Patient safety and quality data
Heart attack |
Adjusted adult heart attack death (mortality) rates |
Heart failure |
Adjusted adult heart failure death (mortality) rates |
Pneumonia |
Adjusted pneumonia death (mortality) rates |
Surgical care improvement/surgical infection prevention
Mercy Medical Center—Des Moines is committed to providing safe quality care to all our patients and families. Monitoring quality data helps us evaluate and improve the way we deliver care.
Each year, we:
- Incorporate the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals into our practice
- Proactively seek new and innovative ways to provide the highest quality of care to our patients
The outcome data below is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS gives high rankings to Mercy Medical Center—Des Moines for meeting or exceeding national quality measures. The tool provides consumers with information on how well hospitals care for adult patients with certain medical conditions.
Additional quality information for Mercy Medical Center—Des Moines is available by visiting the the Hospital Compare web site (search for Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines) or the Joint Commission’s Quality Check® website.
Conditions
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