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Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp & Clin-Home Health, West Union, IA: 2.5 of 5 stars, owned by Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp & Clin-Home Health in West Union, IA is owned by Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc and is rated 2.5 of 5 stars for quality of patient care by Medicare. It began care in a timely manner for 99.64% of its patients. Its risk standardized rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations after a stay is 6.48%, which CMS rates as better than national rate.
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- Address
- 200 Jefferson St, West Union, IA 52175
- Quality of patient care rating
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Ownership type
- Government Operated
- Medicare certified since
- June 2, 1987
- Services offered
- nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide services
- Medicare spending per episode
- 1.06 times the national average
- CMS Certification Number
- 167188
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Outcome measures
Each measure as CMS lists it for this agency, from its latest reporting period.
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Began care in a timely manner | 99.64% | data.cms.gov |
| Got better at walking or moving around | 76.87% | data.cms.gov |
| Got better at getting in and out of bed | 75.7% | data.cms.gov |
| Got better at bathing | 76.89% | data.cms.gov |
| Breathing improved | 69.86% | data.cms.gov |
| Got better at taking drugs by mouth | 71.81% | data.cms.gov |
| Medication issues addressed in time | 98.58% | data.cms.gov |
| New or worse pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | data.cms.gov |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.52% | data.cms.gov |
| Discharged to community, risk standardized rate (better than national rate) | 95.24% | data.cms.gov |
| Potentially preventable hospitalization after a stay, risk standardized rate (better than national rate) | 6.48% | data.cms.gov |
| Potentially preventable readmission after a stay, risk standardized rate (same as national rate) | 4.17% | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this home health agency, as CMS names them, from the September 29, 2026 ownership file. CMS also lists 9 individual or personal trusts (9 officers, directors or managing employees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc | Direct owner | 100% | July 31, 2015 | data.cms.gov |
| Bellin Gundersen Health System Inc | Indirect owner | 100% | November 30, 2022 | data.cms.gov |
| Bellin Gundersen Health System Inc | Operational or managerial control | 100% | November 30, 2022 | data.cms.gov |
| Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | July 31, 2015 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, home health. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and measures are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups agencies on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.