Ottumwa Regional Health Center

Ottumwa Regional Health Center For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa.

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is an acute care facility that has been providing health services for over 125 years to the community of Ottumwa & the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911 OR VISIT THE NEAREST EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY. Please note that information, including personal and health information, posted to this page is generally accessible by others. To protect your privacy, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE OR COMMUNICATE ANY MEDICAL OR OTHER HEALTH INFORMATION ON OR THROUGH THIS PAGE. By posting to this site, you assume any risks associated with the sharing of this information. Ottumwa Regional Health Center expressly disclaims any obligations under federal or state health privacy laws for information contained in such posts. For more information on Facebook’s privacy practices and terms and conditions, please review the policies and terms applicable to the third-party site. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of those other websites, applications, and/or platforms or the information they may collect (which may include IP address). You should contact such third parties directly to determine their respective privacy policies. Links to any other websites or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us of the linked website, platform, and/or content. For more information on Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s privacy and security practices related to our services, please visit our website. We use this page to share content about our facility, team, community, health observances, and general health education. Please be respectful, and note that while we do not regularly review or remove content from this page, we reserve the right to review and remove posts or comments that are, among other things, abusive, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, obscene, violate the law, promote unrelated offerings, link to external sites, or may otherwise risk harm to any person.

We are so proud of you Mark!!
08/23/2025

We are so proud of you Mark!!

Ottumwa Regional Health Center's EMS Manager Mark Frymoyer is the center's 2025 Mercy Award winner.

08/23/2025
We’re proud to see Lindsey Stice featured in the Ottumwa Post for her promotion to Director of Wound Center!🎉Her dedic...
08/23/2025

We’re proud to see Lindsey Stice featured in the Ottumwa Post for her promotion to Director of Wound Center!🎉
Her dedication, leadership, and vision have made a lasting impact at Ottumwa Regional Health Center, this recognition is a true reflection of her hard work.
Congratulations, Lindsey— well deserved!

Ottumwa News, Ottumwa Iowa, Area Obituaries, Education Briefs, Local Columns

08/23/2025

🎒📚 Back-to-School Checklist & Tips for a Healthy Year! 🍎🩺
The new school year is just around the corner! Here’s a quick checklist to help your family start strong and stay healthy all year long:

Ottumwa Regional Health Center wishes all students, families, and teachers a safe, smart, and healthy school year! 💙

08/22/2025

🎒📚 Back-to-School Checklist & Tips for a Healthy Year! 🍎🩺
The new school year is just around the corner! Here’s a quick checklist to help your family start strong and stay healthy all year long.

Wishing all students, families, and teachers a safe, smart, and healthy school year! 💙

Ottumwa Regional has 10 specialty clinics in Ottumwa and Eddyville. We got a chance to talk with Randall who works as a ...
08/21/2025

Ottumwa Regional has 10 specialty clinics in Ottumwa and Eddyville. We got a chance to talk with Randall who works as a Medical Assistant at our Urology Clinic.

Randall said, “I love my job at ORHC because of my ability to help people of this community. Our community may be people from Ottumwa, Eddyville, Fairfield, Oskaloosa, Pella, Bloomfield or even Missouri. When I see a patient at Walmart while I’m grocery shopping, having them come up to me in the middle of the store, shake my hand and tell me ‘Thank you for helping me schedule my surgery, you made it a great experience” this gives me a sense of pride and a sense of accomplishment that I’ve done something to help our community. Or simply hearing a patient in the clinic tell me after I’ve drawn their blood “very good job young man, you were the best, I will ask for you in the future!’ This gives me such pride in doing a great job and helping that member of the community have a great experience at ORHC.

Another reason I love my job is the people I work with. Everyone from the other medical assistants, providers, managers, to the people I don’t know personally that work at ORHC. We ALL WORK TOGETHER to get the help OUR patients need. This is something that I keep in my mind daily, we ALL need help and we ALL deserve help, we ALL care about each other, we are ALL ORHC.”

If you’re looking for a workplace where you can provide quality care for your community, maybe it’s time you looked at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Our Clinics are now hiring for Registered Nurse, Certified Medical Assistant and Patient Service Rep.

We offer a sign-on bonus for many of our full-time positions! Learn more, contact a recruiter or apply online at: OttumwaRegionalHealth.com/careers

08/19/2025

What’s one act of kindness you experienced that has stuck with you?

Kindness is contagious—and good for your health! Studies show acts of kindness can reduce stress, lower blood pressure and enhance overall well-being.

Did you know that Ottumwa Regional has an Nursing Student Extern program for area nursing students? Students will shad...
08/15/2025

Did you know that Ottumwa Regional has an Nursing Student Extern program for area nursing students? Students will shadow experienced RNs in different departments to gain valuable experience and insight into how each unit works. We got a chance to chat with one of our externs, Christabel.

