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Iowa Methodist Medical Center

1200 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a 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
1200 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, Iowa (IA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Private
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Critical Care services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

General Surgery services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Hospital Features

Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 417 beds of which 329 are Adult and Pediatric and 34 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
417
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
329
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Intensive Care beds
34
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 16 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 16 procedures
CardiacOrthopedicWomen's ServicesPulmonaryMore
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 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

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Total Hip Replacement
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Sepsis
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

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, women's health, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI ) for years 2004 - 2006.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2005 - 2007.

 

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