Convenient Care in Marshalltown, IA

Multimillion-dollar projects are expanding access to care in Marshalltown.

By Patsy B. Weiler on August 14, 2023

McFarland Clinic

Two well-respected names in Marshalltown medical care — McFarland Clinic and UnityPoint Health — have expanded to continue meeting the health and wellness needs of the people they serve.

McFarland Clinic, a trusted friend for three decades, has opened the doors of a new 66,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that provides convenience and leading-edge care.

A $20 million complex, the McFarland Clinic Marshalltown will allow for more comfortable and efficient use of space including a new infusion center for oncology patients, advancements made to imaging equipment, more accessible physical therapy services and a NuCara Pharmacy onsite. Currently, the Marshalltown clinic has 55 providers and 125 employees. The new facility will allow it to recruit more physicians.

The largest physician-owned multispecialty clinic in Central Iowa, the McFarland Clinic network of health care providers serves residents in 11 Iowa communities. Additional locations are served by physician outreach clinics, with more than 300 providers and 55 medical specialties.

In Marshalltown, there are 15 medical specialties, including family medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. Same-day and next-day appointments for common illnesses are available at McFarland Clinic Express Care, located inside the local Hy-Vee grocery store.

UnityPoint Health Gets a New Look

UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown has completely moved into its new leading-edge hospital, with the seamless transition of the emergency department and inpatient unit. The facility is a $38.4 million expansion of the existing medical park on the south edge of the city and features a 16-bed inpatient unit and 16 beds in the emergency department, which include two trauma-specific rooms and four units appropriate for safe behavioral health care.

Additionally, it is home to an award-winning wound center, outpatient surgery, imaging, laboratory, cardiac rehabilitation, sleep center, therapy services and a multi-specialty clinic with providers in obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology and more. Its ambulance service has its own facility covering parts of three counties.

Another exciting development includes relocating the family medicine clinic to a newly remodeled facility of its own, about a mile north of the hospital. Demand for service at the clinic increased so quickly it outgrew the space planned for the hospital.

“We’re so pleased with our new facility,” says Shari King, hospital administrator. “There was a lot of work, planning and long days prior to the move, but it’s been so worth it. Of course, it was a wonderful upgrade for our amazing team members, but we’re most pleased about how it’s helped us elevate the patient experience. That’s what this was always about — the best outcome for every patient, every time.”