• A laboratory capable of running common lab tests such as blood tests, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and throat cultures. Tests that require a pathologist to review are sent to an external laboratory for analysis.
• A radiology suite with a new general x-ray unit and dark room for processing. Patients don’t need to travel to the hospital for basic diagnostic imaging.
• Two patient exam rooms for the physician and nurse to care for the patient.
• A large procedural room to accommodate equipment and staff as they repair lacerations, cast broken bones, and complete minor medical procedures.
• A business office and physician’s office for medical records, billing, and scheduling.
  

Medical Professionals
Providing family care at Victor Health Center are David C. Cranston, MD and Jacqueline Harris, ARNP, FNP-C, Michelle Rozmus, RN, and radiology tech, and Amy Smith, patient representative. Their warm personalities and compassionate care comfort patients upon arrival.

Cranston has served on the GRMC medical staff since 1997 as the director of the emergency department and most recently the vice-president of medical staff affairs. He also is a physician for GRMC family practice clinics in New Sharon and Lynnville. He has practiced family medicine in rural healthcare clinics for almost 20 years. Dr. Cranston grew up near Deep River and received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. His residency was completed at University of Iowa Family Practice.

Harris also specializes in family care and provides care to patients of all ages. She has a master's of science degree in nursing, from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Drake University. She received her BS in nursing from Allen College of Nursing in Waterloo.

Victor Health Center patients also have access to GRMC's medical specialists. GRMC has nearly 50 physicians representing 13 specialties and eight visiting specialists.

GRMC resident specialties include anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, orthopedic surgery, pain medicine, pathology, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology, and urology.

Background
The Victor Health Center is a nonprofit organization created by Victor residents and the Victor Community Development Association. This organization partnered with Grinnell Regional Medical Center to manage, operate, and staff the family practice clinic. Land for the clinic was made available by the City of Victor through a long-term no-cost lease. Local residents contributed $265,000 to fund the construction of the clinic. Most noted is the $100,000 challenge grant by Orville and Loanna Bloethe.

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