Mary Greeley Medical Center

Name :

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Address  :

1111 Duff Avenue

Town  :

Ames

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

50010

Phone  :

515 239 2011

Web URL  :


Description

About Mary Greeley Medical Center
Mary Greeley Medical Center is the health care provider on which central Iowans depend We have earned this reputation by bringing together extraordinary people and stateoftheart facilities in a progressive community

We are a 220bed regional referral center in Ames Iowa serving a 13county region throughout central Iowa We provide our patients with the kind of care and services usually found in major metropolitan areas

Our Mission
We provide high quality cost effective health care services that advance the health of central Iowans through specialized care and personal touch

Our Vision
We will be the medical center of choice

Our Values
We take PRIDE in the quality of care we provide to our patients visitors and families

Peopleoriented
Respectful
Innovative
Dedicated
Effective


History

History
Mary Greeley Medical Center opened in 1916 to honor the memory of the wife of Captain Wallace Greeley Greeley an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War was a prominent banker businessman and mayor of Ames during the 19th and early 20th centuries

On Sept 24 1916 with more than 2000 people in attendance the captains dream came true as the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated as a gift to the city of Ames population 5000 In his comments at the dedication Captain Greeley eulogized his wife by saying quotIt affords me great pleasure more than words can express that I contribute something towards the welfare of not only those now in need but also for those who will be here long after we have passed awayquot
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