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
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

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

Orthopedic services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 386 beds of which 310 are Adult and Pediatric and 76 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
386
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
310
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Intensive Care beds
76
 
 
 
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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
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

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

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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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