Mercy Medical Center

Description

Mission amp Values
Mission
The Mission of Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life energy and viability in the 21st century Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities

Values
Reverence
Integrity
Compassion
Excellence

Mercy Medical Center is strongly committed to diversity at all levels of the Mercy organization and in our community Our mission values and traditions firmly embrace inclusion acceptance and compassion Mercy is actively participating and responding to the unique and diverse needs of its patients families visitors students and employees

Mercy Fact Sheet
Mercy Medical Center Des Moines is a 917bed acute care notforprofit
Catholic hospital situated on three campuses

Mercy is Des Moines longest continually operating hospital founded by the
Sisters of Mercy in 1893

Mercy is one of the largest employers in the state with more than 6900
employees and a medical staff of 900 physicians and allied health
professionals

Mercy is one of the Midwests largest referral centers offering a variety
of specialty services that are unique to Iowa and the region

Mercys areas of excellence include heart and heart surgical services
cancer services birthing neonatology pediatric services emergency and
trauma services medical imaging surgery womens health services critical
care neurology orthopaedics behavioral medicine and a wide array of
specialty and outpatient services

Mercy is a member organization of Catholic Health Initiatives headquartered
in Denver Colorado Mercy is also a member of Mercy Health Network an
integrated system of five major medical centers across the state of Iowa
created through a partnership between Catholic Health Initiatives and
Trinity Health headquartered in Novi Michigan

Mercy is accredited by The Joint Commission a seal of approval that
indicates Mercy meets strict performance standards provides high quality
patient care and demonstrates accountability in the rapidly changing field
of health care

Mercy maintains a network of critical access hospitals and health care
facilities Mercy Health Network Central Iowa in 17 central Iowa
communities including Des Moines

Mercy provides a full range of outpatient health care services at its four
Urgent Care clinics four Quick Care clinics and 40 family practice and
specialty clinics located throughout the Des Moines metro area

Mercy has 10 whollyowned subsidiaries Mercy Clinics Inc Mercy College
of Health Sciences Mercy Medical Center Centerville Mercy Professional
Practice Associates Bishop Drumm Retirement Center Mercy Park Apartments
Mercy Hospice and Home Care Graduate Medical Education Mercy Foundation
and Mercy Therapeutic Radiology Associates