Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital owns and operates Rural Health Clinics in the communities of Lake City, Gowrie, Lake View and Rockwell City. We employ 19 providers which are composed of physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. They provide medical professional services to members of these communities and surrounding areas in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area.

The laboratory department provides inpatient, outpatient and emergency testing for patients of Stewart Memorial Community Hospital. It also provide services to the McCrary-Rost Clinic in Lake City. Reagent and salary costs of personnel account for the majority of the department's expenses.

The operating and recovery rooms department provide general surgical and orthopedic procedures along with procedures for ENT, cataract and podiatry. The supplies used in such procedures account for a large portion of expenses.