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Clarke County Hospital

800 S Fillmore St, Osceola, IA 50213 · (641) 342-2184

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency room

Clarke County Hospital is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Osceola, Iowa (Clarke County), with 25 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 5 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. It lists $1.04 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Iowa hospital ($3.72).

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★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
$1.04listed for every $1 its care costs Iowa typical $3.72
1 h 44 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
25beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

83%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
82%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    1 h 44 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    1%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

    ER volume: low.

    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    15.9%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    16.8%
    Infections and complications lower is better
    C. diff intestinal infections
    0.00
    ≈ Same as US

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $97what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $3.6Mnet income, all sources
    2.3%margin on patient care alone
    $95,876cost of charity care (0.2% of costs)
    $1.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    195full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    19 miles awayDecatur County HospitalLeon, IANot rated$1.94 listed per $1 of cost24 miles awayLucas County Health CenterChariton, IANot rated$1.38 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayMadison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IANot rated$1.68 listed per $1 of cost30 miles awayWayne County HospitalCorydon, IANot rated$2.11 listed per $1 of cost32 miles awayGreater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA★★★★★$1.58 listed per $1 of cost

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