Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Spencer Municipal Hospital?
1200 1st Avenue East · Spencer, IA · 51301
Overview
Spencer Municipal Hospital is a short-term acute hospital in Spencer, Iowa, operated by Spencer Municipal Hospital. Clay County has 1 hospitals, 2 nursing homes and 1 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Spencer Municipal Hospital is operated by Spencer Municipal Hospital, part of City Of Spencer Iowa.
- Operator
- Spencer Municipal Hospital
- Owner group
- City Of Spencer Iowa
- Ownership type
- Local
- Source
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Spencer Municipal Hospital, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of City Of Spencer Iowa
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2025.
| Net patient revenue | $128.5M |
| Operating expenses | $127.0M |
| Net income | $11.9M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 9.3% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $1.4M |
| Charity care cost | $720K |
| Medicaid net revenue | $6.1M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 3.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)
- Commercial and other 48.2%
- Medicare 47.4%
- Medicaid 4.4%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 64 | $16K |
| Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC · 470 | 53 | $15K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 52 | $10K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 33 | $11K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 23 | $14K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures · 5491 | 514 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services · 5374 | 189 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5115 | 189 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 137 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services · 5375 | 120 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 1200 1st Avenue East · Spencer, IA · 51301
- County
- Clay County
- State
- Iowa
1 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 18.6 mi |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg | 23.0 mi |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital | Estherville | 23.8 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments and All Owners (PECOS): hospital ownership graph
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 160112
- NPI
- 1255328621
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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