Great River Health has purchased Hometown Medical Care, a primary-care
clinic in West Point, Iowa. On Oct. 1, the clinic will become Great River
Physicians and Clinics, West Point.
Located at 706 Avenue C, Suite A, the clinic is one of several units in
the West Point building. Great River Health will continue leasing
the space from the building’s owners.
In 2010, advanced registered nurse practitioner Peggy Hirte opened Hometown
Medical Care. She treats children, adolescents and adults. Advanced registered
nurse practitioners diagnose illnesses, order tests, prescribe medicine,
treat minor illnesses and injuries, and provide patient education and
counseling. They refer patients to physicians when necessary.
Hirte earned her nursing diploma from Southeastern Community College and
completed nurse practitioner education from the University of Pennsylvania
College of Nursing in 1999. She is a certified women’s health care
nurse practitioner by the National Certification Corporation.
Hirte will join Great River Health’ medical staff. She will
have access to its Cerner electronic medical records system, which helps
improve the efficiency and safety of care by condensing patient records
to one source, preventing unnecessary tests and providing an online portal
for patients to view their medical records.
“I’m looking forward to joining Great River Health,”
Hirte said. “The electronic system will benefit patients and me,
especially because its dictation system will give me additional time to
help more patients. That’s what I love the most.”
GreatRiver Health Systems has focused on providing community-based health
services throughout the region since the early 1980s. Besides West Point,
Great River Health provides clinics in:
- Fairfield, Iowa – Gastroenterology
- Fort Madison, Iowa – Cardiology and urology
- Keokuk, Iowa – Primary care, cardiology, gynecology and obstetrics
- Mediapolis, Iowa – Primary care
- Mount Pleasant, Iowa – Cardiology
- Wapello, Iowa – Primary care and physical therapy
Great River Physicians and Clinics, West Point will be open from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is (319) 837-6115.