ABOUT THE FACILITY

MercyOne Primghar Medical Center, formerly Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital, is owned by MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center. MercyOne Primghar Medical Center is dedicated to serving and benefitting our community, by continuing the healing ministry of the Church and promoting the wellbeing of people in our community.

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center is part of MercyOne Health Network, an integrated system of member hospitals in Iowa and other health and patient care facilities united into one operating organization to improve the delivery of healthcare services to the people of Iowa and surrounding communities.

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center is a 238-bed regional center that provides residents in a 33-county tri-state region in western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota an entire continuum of preventive, primary, acute and tertiary healthcare services. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center is home to the only Level II trauma center in western Iowa - one of only four trauma care facilities in the state to receive verification from the American College of Surgeons - and MercyOne AIR MED, a regional helicopter ambulance service.

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center has earned more national recognitions for quality patient outcomes than any other hospital in the region, including multiple honors for leadership and excellence in clinical areas such as cardiac care, orthopedic services, vascular surgery, stroke care and cancer care.

In addition to the main hospital in Sioux City, we also operate rural hospitals in Hawarden and Primghar, Iowa, and Oakland and Pender, Nebraska, as well as a primary care clinic network, specialty care clinics and home health services. We partner with other community health providers to sponsor a regional cancer center, paramedic services, a free-standing surgery center, hospice services, and a variety of other health services.

MercyOne Siouxland is a partner with Dunes Surgical Hospital, a multi-specialty surgical hospital, in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. MercyOne Siouxland owns MercyOne Primghar Medical Center in Primghar, Iowa, and MercyOne Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, Neb.  Managed hospitals include Hawarden Regional Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa, and Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Neb.

For more information on Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City, visit our website https://www.mercyone.org/.

MercyOne provides personalized health care to communities throughout Iowa and the surrounding states. System-wide, MercyOne proudly offers 40+ hospitals and 230+ clinics and employs 20,000+ health-focused team members who are committed to the communities we serve.

Living the traditions, visions and values of the Sisters of Mercy, MercyOne Siouxland today is a part of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan, the second-largest Catholic healthcare system in the United States.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Primghar, Iowa is ideally located on Hwy 59 and surrounded by some of the most productive farmland. A unique blend of heritage, combined with our friendliness and caring spirit, makes Primghar is a great place to live, work and visit!.

Agribusiness is the mainstay of the community. The O’Brien County Courthouse and the Mercy Hospital and Clinics are two critical entities that help to bring diversity and employment opportunities to town. These, along with business owners both around the square and throughout the community, ensure every need is covered.

Local schools are of the highest quality in educational and recreational opportunities. The South O'Brien Schools are comprised of students from Primghar, Paullina, Sutherland, Calumet and Gaza. Recreational activities provide year-round entertainment including the Primghar Play House, the Figure 8 Races and the Primghar Golf & Country Club. These, along with our camping and community events offer fun and entertainment for all ages.

Primghar offers all the amenities of a large community with that home town feel.

Sioux City, Iowa, is a family friendly community of approximately 120,000 residents located in the center of America’s heartland, at the junction of the States of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Sioux City is a vibrant, mid-sized city, with an unmatched low cost of living and is an excellent place to raise a family. Sioux City is known for its excellent school system with a graduation rate between 95% and 100% and very high ACT scores. Higher education is further marked with two 4-year universities in the area and a nationally recognized university and medical school within 30 minutes. The area has countless outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, boating, tennis, aquatic center and swimming pools, 56 public parks, 11 golf courses including an Arnold Palmer designed golf course and country club, soccer and baseball fields. Sioux City is just one hour away from larger cities such as Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

For more information on Sioux City, Iowa, please visit https://www.sioux-city.org.