UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Surgery Care

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) as one of 76 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2024. As a participant in ACS NSQIP, GRMC is required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures and collect data that assesses patient safety and can be used to direct improvement in the quality of surgical care.

“We commend all ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals because they have committed to using high-quality data to improve the surgical care of their patients. GRMC has gone a step further — not only do they use the data effectively, but they also have the results to prove they are achieving optimal patient outcomes. We are particularly proud of their achievements in this increasingly difficult climate,” said Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS, Senior Vice President of the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care.

The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving a meritorious composite score in either an “All Cases” category or a category which includes higher risk cases (“High Risk”). Risk-adjusted data from the July 2025 ACS NSQIP Semiannual Report, which presents data from the 2024 calendar year, were used to determine which hospitals demonstrated meritorious outcomes. The 76 recognized hospitals achieved the distinction based on an outstanding composite quality score on one, or both, of the grouping categories (All Cases and High Risk). GRMC has been recognized on the “All Cases” Meritorious list.

ACS NSQIP is the preeminent nationally validated quality improvement program that measures and enhances the care of surgical patients. The goal of ACS NSQIP is to reduce surgical morbidity (infection or illness related to a surgical procedure) and surgical mortality (death related to a surgical procedure) and to provide a firm foundation for surgeons to apply what is known as the “best scientific evidence” to the practice of surgery. Furthermore, when adverse effects from surgical procedures are reduced and/or eliminated, a reduction in healthcare costs follows. Hospitals participating in ACS NSQIP are designated as ACS Surgical Quality Partners.

Surgical Care Close to Home

We are proud to offer a full spectrum of care at UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center, providing our patients access to traditional and specialty surgical services including:

• Bariatrics
• Breast
• Ears, Nose Throat (ENT)
• General
• Gynecology
• Orthopedics
• Podiatry
• Thoracic
• Trauma
• Urology

We pride ourselves on having a highly-qualified surgical nursing staff. Surgical services staff in the operating room, central supply center, outpatient and recovery room have earned advanced certifications and have years of professional experience.