Christabel said, “Working at ORHC as a Nursing Student Extern has been an incredible learning experience. I’ve had the opportunity to observe a wide range of procedures, from OR cases and C-sections to Cath Lab interventions, which have been valuable both for my academic growth and clinical skills. What makes this experience even better is the openness of the patients, many of whom are happy to let students follow their care, which truly enhances my learning. The nurses here are always willing to teach, and the leaders across departments make sure students are included in great learning opportunities. They’re approachable, supportive, and genuinely invested in our development. I’ve particularly enjoyed working in the ICU, PACU, ER, and Surgical Services, where each department feels like a close-knit family. The Med-Surg, BHU, and OB/Women & Family teams also provide great teamwork and support. In Surgical Services, the whole team is eager to teach, always ensuring students are in the best spots to observe, and the nurses explain procedures as they happen, making the experience even more enriching. Plus, the lunch breaks felt like a family gathering, creating a true sense of community. I’m proud to be part of such a supportive and dynamic environment.”

If you’re looking for a workplace with approachable, supportive and invested coworkers, maybe it’s time you looked at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Our Nurse Extern program is now hiring nursing students.

We offer a sign-on bonus for many of our full-time positions! Learn more, contact a recruiter or apply online at: OttumwaRegionalHealth.com/careers

🎉 Celebrating Excellence at ORHC! 🎉This past Tuesday, we celebrated our very own Mercy Award winner, Mark Frymoyer! 💙 Ma...
08/15/2025

🎉 Celebrating Excellence at ORHC! 🎉

This past Tuesday, we celebrated our very own Mercy Award winner, Mark Frymoyer! 💙 Mark’s compassion, dedication, and service truly embody the heart of our mission.

We’re beyond proud to have him represent ORHC in the LifePoint Health company-wide Mercy Award — with the winner being announced later this month! 🏆

Join us in congratulating Mark and wishing him luck as he takes his well-deserved recognition to the national stage! 🙌👏

Back pain holding you back? It could be more than just a sore muscle—your joints may be part of the problem. Take our qu...
08/14/2025

Back pain holding you back? It could be more than just a sore muscle—your joints may be part of the problem. Take our quick Joint Health Risk Assessment to better understand what’s going on and how we can help. ottumwaregionalhealth.com/health-risk-assessment/joint-health?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=16065_701O&utm_content=ojh

Our orthopedic team specializes in personalized care for joint-related pain, including back, hip and knee issues. Whether you need relief, recovery, or just answers, we’re here to help you move forward with confidence.

08/13/2025

🩺 ASK THE DOCTOR
Dr. Mahmoud Alameddine, Urologist and Chief of Staff at Ottumwa Regional Health Center, explains that an enlarged prostate, also known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition that affects many men as they get older, and he also discusses the various treatment options available—including lifestyle changes, medications, minimally invasive procedures, and surgery—depending on the severity of the symptoms.

To schedule an appointment or if you have any questions, please call: 641.684.3208
https://www.ottumwaregionalhealth.com/urology

🎉 Congratulations, Lori Wells, ARNP! 🎉Please join us in celebrating Lori Wells, ARNP – Obstetrics & Gynecology, for an i...
08/08/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Lori Wells, ARNP! 🎉
Please join us in celebrating Lori Wells, ARNP – Obstetrics & Gynecology, for an incredible 35 years of dedicated service at Ottumwa Regional Health Center! 💙

Lori’s expertise, compassion, and commitment have made a lasting impact on countless patients and families in our community. Thank you, Lori, for your years of care and dedication—you are truly appreciated! 🙌

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For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a full service regional health center providing exceptional, high-quality care in a warm and compassionate manner. We offer a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics and home care, as well as speciality services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab and pathology. Our high quality, board certified medical staff offers a complete range of services from family practice and internal medicine, to specialties such as general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, oncology, dermatology and more. Our highly trained and dedicated associates work closely as a team to provide individualized, seamless care to our patients and caring support to families and friends. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your healthcare needs. DISCLAIMER & PURPOSE : While we do regularly review this site, it is not set up to receive questions about specific medical conditions. IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION, PLEASE CALL 911 OR ARRANGE TO BE TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY, such as a hospital Emergency Department. Ottumwa Regional Health Center hopes that our page will be an informative resource for the community in which you can learn more about this hospital, our employees and the medical staff as well as about how to take care of your health. We hope you’ll like our Facebook site so much that you’ll want to use the "Share" link to tell your friends about it. If you or a loved one has been a patient, we'd love to hear your story. Just remember that information posted here is not private or confidential. If you have a specific concern or a complaint, please reach out to us directly so that we can address your specific situation. You can reach the Marketing and Business Development Director at abarker@orhc.com or 641-684-3086. Ottumwa Regional Health Center encourages interaction, discussion, commentary, questions and even criticism but we ask that you keep your comments and posts relevant and respectful. Be aware that postings by others to this page are not necessarily representative of the opinions of Ottumwa Regional Health Center, nor do we confirm their accuracy. As part of our commitment to you, we’ll do our best to ensure the postings here are in line with our culture. However, since we can't monitor every posting or conversation, Ottumwa Regional Health Center expects that users will not post content that falls into the following categories and reserves the right to remove postings that are: • abusive, defamatory, or obscene • fraudulent, deceptive or misleading • in violation of any intellectual property right of another • in violation of any law or regulation • otherwise offensive • promotional messages • external links • off topic employee-related issues In particular, personal attacks, inappropriate language, racism and spamming will not be tolerated. We reserve the right to move discussions to a Discussion Board (to be added to the site, if needed) and to delete excessive wall postings to improve the overall visitor experience. Relevant comments or "like" votes on previously published posts are always welcome.