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Stephanie Taets, an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, joined the Mitchell County Regional Health Center provider team in June 2015. Taets is an Osage native and graduate of Osage High School.

She worked at MCRHC from 2002-2014 primarily as an RN in the OR/ER/Med Surg Departments. Her alma mater is Allen College, where she graduated in 2014 with her Post-Masters FNP Certification.

Taets provides care in the Emergency Department in addition to her family medicine practice in the MCRHC Riceville and Osage Clinics. She has a passion for Forensic Nursing, completing advanced training and Certification for Assault/Sexual Assault Examinations. She also provides specialty care for patients with all types of bowel and bladder dysfunction in the MCRHC Continence Care Clinic.

Taets chose a career in rural medicine because she enjoys getting to know patients for who they are as well as being able to help optimize their health. In her free time she enjoys gardening, golfing, travel, boating, and spending time with family. One of her favorite Mitchell County events is the 4th of July parade.

Certifications & Education

Medical Degree

  • Allen College, Waterloo, IA

Certifications

  • Board Certified
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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We are currently accepting nominations year-round. The 2025 DAISY award will be announced during Nurses Week in early May.

Mitchell County Regional Health Center is proud to honor its outstanding nurses with the DAISY Award — an international program that celebrates skilled, compassionate nurses who provide care to patients and families every day.

The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award was established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 of an autoimmune disease. The Barnes family was awestruck by the clinical skills and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, so they created this award to say thank-you to nurses everywhere.

DAISY Award Recipients:

NOMINATE A NURSE FOR THE 2025 DAISY AWARD

Anyone can nominate a nurse — patients, family members, visitors, physicians, staff members and volunteers — by sharing a story of the outstanding care the nurse provided.

The DAISY Award committee selects one nurse who exemplifies the following characteristics:

  • Established a special connection with a patient/family
  • Has significantly made a difference in the life of a patient
  • Shows empathy in all situations
  • Is an outstanding role model for the nursing profession
  • Generates enthusiasm and energy towards meeting the challenges of nursing
  • Consistently exhibits excellent interpersonal skills
  • Exemplifies the essence of professional nursing in all activities

The DAISY Award recipient will be recognized at a public ceremony and will receive a DAISY Award certificate, a DAISY Award lapel pin and a hand-carved stone sculpture titled A Healer’s Touch.

To nominate a nurse, please fill out the form below.