Significant exterior and interior renovations that were just completed were celebrated Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Iowa Specialty Hospital leaders billed the event as a grand re-opening.

“We look really small, but we provide a whole lot,” Dr. Kenneth Adams, a gastroenterologist, said after cutting the green ribbon.

The clinic at 2700 First Ave. S. offers family medicine, gastroenterology, internal medicine, orthopedics including spine surgery, pain management, podiatry and weight loss management. There is a laboratory, x-ray facilities and an MRI machine on site.

“We’ve been really proud of the services we’ve been able to provide here,” said Joetta Promes, the clinic leader.

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Dr. Kenneth Adams cuts a green ribbon Wednesday afternoon to mark the grand reopening of the Iowa Specialty Hospital Fort Dodge Clinic. The facility on First Avenue South recently underwent some extensive interior and exterior renovations.

The staff has 18 providers, including physicians, physicians assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners. There are an additional 35 employees, including nurses, lab and x-ray technicians and administrative personnel.

An exterior renovation job that gave the front of the building a completely new look was completed in 2023. Interior renovations were also completed.

Iowa Specialty Hospital has had a clinic in Fort Dodge since 1994, according to Promes. She said the clinic moved to its current site in 2006.