CEO Welcome

Dear Patients, Friends and Colleagues,

Welcome to the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital website.  Whether you are a potential new patient or an old friend, we are happy to have you visit us!  We hope you will find this website helpful in answering your healthcare question, finding a provider that best accommodates your personal needs, reading the most recent edition of our Healthcare Connection, or learning about all SMCH has to offer locally to the many communities that make up our service area.

At Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, we are a community of healthcare professionals that care about you, your loved ones and your neighbors.  We are here to serve you in any way we can.  Our goal is that your experience with us exceeds your expectation.  We want to provide you with excellent care as we work together to meet your needs, and strive to become the BEST rural hospital in the nation!

At SMCH you will find very dedicated and well qualified physicians, nurses and volunteers. Our healthcare team cares about you and want you to be at your very best. If you are a patient needing our services or you are here visiting, we’re here for you and hope you will experience the compassionate service we strive to provide to every patient or guest, every time.  At our hospital, clinics and pharmacies in Lake City, Lake View, Gowrie and Rockwell City, we are here when you need us.  If you are bringing a new family member into the world, we will provide exceptional care and share your joy; and if you are at the end of your life, we will comfort you with quality care, compassion and dignity. Whatever your circumstance, allow us the opportunity to earn your trust and be your provider of choice.

Sincerely,

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Leah Marxen

CEO