** About Mary Greeley Medical Center **
Mary Greeley Medical Center is the health care provider on which central Iowans depend. We have earned this reputation by bringing together extraordinary people and state-of-the-art facilities in a progressive community.
We are a 220-bed regional referral center in Ames, Iowa; serving a 13-county region throughout central Iowa. We provide our patients with the kind of care and services usually found in major metropolitan areas.
** Our Mission **
We provide high quality, cost effective health care services that advance the health of central Iowans through specialized care and personal touch.
** Our Vision **
We will be the medical center of choice.
** Our Values **
We take PRIDE in the quality of care we provide to our patients, visitors and families
** History **
Mary Greeley Medical Center opened in 1916 to honor the memory of the wife of Captain Wallace Greeley. Greeley, an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, was a prominent banker, businessman and mayor of Ames during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
On Sept. 24, 1916, with more than 2,000 people in attendance, the captain's dream came true as the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated as a gift to the city of Ames (population 5,000). In his comments at the dedication, Captain Greeley eulogized his wife by saying, "It affords me great pleasure, more than words can express, that I contribute something towards the welfare of not only those now in need, but also for those who will be here long after we have passed away."
