Avera Holy Family

Avera Holy Family's mission is to provide healthcare services to Estherville, Iowa residents and residents of the surrounding area. Avera Holy Family is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Avera Health. Avera Holy Family consists of a 25-bed critical access hospital and a clinic in Estherville, Iowa. The program services offered include primary care, general surgery, orthopedic and ophthalmology surgical services, nuclear medicine, wound care, emergency, ultrasound, speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. Avera Holy Family provides acute healthcare services. Following is a breakdown of these statistics by facility:Avera Holy Family Hospital 243 Acute inpatient discharges 98 Swing-bed patient discharges 28,328 Outpatient visits 757 Swing-bed patient days 15,064 Clinic visitsAvera Holy Family maintains records to identify and monitor the level of charity care it provides. These records include the amount of charges forgone for services and supplies furnished under its charity care policy and equivalent service statistics. The amount of charges foregone, based on established rates, were $2,546,868.Avera Holy Family also provides community benefit health activities at less than or at no cost to support those in the area serviced, see Schedule H. As a member of the Avera Health Network, Avera Holy Family upholds the vision of the Presentation and Benedictine Sisters to work through collaboration to provide quality, effective health ministry and to improve the healthcare of individuals and our communities through a regionally integrated network of persons and institutions. Avera Holy Family engages in activities designed to improve the health of individuals and communities in response to a calling to heal the sick, the elderly, and the oppressed.