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Description

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Mission and Values
We commit our valuable resources to provide a familycentered approach in meeting the health care needs of all people in the community and surrounding area regardless of ability to pay and to foster the values of compassion professionalism collaboration confidentiality and efficiency

Mission Statement
committed to personal compassionate care for you our friends and neighbors

We value compassion which allows us to empathize with others and meet their
individual needs

We encourage professionalism through appearance actions competence and
continued education driven by personal growth

We believe in collaboration of all members of the healthcare team to deliver
comprehensive medical service to the community

We respect everyones dignity by valuing privacy and confidentiality

We value the efficient use of resources and encourage cost containment by
each individual while maintaining quality patient care

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History

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Dr John Warner History
Dr John Warner arrived in DeWitt County in 1842 practicing medicine until 1856 Shortly before the Civil War he went into banking and accumulated a fortune A few months before his death December 21 1905 Dr John Warner announced he would erect a structure for hospital services and donate it to the public His will provided for construction of the hospital Work was begun and the building completed in 1906The building stood idle four years as there was no money for maintenance or for furnishings The hospital came under City of Clinton ownership in 1909 and remains cityowned today In the spring of 1910 a proposition to levy a twomill tax on Clinton property was submitted to a vote and carried by a gratifying majority Public support for the hospital has been a longstanding part of its heritage

The original structure cost approximately 25000 and was built of pressed brick with buff Bedford stone trimmings and was practically fireproof There were 25 patient rooms a reception room and a large hall off the main entrance On the third floor the operating room was located immediately under the roof where the light was perfect The first patient was admitted January 20 1911

In spite of several additions Dr John Warner Hospital had outgrown its building and the year 1970 heralded the opening of a new wing The modern facility we have today was completed in April 1978 and incorporated the wing built in 1970 In 1999 a new Medical Office Building was completed which houses the hospitals Rural Health Center

Today Dr John Warner Hospital is a fully accredited Critical Access Hospital CAH The hospital currently has more than 150 employees making it one of the major employers in DeWitt County Dr John Warner Hospital serves more than 500 inpatients performs approximately 300 surgeries and serves more than 15000 outpatients yearly