IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL - DES MOINES, IA

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IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
700 EAST UNIVERSITY AVENUE
DES MOINES, IA, 50316

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (515) 263-5612

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: No
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: UNIVERSITY OF CO HOSPITAL - DIALYSIS

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Chiropractice Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Forensic Psychiatric Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 4.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 825.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 2263.00
Dieticians : 10.00
Occupational Therapists : 5.00
Physical Therapists : 11.00
Registered Pharmacists : 56.00
Respiratory Therapists : 28.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 21.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 56.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 7.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 30.00
Nurse Practitioners: 3.00
Psychologists : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 568
Total Certified: 568
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 21
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.219%
State:	0.069%

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.658%
State:	0.632%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

Here:	0.439%
Iowa:	0.262%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.

This Hospital:	29.400%
Iowa:	31.693%

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.

This Hospital:	26.800%
State:	8.449%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:	0.058%
Iowa:	0.144%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.171%
Iowa:	0.036%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.6%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	98.0%
Iowa:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	97.0%
Iowa:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	75.0%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	85.0%
Iowa:	92.9%

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG

This Hospital:	24
State:	8

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	96.1%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	97.0%
State:	86.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	97.2%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics

Here:	92.0%
State:	97.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	95.1%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

Here:	94.0%
Iowa:	92.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	88.0%
Iowa:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	89.0%
Iowa:	94.0%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection

Here:	98.0%
Iowa:	97.9%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)

Here:	95.0%
State:	94.8%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

Here:	98.0%
State:	97.8%

Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot

This Hospital:	82.0%
State:	92.9%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries

This Hospital:	82.0%
Iowa:	94.0%

Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery

This Hospital:	79.0%
State:	89.3%

Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	99.7%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

Here:	96.0%
Iowa:	91.4%

Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	94.4%

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)

Here:	89.0%
State:	94.3%

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)

Here:	97.0%
State:	96.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	17.1%
State:	15.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	12.1%
State:	11.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	11.6%
State:	11.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	19.0%
State:	19.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	20.9%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.1%
Iowa:	17.6%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,407

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $12,065

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,594

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,489

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $9,078

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,261

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,510

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $8,102

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,939

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,908

Diabetes w MCC: $8,390

Chest Pain: $3,304

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $37,709

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $68,266

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $32,828

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $31,549

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $31,064

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $41,731

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $49,443

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,221

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,653

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $22,349

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $30,622

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $12,472

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $16,096

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,892

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $7,004

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $15,398

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $10,263

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $22,196

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,999

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $15,456

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,717

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $10,087

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,575

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $31,446

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $263

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,901

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $23,737

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $22,948

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $22,139

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $39,226

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,834

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,696

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $19,547

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $12,483

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $20,457

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $443

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $19,045

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $12,562

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $20,382

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $13,198

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $14,362

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $12,110

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $28,179

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $11,581

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $27,950

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $33,775

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $13,921

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,139

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $17,225

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $13,422

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,933

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,953

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $5,075

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,246

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
Iowa:	3%

Usually

Here:	21%
Iowa:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	75%
Iowa:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
Iowa:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	75%
State:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
Iowa:	6%

Usually

Here:	33%
Iowa:	25%

Always

Here:	58%
Iowa:	69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	27%
State:	24%

Always

Here:	66%
State:	71%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	18%
Iowa:	17%

Usually

Here:	21%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	61%
Iowa:	63%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never

Here:	13%
Iowa:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	25%
State:	18%

Always

Here:	62%
State:	77%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	29%
Iowa:	30%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
State:	62%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes

This Hospital:	81%
State:	84%

This Hospital:	19%
State:	16%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower

This Hospital:	6%
Iowa:	6%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	20%
State:	21%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	74%
Iowa:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	5%
Iowa:	3%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	15%
Iowa:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	80%
Iowa:	74%

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