Mercyone Elkader Medical CenterElkader, IA
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center is a non-profit critical access hospital in Elkader, Iowa, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 54 min in its emergency department, 14 min shorter than the Iowa average of 2 hr 8 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyClayton
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS19043
- Area Code563
Visiting Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 54 minutes in the emergency department at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center. That is 14 minutes shorter than the Iowa average of 2 hours 8 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Mercyone Elkader Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.0% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Nearby ERs with shorter visits
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 299 patients. | 114 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 12 patients. | 220 min | 257 min |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 120 patients. | 53% | 78% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 63 patients. | 67% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Doctors at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
25 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 13 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Mercyone Elkader Medical Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.mercyone.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Iowa hospital finances.
Who owns Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Central Community Hospital, a non-profit organization.
53 doctors and other clinicians list Mercyone Elkader Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Central Community Hospital (EIN 42-0818642)
As filed with the IRS by Central Community Hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Clayton are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Clayton is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Clayton are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Iowa earn a median $78,630 a year. Healthcare salaries in Iowa.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Iowa shortage areas
Find doctors in Elkader
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Elkader, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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