Webster County Health Department, Fort Dodge, IA

Information About Webster County Health Department

Ownership Type: Official Health Agency
Date Certified: June 29, 1979
Address: 330 First Avenue North, Suite L2, Fort Dodge, 50501, IA
Phone Number: (515)-5734107

Webster County Health Department Certifications

  1. Nursing Care Services
  2. Physical Therapy Services
  3. Occupational Therapy Services
  4. Speech Pathology Services
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  6. Home Health Aide Services

Webster County Health Department Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (92%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (54%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (93%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (51%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (67%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (69%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (73%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (85%)
  • How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (87%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (81%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (60%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (n/a%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (71%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (52%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (n/a%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (n/a%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (37%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (15%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (4%)


n/a = This measure currently does not have data or has less than 6 months of data, or the number of patient on this measure is too small to report.

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