IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER - DES MOINES, IA

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IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
1200 PLEASANT STREET
DES MOINES, IA, 50309

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (515) 241-6212

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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:	99.0%
Iowa:	99.1%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	96.6%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	85.0%
State:	92.9%

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

This Hospital:	11
State:	8

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

Here:	86.0%
Iowa:	96.1%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.6%

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

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	69.0%
State:	86.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	97.2%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
Iowa:	96.8%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	97.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	97.0%
Iowa:	95.1%

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

This Hospital:	79.0%
State:	92.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	93.0%
State:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	95.0%
State:	94.0%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	97.9%

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	94.8%

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

Here:	97.0%
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

Here:	96.0%
Iowa:	92.9%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	94.0%

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

Here:	80.0%
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%
State:	99.7%

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

Here:	95.0%
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%
Iowa:	94.4%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	94.3%

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

Here:	97.0%
Iowa:	96.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	14.1%
State:	15.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	12.0%
State:	11.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	10.3%
Iowa:	11.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	18.6%
Iowa:	19.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	22.0%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	17.8%
State:	17.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.210%
Iowa:	0.069%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.910%
State:	0.632%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

Here:	0.350%
Iowa:	0.262%

Catheter-Associated UTI

Here:	0.420%
State:	0.284%

Manifestations Of Poor Glycemic Control

Here:	0.070%
Iowa:	0.026%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,159

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,511

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,245

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,283

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,662

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,973

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,303

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,730

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,788

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,499

Diabetes w MCC: $8,050

Chest Pain: $3,152

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $26,024

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $46,100

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $31,321

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $30,100

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $29,638

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $39,815

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $35,003

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $47,173

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,935

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,210

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $21,323

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $33,643

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,899

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,357

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,346

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,682

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $14,691

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,792

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,723

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $14,747

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,317

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,624

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,180

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $30,649

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,619

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,354

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $26,174

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,473

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $21,123

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $35,348

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,566

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,205

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,610

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $10,183

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,650

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,910

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $19,517

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $14,534

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $18,170

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $19,446

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,592

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $18,193

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $8,166

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $19,447

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $11,049

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $26,950

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $19,710

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $26,943

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $13,282

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,766

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $16,434

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,806

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,752

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,634

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,842

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,005

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	36.400%
State:	31.693%

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

Here:	0.094%
Iowa:	0.144%

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

Here:	0.147%
Iowa:	0.036%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 46%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
Iowa:	18%

Always

Here:	75%
State:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
State:	3%

Usually

Here:	18%
State:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	77%
State:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
Iowa:	6%

Usually

Here:	31%
State:	25%

Always

This Hospital:	59%
Iowa:	69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
Iowa:	5%

Usually

Here:	26%
Iowa:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	67%
State:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	22%
Iowa:	17%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	59%
State:	63%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	22%
State:	18%

Always

Here:	70%
State:	77%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	30%
Iowa:	30%

Always

Here:	61%
State:	62%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	82%
Iowa:	84%

Here:	18%
State:	16%

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

6 or lower

Here:	6%
State:	6%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	22%
State:	21%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	72%
Iowa:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	3%
Iowa:	3%

Yes, probably

Here:	20%
State:	23%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	77%
Iowa:	74%

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