Regional Health Services OF Howard County
A critical access hospital in Cresco, Iowa, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 4 of 5 overall. 26 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number161328
- LocationCresco, Iowa
- TypeCritical Access Hospitals
- OwnershipGovernment - Local
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians26 in 13 specialties
This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.
Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Regional Health Services OF Howard County
- Kimberlee Burckart, MDFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
- Paul Jensen, MDFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
- Jon Maher, M.D.Family Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
- Danielle Courtney, ARNPPrimary Care Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Jessica Dutka, ARNPFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Amanda Powers, ARNPFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Christopher Adams, M.D.Urology Physician
- Mary Anderson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Shawn Blake, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Samantha Bohr, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Samuel Brauer, PAPhysician Assistant
- Jessica Hart, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Matthew Homstad, LPCCProfessional Counselor
- Jessica Johnson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Jon Kammerer, MDFamily Medicine Physician
- Keenan Laraway, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician
- Roxanne Lenz, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Haley OdonnellAdvanced Practice Midwife
- Nicole Quandahl, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Chad Rasmussen, APRNNurse Practitioner
- Richard Rattay, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Stephanie Riley, APRN,CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife
- Bethany Sage, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Staci Vrzak, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Jeremy Waldo, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Laura Zielinski, MSW, LICSWClinical Social Worker
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in Iowa
- Chi Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA5 of 5
- Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA5 of 5
- Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA5 of 5
- Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA5 of 5
- Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA5 of 5
- Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA5 of 5
- Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA5 of 5
- Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA4 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Regional Health Services OF Howard County entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 4 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 26 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.
Data sources
- CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
- CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
- CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)
A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.