The admitting clerk will need pateint’s name, telephone number, address, next of kin, physician, and insurance information. The patient’s physician will have submitted orders for the tests to be completed and information concerning the patient’s stay at GRMC.

A volunteer or community resource desk staff member may offer the patient a wheelchair, and escort the patient and family members to the nursing station for room assignment.

Obstetric patients may pre-register so when they arrive they are taken directly to the Kintzinger’s Women Health Center for evaluation and preparation for delivery of the baby. Contact the obstetrics care coordinator by email by calling 641-236-2326.

Grinnell Regional Medical Center Outpatient
Upon entering the main entrance at GRMC, patients and visitors will approach the information desk. Persons who will receive services but not stay overnight at the medical center will check in with the receptionist or volunteer.

The admitting clerk will need the patient’s name, phone, address, next of kin, physician, and insurance information. The patient may carry the physician’s orders or the physician may have submitted the orders, depending on the procedures to be performed.

Depending on the procedure to be performed, the patient will be offered a wheelchair and escorted to the service area, typically laboratory, radiology, outpatient surgery, rehabilitation services, and dietary education.

Grinnell Regional Medical Center Visiting Specialty Clinics
Upon arriving at GRMC, patients scheduled to see a visiting specialist will report to the second floor of the Ahrens Medical Arts Building. The admitting clerk will need the patient’s name, phone, address, next of kin, physician, and insurance information. The physician’s office will have already submitted information to the visiting specialist admitting desk.

Grinnell Regional Hospice
Admission into the Grinnell Regional Hospice requires a referral by an individual who recognizes a need for the services. A physician referral to hospice is not required, but anyone who understands the needs of the patient including family members, physician, neighbors, and clergy may refer a patient. Once a referral is made, a hospice staff member will contact the patient and gather pertinent information on the diagnosis as well as demographic information. This information is transferred to the medical director of hospice who works with the patient’s family physician to confirm that the diagnosis is terminal. Persons may be admitted to Grinnell Regional Hospice if they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less. If all criteria are reviewed and approved for admission, a hospice team will meet with the patient and begin coordinating necessary services for the patient.

To speak with someone in the hospice admission area, e-mail or call 641-236-2418.