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SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
NPI 1689640500
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Primghar, IA

Q: What is Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Active since February 28, 2006

240 N RERICK AVE, PRIMGHAR, IA 51245(712) 957-5575 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 22, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 22, 2026, Jan 28, 2026 (2 updates tracked since 2026).

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About Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NPI 1689640500), doing business as Cherokee Regional Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Primghar, Iowa and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Cherokee and lists Tyler Gerstandt, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1689640500

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X

Legal Business NameSIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Location Address240 N RERICK AVEPrimghar, IA 51245-7786

Mailing Address300 Sioux Valley DrCherokee, IA 51012-1205 · (712) 225-5101

Phone(712) 957-5575

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTyler GerstandtCfo · (712) 225-6818

Enumeration DateFebruary 28, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 22, 20262 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 22, 2026

✔ NPI 1689640500 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NC0060X

Also ListedAmbulanceTaxonomy 341600000X

240 N RERICK AVE, Primghar, IA 51245

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Other Names 2

Doing Business AsCherokee Regional Medical Center

Other NamePrimghar Medical Clinic

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 1300 Sioux Valley DrCherokee, IA 51012-1205 · Phone (712) 225-5101

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid0600031IA

Other60003IA · Wellmark Blue Cross Blue

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from NH Healthy Families, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Cherokee Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 161362), from CMS Care Compare.

Cherokee Regional Medical Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Cherokee, IA

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number161362

Location300 Sioux Valley DriveCherokee, IA 51012 · Cherokee County · (712) 225-5101

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 6

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

18% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

49 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

99 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

290 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 9

Emergency department volume

Low

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

45 minutes

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

96%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

129 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

349 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 3

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

MERCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Clinic/Center (Rural Health)

240 N RERICK AVE
PRIMGHAR, IA 51245

O'Brien County (712) 957-2310

DR. KELLY SCOTT POMERENKE M.D.

Family Medicine

240 N RERICK AVE
PRIMGHAR, IA 51245

O'Brien County (712) 957-2310

JULIE M BEEHLER ARNP

Nurse Practitioner

240 N RERICK AVE
PRIMGHAR, IA 51245

O'Brien County (712) 957-2310

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association's NPI number?

The NPI number for Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association is 1689640500. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 28, 2006. The provider is doing business as Cherokee Regional Medical Center. The provider is also known as Primghar Medical Clinic.

Where is Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association located?

Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association is located at 240 N Rerick Ave, Primghar, IA 51245. The listed phone number is (712) 957-5575.

What is Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Is Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Cherokee Regional Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What insurance does Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from NH Healthy Families and Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and 1 other insurer list Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association was last updated on July 22, 2026. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.