Newton Clinic P.C.

Name :

Newton Clinic P.C.

Address  :

300 N. 4th Ave. E.

Town  :

Newton

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

50208

Phone  :

641 792 2112

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Newton Clinic is a multispecialty clinic serving the citizens of Newton Iowa and the greater Jasper County area Our 20 providers offer healthcare services in the areas of family medicine obstetrics gynecology internal medicine and podiatry Our physicians offer 247 oncall coverage

Newton Clinic is owned by the member physicians and employs about 60 fulltime employees Our 17000squarefoot facility includes a fullservice laboratory fullservice Xray department obstetric ultrasound unit fetal nonstress testing unit video flexible sigmoidoscope unit treadmill and three surgical procedurecasting rooms The physicians of the Newton Clinic primarily admit patients to MercyOne Newton Medical Center

To schedule an appointment please call 641 7922112 or tollfree 888 7882804

History

Mary Frances Skiff Memorial Hospital founded in 1921

Mary Frances Skiff Memorial Hospital was dedicated on May 30 1921 and named in honor of the late wife of Vernon W Skiff a prominent Newton business owner

Mr Skiff the founder of the Jewel Tea Company personally donated 100000 for the project An additional 70000 was pledged by the residents of Newton Construction began in 1919 and was completed in early 1921 The new facility was described in Modern Hospital magazine as one of the finest most modern hospitals in the country The first patient admitted to the hospital was Mrs Lavina Lint of Mingo on Jan 15 1921 Three days later the first baby was born at the hospital He was Max Dodge son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Dodge of rural Newton