Palo Alto County Hospital

CMS Certification Number: 16E668

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1986-02-05

3201 First Street
Emmetsburg, IA 50536

Call (712) 852-5520

Metrics & Ratings for Palo Alto County Hospital

Palo Alto County Hospital has 22 Certified Beds and an average of 21.6 residents per day.

Palo Alto County Hospital has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 4 out of 5

QM Rating: 3 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 3 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: out of 5

Staffing Rating: 5 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Palo Alto County Hospital

Palo Alto County Hospital has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.80565

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.14987

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.52776

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.67764

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 3.48329

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 2.53470

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 1.00311

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.00000

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Palo Alto County Hospital

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: Not Available

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): Not Available

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: Not Available

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): Not Available

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: Not Available

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Palo Alto County Hospital

Metrics & Ratings for Palo Alto County Hospital

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Staffing Metrics for Palo Alto County Hospital

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Palo Alto County Hospital

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