Virginia Gay Hospital

Name :

Virginia Gay Hospital

Address  :

502 N. 9th Ave

Town  :

Vinton

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

52349

Phone  :

3194726200

Fax  :

3194726222

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the health of those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all that we do Our goal is to offer quality care and services that set community standards exceed patients expectations and are provided in a caring convenient costeffective and accessible manner

Vision
We will transform the health care experience through a culture of caring quality safety service innovation and excellence and be recognized by employees physicians patients and families volunteers and the community as
bull The best place to work
bull The best place to practice medicine and
bull The best place to receive care
We will be known as an excellent community citizen embodying an organization of people working together to do the right thing every day to improve the health of those we serve We will become the best health system we can be

Core Values ndash The 8 Cs
Communication We communicate in a calm caring and timely manner at all times
Courtesy We treat all others as we would like to be treated
Caring We demonstrate concern and compassion in all aspects of our jobs
Cooperation We work with all staff to provide the highest quality of care
Commitment We demonstrate loyalty to the organization
Competence We are competent in our jobs
Cost We actively participate in efforts to prevent waste fraud and abuse
Confidentiality We respect patient resident and coworker confidentiality always

History

he history of Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics is one of caring for the individuals of our communities and of the communities caring for Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics Our hospital was founded with Virginia Gays generous gift of 50000 equivalent to nearly 1000000 today which she left to the city of Vinton for the express purpose of starting a hospital
Virginia Walcutt Gay and her husband Harvey D Gay moved to Vinton from Worthington Ohio in 1850 H D Gay was in the mercantile business and had extensive holdings in lumber and mining in the western United States Mr Gay preceded his wife in death in 1878 leaving Mrs Gay with considerable wealth Mrs Gay died on May 8 1914 in Columbus Ohio In her will Mrs Gay said

I have an affection for Vinton and its people because most of the
years of my life were spent in it and among its people They were
my happiest years For these reasons I have made this provision
for a hospital in Vinton It shall be known and designated as the
Virginia Gay Hospital Virginia Gay

With those few words and her generous actions thousands of lives were changed forever Mrs Gay would be proud to see how her selfless act has been transformed into the comprehensive health care network that the residents of Vinton and much of Benton County and the surrounding area enjoy today From its humble beginning in 1923 Virginia Gay Hospital has provided quality health care while keeping a watchful eye on current trends and the future of medical care

historic VGH buildingOn May 22 1917 Mayor J F Allen of Vinton called a group of Vinton residents together for the purpose of establishing a Board of Regents for the Virginia Gay Hospital Original members of the Board of Regents were Mayor Allen Dr C C Griffin J P Whitney T J Ray and W G Ellis The bylaws of the Board of Regents were approved on November 22 1917

Tilford Academy 1917One of the buildings of the old Tilford Academy was purchased for 7400 The remodeling of the building cost approximately 54000 the elevator was purchased and installed for 3050 and the equipment was purchased for 2500 for a total cost of approximately 67000 This was a threestory building with a basement and was located in the south part of Vinton