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Keokuk Area Hospital
Keokuk Area Hospital

Keokuk boasts a hospital as well as two nursing homes. Keokuk Area Hospital (KAH) is located at 1600 Morgan Street in Keokuk, Iowa. KAH is a full-service community hospital that operates as a charitable 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization under the direction of a volunteer Board of Trustees. KAH is the result of a merger of Graham Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital in 1977. The merged entity (KAH) came to the Graham campus, and built a new facility, which opened in 1981. The hospital facility is composed of a 120,000 square feet, multi-story building complex with the following component of inpatient beds: 71 Acute Care Beds, which includes; 7 Critical Care Beds; 8 In-Patient rehabilitation Beds; 7 Obstetrical Beds; 49-Medical, Surgical & Pediatric Beds; 7 CCU Beds. 14 Psychiatric beds are also available. KAH has 34 active members of the medical staff and 24-hour board certified emergency room physicians. KAH is accedited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. KAH is a not for profit organization with more than 450 employees.

The hospital has had several major additions and renovations since opening, the latest being the Ambulatory Care addition in 1996. The entire facility is in compliance with all applicable Life Safety Code requirements. The facility is licensed by the State of Iowa and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the latest survey being conducted in 2001. The College of American Pathologists (CAP), American College of Radiology (ACR) and numerous other regulatory and accrediting bodies also accredit the hospital.

The Keokuk Area Hospital is a part of a larger organization known as Keokuk Health Systems that includes the following components: Keokuk Area Medical Equipment and Supply, Inc. (KAME), Tri-State Medical Group, Inc. (TSMG), Keokuk Area Hospital Foundation (KAHF), Keokuk Area Hospital Organized Delivery System (KAH-ODS), and Southeastern Renal Dialysis, LLC (SRD). For more information on this medical facility, click here.

This Keokuk Convalescent Center is entering its third decade as a skilled nursing home. It is located at 500 Messenger Road in Keokuk. Services provided are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. It has occupancy of 126 beds and has a staff of 100 to 105 persons. The River Hills Village is only 1 ½ years old and provides an individual living, assisted nursing home. The facility has a capacity for 135 persons and is currently full. It employs 110 persons.
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