, welcome to Ottumwa Regional Health Center.
For more than 130 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to Wapello County and the surrounding areas. We are proud to serve a community that values its hospital and supports our mission of making communities healthier.
At Ottumwa Regional Health Center, we continuously strive to improve the quality of care we deliver and to meet the evolving needs of those we serve. We are committed to expanding services, investing in advanced technology, and enhancing the patient experience to ensure that our community has access to exceptional healthcare close to home.
What truly defines Ottumwa Regional Health Center is the people behind it—our skilled and dedicated employees, medical staff, and volunteers who work tirelessly to provide compassionate care to every patient who walks through our doors. Their dedication to the health and well-being of our community is what makes this hospital so special.
We are grateful for the trust you place in us and honored to care for you and your family. If you have any questions or feedback about Ottumwa Regional Health Center, please don’t hesitate to call us at 641.684.2323 or visit OttumwaRegionalHealth.com/Contact to get in touch.
With gratitude,
The Ottumwa Regional Health Center Team