Emergency Medicine | Iowa Specialty Hospital
Emergency Medicine • Mason City, IA • 2 (Belmond and Clarion) locations
About
Summary: Iowa Specialty Hospital is a nonprofit network with campuses in Belmond and Clarion and outreach clinics in Clear Lake, Fort Dodge, Hampton, Webster City, and West Des Moines. It offers focused, specialty care across departments such as emergency medicine, orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, bariatric surgery, and family medicine, with affiliations to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. The organization employs over 500 staff and more than 35 providers, and operates from HQ in Clarion, IA. For emergency medicine opportunities, the hospital lists paramedic roles in its Belmond Emergency Department, with occasional shifts in Clarion. If you’re looking for emergency medicine specifics at Mason City, note that Mason City is not listed as a current Iowa Specialty Hospital campus; the closest locations are Belmond and Clarion, with potential outreach in nearby towns.
Clinic Type
Emergency Medicine
Address
Belmond Campus: 403 1st Street SE Belmond, Iowa 50421; Clarion Campus: 1316 South Main Street Clarion, Iowa 50525
Phone
Toll Free: (844) 474-4321
Amber.Kastler@IASpecialty.com
Opening Hours
24 hours a day, seven days a week
Emergency Care
level-four trauma centers in Belmond and Clarion; 24/7 emergency care; on-site lab and radiology; access to on-call specialists
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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No one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay. There is a discounted/sliding fee schedule available.
Languages Spoken
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FAQs
What should I do in a medical emergency?
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, dial 911 immediately.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- WebMD Care: 2.5/5 (for a specific emergency medicine physician in Mason City) (4 ratings)
- Healthgrades / US News: 87% to 92% (hospital recommendation rate for Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion)
Patients praise
- Responsive, supportive, and competent clinical staff reported by some patients
- High patient recommendation rates at associated facilities like Clarion
- Good experiences with specific departments and after-hours nursing hotlines
Common complaints
- Long emergency department wait times
- Administrative and communication friction (e.g., difficulty reaching doctors, rude front-desk staff)
- Perceived lack of care/responsiveness at times
"Every staff person that crossed my health care path was responsive, supportive, and competent... The ER nurse and doctor, the floor nurses, the hospitalist, my surgeon, my anesthesiologist... all performed their duties at a 'WOW' level."
— Iowa Specialty Hospital Patient Story"Emergency room waiting times are very long and unprofessional... Repeated complaints about rude front-desk staff, misrouted calls, and emergency-room delays point to a cultural inconsistency that can derail care before it begins."
— Seniors.fyi reviews regarding emergency services in Mason City area facilitiesSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Mason City Clinic - Iowa Specialty Hospital — Feb 6, 2026
- Iowa Specialty Hospital: Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa — Jul 10, 2026
- Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics to Open New Clinic in Mason City — Feb 17, 2026
- New Iowa Specialty Hospitals Clinic Opens in Mason City to Serve Growing Patient Demand – NorthIowaNow.com — Apr 24, 2026
- New medical clinic opens in Mason City — Apr 28, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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