Palo Alto County Health System

About Palo Alto County Health System

At Palo Alto County Health System we provide more than Healthcare to our family, friends and neighbors, we provide Lifecare. From OB services, wellness and prevention, to the common cold or a serious illness, our medical providers and teams continue to recognize their responsibility to serve the community and set the standard in compassionate, convenient and cost-effective Lifecare. Palo Alto County Health System PACHS is a not-for-profit county owned entity that operates for one purpose: to serve your wellness and Lifecare needs with respect and compassion. We do this by: Reinvesting our profits back into the communities we serve by improving healthcare services, buying new technologies, upgrading facilities, and making sure that care is available to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. Profits are not distributed to shareholders, as they would be in the case of a for-profit hospital. Working to improve the health of our communities. Compassion is the foundation for all that we do. Patients and their families are treated as people first, which means compassion, dignity, and respect are at the core of any treatment program. It also means that when someone is treated at one of our facilities, the needs of the whole person body, mind, and spirit are what matters most. Providing a range of special benefits to the community, such as programs to manage care for persons with chronic diseases, health education and disease prevention initiatives, outreach for the elderly, and care for persons who are poor or uninsured. PACHS provides a full continuum of primary and specialty health care from the birth of a new family member, to end of life care for residents of our communities. The main entities of PACHS include: Palo Alto County Hospital– 25 inpatient bed Critical Access Hospital Family Practice Clinics in Emmetsburg, Graettinger and West Bend PARC Hall a long term care facility Willow Ridge, Independent senior living apartments Community Health Services Home Health Service Hospice of Palo Alto County Public Health Department for Palo Alto County Palo Alto County Emergency Medical Services