About Us
Hospital Overview
Our team of health care professionals is dedicated to improving the health and well being of our patients. Wayne County Hospital is a general medical/surgical hospital with modern medical imaging and laboratory services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation therapy, new labor-delivery-recovery obstetrical suites and an exceptional dialysis unit. The emergency department, designated as a Level IV Trauma Center, provides 24-hour emergency care and offers stabilization and transfer services to patients requiring more specialized care. Ambulance and medical helicopter transfer services are available with highly trained emergency personnel. We operate four rural health clinics strategically located throughout the county.
Our medical staff consists of family practice physicians, a general surgeon, a urogynecologist and orthopedic specialist, complemented by physician assistants and nurse practitioners. In addition, we provide obstetric care for a five county area.
Facts & Figures
- Founded in 1954
- Total CAH licensed beds 25
- Gross revenues $57 million
The Amy Robertson Specialty Clinic offers patients local care with visiting specialists in areas such as audiology, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, podiatry, and urology. The Wayne County Hospital rehabilitation services team provides physical, occupational and speech language therapy. The hospital operates four rural health clinics conveniently located in Corydon, Humeston, Lineville and Seymour to provide better health care access to patients within Wayne County.
Wayne County Hospital is one of the largest employers in the county serving a population of 6,385 people in Wayne County plus surrounding areas. (2015 Census) Wayne County Hospital operates as a tax-exempt; twenty-five bed licensed Critical Access Hospital (CAH).
Convenient, free parking is available in the main parking lot on the east side of the complex.
Since 1986, the Wayne County Hospital has been a part of the Mercy Medical Center of Des Moines, Iowa, statewide collaborative Network of Healthcare Services.
This affiliation is through a management contract with that facility.
Our History
WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Completed in 1954, Wayne County Hospital opened in January 1955 as a 34 bed, non-profit, community owned, rural hospital serving Wayne County and neighboring communities. Cost for the original project, including the building and equipment, was $450,000 of which $140,000 was available from the Federal Government through the Hill-Burton Act. The County’s share of the project, through taxation, was $200,000, and the balance was obtained by subscriptions through the efforts of a local committee. The county’s population in 1955 was between 9,000-10,000 people.
Designed by the architectural firm of Williamson and Loebsack and Associates of Topeka, Kansas; the original structure was 256 feet long and 60 feet wide. A private room cost $10.50 per day, a semi-private room was $8.50 and the charge was $6.50 per day for children under 7 years old. The new hospital employed a staff of approximately 25 members.
Board of Directors
Darrell Cook
Chair
DeWayne Watters
Vice Chair
Jill Tueth
Secretary
Cindy Shelley
Treasurer
Donna Donald
Member
Callie Mehrhoff
Member
Dave McElvain
Member
Leadership Team
Dawn Christian, RN
Director of Quality & Process Excellence
Denise Hook, FHFMA
Chief Financial Officer
Dawn Jones
Human Resources Director
Daren Relph, PS-CCP
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Thomas, PS-CCP
Associate Administrator
Kevin Tilley, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Lisa Veach
Clinic Director
Pillars & Professional
Standards of Excellence
It is the belief of our Board of Trustees, our medical staff and our employees that we are able to excel and exceed the expectations of our customers. These beliefs are central to the heartbeat of our organization.
- Service Excellence
- Communication
- Safety
- Self Management
- Teamwork
Wayne County Hospital and partners with the Studer Group and follows the Studer model of delivering excellence in health care.
OUR FOUNDATION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE:
People
To keep employees informed and to provide opportunities for improving their skills to promote success.
Service
To initiate a culture where high quality service is evident to all physicians, patients and employees.
Finance
To meet or exceed operating budget indicators while securing long-term financial security.
Quality
To provide easily accessible, quality care.
Community
WCH will actively pursue opportunities to have a positive impact on community issues.
Growth
To investigate and capitalize on opportunities to grow WCH’s existing services and to develop new services.