By Beacon Staff
Starting tomorrow (Thursday, July 1), the Great River Medical Center has a new name — the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center.
It is not just the name that is different. Great River Health acquired Fort Madison Community Hospital in 2018, which also shares the new name.
The renaming of the two hospitals will help the medical entity receive greater Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements. The organization as a whole, however, will still be called Great River Health Systems.
The Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant, which is now run by Great River Health, will remain a separate entity under the health system's umbrella. Other entities under this umbrella will include the Heritage Park Pharmacy and Heritage Medical Center.
There will be three boards associated with the health system. There will be a Great River Health Board of Trustees, a Henry County Health Center Board of Trustees, and a Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees.