Boone County Hospital
1015 Union Street
Boone, IA 50036
Telephone: 515.432.3140
Website: www.boonehospital.com
FACILITY INFORMATION
Licensed Beds 25 + 14 bed distinct skilled unit
Critical Access Hospital Yes
Accreditation State Certified
Speciality Clinics Cardiology, Plastic Surgery, Wound, Eye, Urology, Ortho, Vascular, Podiatry, Pulmonary, Aesthetic Skin Care, EMG, ENT, Allergy, Neurology
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Shift Coverage 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Maximum Length of Shifts 24 hours
Annual OPV 9,494
Average OPV - 24-hour shift Mon-Fri 25
Average OPV - 24-hour weekend shift Sat/Sun 35
% of Peds Patients 25%
% of High Trauma Patients 4%
Preferred Transfer Site (Facility Name & City) Cardiac: Mercy or Methodist, Des Moines, IA
Peds: Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, IA
Trauma: Mercy or Methodist, Des Moines, IA
Back-up Available Local attending; general surgeon
Ancillary Services (Hours Available in-house and on-call) Lab: 24/7
X-ray: 24/7
CT: 24/7
Ultrasound: Mon-Fri 7a-4p
Additional ED Staff available

RN's: 24/7
EMT
ED Tech: Mon-Thurs 6p-10p; Fri 3p-11p; Sat-Sun 11a-11p
EMS Service Hospital-based
Trauma Level Designation IV
Employee Physicals Yes
URGENT CARE CLINIC INFORMATION - N/A
DOCUMENTATION
Method of Documentation Templates
Type of Template System E-Map
Physicians Responsible for Coding Charts No
CAFETERIA
Hours 7a-6p
Cost to Physician No charge
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Population 13,000
County Population 28,000
Population with special healthcare needs Minimal
Industry Agricultural, CDS, Fareway Warehouse, Patterson Dental, Structural Components, Heinrichs Envelope, Midstate Steel, Quinns
Annual Festivals/Seasonal Activities County Fair (July); Pufferbilly Days (Sept); Super Nationals (Sept); Seven Oaks Ski Hill
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Physician Call Room Includes TV/VCR, refrigerator, phone, desk, shower, and cable
Scrubs Available Yes
Computer/Internet Usage Policy several computers in ER with internet access, one computer in physician library
Location of Physician Sign-in Sheet on clipboard by dictation phone
Distance from Nearest City 15 miles from Ames; 50 miles from Des Moines

Revised: 02.26.08