Company Profile

Company Overview

Since 1827, people have turned to Mercy for health care. Catherine McAuley opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland, where people in need were offered shelter, education, and health care. In 1843, the healing ministry of Catherine McAuley and the Sisters of Mercy was brought to the United States where the first Sisters of Mercy Foundation was established in the U.S.

In the late 1800s, the Sisters of Mercy opened hospitals in rural towns and cities across the state of Iowa. The sisters were determined to carry out their mission - caring for persons in need. They worked closely with physicians, nurses, and other individuals who shared the belief that all people in the community deserve good care, given in a compassionate, respectful manner.

The Sisters of Mercy opened St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Mason City in 1916. Their efforts to care for the growing community augmented those of a group of local doctors, who had established Park Hospital seven years earlier.

Park later was renamed North Iowa Medical Center and was moved from its downtown location to the west side.

To enhance service delivery and address issues relating to rising costs, the hospitals consolidated in 1993 as North Iowa Mercy Health Center. Known today as Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, the Medical Center has taken a prominent role in ensuring that patients across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota have access to and receive exceptional quality health care and experience world-class service.

Mission, Vision & Values
Mission

We, Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, along with Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Core Values

Reverence
We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

Commitment to Those Who are Poor
We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.

Justice
We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

Stewardship
We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

Integrity
We are faithful to who we say we are.

Awards, Recognition and Accreditation
Because of the dedication of Mercy Medical Center -North Iowa's physicians, providers and staff in addition to quality initiatives assumed by the organization, Mercy - North Iowa has received both state and national recognitions. We invite you to learn more about them.

Mercy Center for Breast Health has been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program (NQMBC ™).
Mercy Cancer Center - Three-Year Accreditation with Gold-Level Commendation by The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (AcoS)
Mercy Cancer Center - Standards for oncology practices by Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®)
Mercy Cancer Center - Outstanding Achievement Award - The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Mercy Stroke Center - American Stroke Association's Silver Performance Achievement Award
Mercy Home Care - Home Care Elite Award - Top 500 Home Care Agency
NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program
Mercy Acute Unit - Top Performing Acute Rehabilitation Unit, Uniform Data System
Top 100 Hospital in the Nation - 2012 (Thomson Reuters)