Iowa Methodist Medical Center Ratings
1200 PLEASANT STREET
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 241-6212
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 241-6212
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Quality of Care - Mortality Rate
How well does Iowa Methodist Medical Center save lives? 10% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 13% |
Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.
Infectious Disease | Cases |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 96 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 31mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 14 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 52 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 12 minutes delay before leaving to their room.
Patient Ratings
While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.Overall Rating: AVERAGE
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
4.7
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
74% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Iowa Methodist Medical Center Stories
May 23, 2022, 6:22 PM
Iowa Methodist Medical Center: "Five hours with chest pain. Still not seen. I left to die at home in comfort" - M
May 23, 2022, 6:22 PM
Iowa Methodist Medical Center: "Five hours with chest pain. Still not seen. I left to die at home in comfort" - M
Feb 15, 2022, 5:14 PM
Iowa Methodist Medical Center: "It is 3:51pm as I begin to type this. I arrived here with my wife at approximately 9am. we came in because my wife is having severe pain in her rib cage, chest and left arm. She is holding back tears. I just asked the lady at the reception desk here nearly 7 hours later, what is going on? Why have we seen EVERYONE here after us go in before my wife? I was told that she is in fact the person that has been here the longest but that her pain isn’t acute enough to be seen yet. I asked how acute her chest pain has to be to be seen. The lady was EXTREMELY dismissive and annoyed by my question. I’m starting to think it’s because the Triage nurse had a hard time understanding my wife with her being deaf. She is still sitting here in pain & even after asking about it, no one seems to give a care. We dropped out boys off at school and came here. Thank God we had family who made arrangements to pick them up at school take them home, let out our dog, and now will probably be taking them to dinner as well. What if I hadn’t been able to be with her here today. Can you imagine the confusion with not seeing any ones faces to read lips and then to be ignored for 7 hours to boot?! She hasn’t eaten or drank anything as to not interfere with any tests or bloodwork.. Inexcusable " - Nick
Feb 15, 2022, 5:10 PM
Iowa Methodist Medical Center: "It is 3:51pm as I begin to type this. I arrived here with my wife at approximately 9am. we came in because my wife is having severe pain in her rib cage, chest and left arm. She is holding back tears. I just asked the lady at the reception desk here nearly 7 hours later, what is going on? Why have we seen EVERYONE here after us go in before my wife? I was told that she is in fact the person that has been here the longest but that her pain isn’t acute enough to be seen yet. I asked how acute her chest pain has to be to be seen. The lady was EXTREMELY dismissive and annoyed by my question. I’m starting to think it’s because the Triage nurse had a hard time understanding my wife with her being deaf. She is still sitting here in pain & even after asking about it, no one seems to give a care. We dropped out boys off at school and came here. Thank God we had family who made arrangements to pick them up at school take them home, let out our dog, and now will probably be taking them to dinner as well. What if I hadn’t been able to be with her here today. Can you imagine the confusion with not seeing any ones faces to read lips and then to be ignored for 7 hours to boot?! She hasn’t eaten or drank anything as to not interfere with any tests or bloodwork.. Inexcusable " - Nick
Nov 30, 2020, 5:10 PM
Iowa Methodist Medical Center: "we are at 2 hrs
and counting " - Bruce