Jamie Walter

For over 70 years, the staff at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center have worked to provide the local area with excellent health care services. Based in Jasper, Indiana, Deaconess Memorial has grown to include more than 30 specialties with approximately 250 physicians and advanced practice providers in 33 health care offices in seven counties. Deaconess Memorial employs more than 1,600 people and provides medical care for approximately 6,000 inpatients, 250,000 outpatients, and 26,000 emergency department visits annually. Nearly 700 babies are born at Deaconess Memorial each year. Deaconess Memorial offers a comprehensive range of medical services in a 114-bed facility. The hospital, located on 15 acres between 9th Street and 13th Street in Jasper, has nearly 500,000 square feet under roof including a five-story medical facility, the seven-level Little Company of Mary Tower, a medical arts building, and several other office buildings. Deaconess Memorial Medical Center has recently earned the following national recognition: • Five-Star Rating for Hip Fracture Treatment in 2025 by Healthgrades® • Ranked #2 in Indiana for Orthopedic Surgery in 2025 by Healthgrades® • Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital in 2016/2022/2023/2024/2025 by The Chartis Center for Rural Health • Gold Cribs for Kids® National Safe Sleep Hospital 2019/2025 by Cribs for Kids • Inspire Category of Excellence for Maternal Health in 2025 by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) • Hospital Patient Safety Grade of "A" in 2023 and 2024 by The Leapfrog Group • Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital for 2018/2020/2021/2023/2024 by the National Rural Health Association (NHRA) • Inspire Hospital of Distinction for Maternal Health in 2020/2021/2022/2023/2024 by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) • Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award 2021/2022/2023/2024/2025 by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association