MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
MercyOne Network
Geography
Location	1111 6th Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
Services
Beds	875
History
Opened	1893
Links
Website	https://www.mercyone.org/desmoines

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, formally called Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines, is a not-for-profit Catholic hospital located in Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893 and is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines. MercyOne is a member of MercyOne Network, a partnership of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Trinity Health. With over 5,300 employees, 800 physicians, and allied health associates, MercyOne Des Moines is one of the largest employers in the state of Iowa. The main campus features a 656-bed acute care facility.

Notable events

On November 29, 1979, Dr. Liberato Iannone, a cardiologist with the Iowa Heart Center, performed the first percutaneous coronary angioplasty in the state of Iowa at Mercy Medical Center. He later became the first cardiologist to perform a directional coronary arthrectomy at the hospital.

Graduate medical education

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center hosts several ACGME-accredited residency programs, including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and General Surgery. The hospital has also recently accepted its first class of fellows for an ACGME-accredited cardiology fellowship program, which will begin in July 2019.