North Valley Health Center (NVHC)

North Valley Health Center (NVHC) is a 12-bed acute care health center located in Warren, MN. Our major program service is to provide quality medical services that are accessible to all communities we service. Included in the program services are inpatient and swing bed care, a full-time emergency room, various outpatient services, and family practice clinic where care is provided regardless of a patient's ability to pay for the services provided. North Valley Health Center also provides public health services for Marshall County. The COVID-19 pandemic continued into Fiscal Year 2022 and NVHC and its' staff continued to step up to the plate to keep our facility and community as safe as possible from the virus. Thanks to the much needed financial support provided by the Federal and State governments, NVHC was able to purchase the necessary equipment and supplies to combat the pandemic and provide vital healthcare services to our community members. During 2022, North Valley Health Center experienced an overall decrease in patient days. Acute inpatient days remained consistent at 506 days, but acute swing-bed days decreased 202 days for a total decrease of 202 days. Our full-time emergency room provided care to 1,485 patients, which was an increase of 121 patients over the prior year.Our Rural Health Clinic experienced an increase in visits as it continued to work back to a normal (non-Covid) operating schedule towards the end of the fiscal year. NVHC operated with one half-time Physician, a Physician Assistant, and four Nurse Practitioners throughout most of the fiscal year. Our family practice clinic saw 6,606 patients in 2022 compared to 6,131 patients in 2021, which was an increase of 8.0%. There were no Telemedicine visits in 2022 as patients in the community preferred to see the practitioners in person while there were 40 patients via Telemedicine in 2021 due to Covid concerns.In 2022, North Valley Health Center provided $28,742 worth of charity care based on established rates of charges foregone. Total direct and indirect costs related to these foregone charges was approximately $23,000 based on an average of ratio of cost to gross charges.NVHC completed its fourth Community Health Needs Assessment in 2022 which complemented the strategic plans established in previous years. The goals identified in the Assessment were put on hold again due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.