Iowa Lutheran Hospital

700 East University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316
Iowa Lutheran Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Des Moines, IA. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
700 East University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa (IA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Church
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas

Hospital Features

Iowa Lutheran Hospital is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 157 beds of which 144 are Adult and Pediatric and 13 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
157
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
144
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Intensive Care beds
13
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 12 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 10 of 12 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiac Surgery
+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Sepsis
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Respiratory Failure
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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