About Us
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital is a nonprofit municipal hospital established in 1961 under the charter of the City of Guttenberg, Iowa. We function as a rural community hospital licensed in the state of Iowa to provide acute and skilled health care services. We remain an independent community hospital led by a 5 person elected Board of Directors.
In 1998, the Board voted to affiliate through a management agreement with The Finley Hospital located in Dubuque, Iowa. Through the affiliation with The Finley Hospital, GMH also participates as a rural affiliate of the Iowa Health Systemas a member of the Iowa Health System Community Network. In 2001 Guttenberg Municipal Hospital was re-licensed through the state of Iowa as a Critical Access Hospital.
As a Critical Access Hospital, GMH is allowed to operate a compliment of 25 beds to deliver acute, skilled, observation and hospice inpatient services. The hospital provides general medical and surgical services as well as obstetric and newborn services. The hospital operates the community ambulance service and supports area trauma care via a state certified Level IV Community Trauma Center.
Accreditation
GMH is a participating hospital member of The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations' mission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations
GMH also participates as a member of the Iowa Quality Center. The Iowa Quality Center aspires to achieve excellence by complying with the Baldrige National Quality Program - Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence.