Spencer Hospital

Name :

Spencer Hospital

Address  :

1200 First Avenue East

Town  :

Spencer

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

51301

Phone  :

712 264 6198

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Our Mission
Spencer Hospital is dedicated to promoting healthier lives

Vision
Spencer Hospital in collaboration with its medical staff will be recognized as an exceptional regional healthcare center

Core Principles
Service Ensure exceptional service and responsiveness to all

People Show respect and caring for each person

Quality Achieve superior quality and promote safety in all we do

Operations Strive for innovation process improvement and fiscal integrity

History

Spencer Hospital History
Spencer Hospital 1935

Health care services were essential for the growing and bustling Spencer community in the early 1900s The doctor toting his familiar black bag was a common sight in the city and the surrounding area In those days the doctor went to the patient Local citizens didnt have a hospital to check into if surgery needed to be performed a baby was ready to be delivered or if an emergency occurred

In the fall of 1911 local citizen Jasper Wayne purchased the old Baptist Church on West Third Street and converted it into a large 12room house complete with hot water heating On Jan 10 1912 headlines in the Spencer newspaper proclaimed quotJasper Wayne to Make a Hospital Out of His Residencequot

After two years of operating the hospital Wayne was ready to part from the health care field and offered the hospital for sale A group of 17 women representing various churches in Spencer formed the Spencer Hospital Association in April 1914 They were to be entrusted with the daily operations of the hospital Although these women had the enthusiasm and interest in the taking over the hospital they were lacking one essential funding

This problem was rapidly solved by the creation of another organization the Spencer Hospital Holding Company comprised of a group of Spencer businessmen many of them spouses of hospital association members The holding company sold 195 shares at 50 each to raise 9750 This money was used to purchase the building and land and fund an addition to the hospital Possession of the property was finalized on Sept 7 1914

Under the direction of the Spencer Hospital Association members the facility continued to thrive and grow After nearly 20 years of seeing life brought into the world depart from the earth and people healed for another day the hospital had outgrown its little 14room house Spencer citizens approved a bond issue which called for using a portion of Light Plant funds to assist in construction of a new modern facility thus changing ownership from a community hospital managed by a volunteer association to a municipal facility A new structure was built at the current site of Spencer Hospital and in 1935 hospital operations were moved to the new hospital building The hospital has continued to expand and grow over the years The 1935 building eventually came down to make room for expansion as the facility has grown in size and services

Volunteerism continues to be the driving force behind the hospitals growth and success In addition to the hospital auxiliary the Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation spurs community involvement in local health care issues thus the tradition of communitysupported health care continues