Jefferson County Health Center

Jefferson County Health Center (JCHC) in Fairfield, Iowa, is the state’s oldest county hospital and operates as a non-profit critical access hospital. It provides comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, inpatient and outpatient care, surgical services, dialysis (Doug Johnson Dialysis Center), behavioral health (River Hills Behavioral Health), physical therapy, radiology and more. JCHC has been recognized among the top rural hospitals nationwide for quality and patient satisfaction[1][2][5][8].

JCHC moved into its current modern facility in April 2009 and expanded further in 2013 to meet community needs. The organization employs over 300 staff members and nearly 30 full-time providers with additional visiting specialists[5][9]. It serves as one of the largest employers in Fairfield and has repeatedly been named an Iowa Top Workplace[5].

JCHC’s mission focuses on optimizing health through patient-centered care delivered with compassion and excellence.

No clinical trial pipeline or proprietary therapeutics are associated with this entity.