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Volume 22 // Issue 1
July 12, 2019
TheBulletin
Additional urology Physicians with Urology Center of Iowa
include: Dr. Kevin Birusingh, Dr. Brian
With questions about the practice,
please contact Sam Schooley, interim
services now Gallagher, Dr. Rick Glowacki, Dr. Mark
Kellerman, Dr. McCabe Kenny,
manager for the Urology Center of
Iowa at MercyOne. The Iowa Clinic
available Dr. Stephanie Pothoven, Dr. Ryan continues to provide urology services
Schulte and Dr. Trevor Wild. at both campuses; please continue
Central Iowans have additional options to use existing processes as
for urology care, with providers from The practice also has a new clinic appropriate to request their services.
Urology Center of Iowa now offering located at 1350 Des Moines Street in Consult requests can be directed
services at MercyOne Des Moines and Des Moines (in the same building as to 515-875-9800.
West Des Moines Medical Centers, the East Village Urgent Care and
effective July 8. Urology Center of Iowa Family Medicine Clinics). Clinic staff is
providers are available for in-house currently being hired and oriented. Ambulatory Growth
consults and procedures. For consult Once that team is in place, the clinic
requests, call 515-400-3550. phone and fax information will
be shared.
MercyOne opens first pediatric urgent care in metro
Last week, MercyOne Des Moines broken bones (minor, not bent),
Pediatrics Urgent Care Clinic became bronchiolitis, minor burns, colds,
the first after-hours urgent care just for cough, minor cuts (no uncontrollable
kids in the Des Moines area. bleeding), dehydration, diarrhea,
dizziness, earaches, fever, headache,
“It is exciting to have MercyOne be the minor head injuries (no loss of
first health care system in Iowa to offer consciousness), insect bites, minor dog
a dedicated urgent care for kids,” said bites, nausea, pink eye, rash, sore
Nivedita Krishnan, M.D., medical throat, sprains/strains, stitches for
director of the new clinic. “No matter minor cuts, minor stomach pain and
what time of year, kids have illnesses urinary tract infection.
and emergencies after their regular
providers are closed for the day. Dr. Krishnan and Allison Stewart, ARNP,
Whether your child is an existing are providing care at the clinic Located at 330 Laurel St.,
MercyOne Pediatrics Care Clinic Monday-Friday, from 5-10 p.m., and
Suite 2100, in Des Moines,
patient or is seen by other providers in Saturday and Sunday, from 8 a.m.-
the community, we’re here to help in 4 p.m. No appointment is needed and the new clinic shares
the evenings and during weekends.” patients are seen on a walk-in basis. space with MercyOne
Similar to MercyOne’s adult urgent Des Moines Pediatrics
care clinics, the new pediatric urgent Care Clinic.
care will see and treat non-emergent Ambulatory Growth
illnesses and injuries that include:
allergies, asthma (minor attack),
TheBulletin Volume 22 // Issue 1
July 12, 2019
American Heart Association award
recognizes MercyOne Des Moines
Medical Center
MercyOne Des Moines Medical treatments
Center received the American Heart aligned with the
Association/American Stroke most up-to-date,
Association’s Get With The evidence-based
Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor guidelines with
Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement the goal of
Award. The award recognizes the
hospital’s commitment to ensuring
speeding
recovery and
Weight loss surgery
stroke patients receive the most
appropriate treatment according to
reducing death
and disability for stroke patients.
informational class
nationally recognized, research-
MercyOne Des Moines Medical
now online and
based guidelines based on the
latest scientific evidence. Center additionally received the in-person
association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Roll award by meeting quality To make it more convenient and
Center earned the award by measures developed to reduce the accessible for patients interested in
meeting specific quality time between the patient’s arrival at weight loss surgery to learn more about
achievement measures for the the hospital and treatment with the the MercyOne Des Moines Bariatric
diagnosis and treatment of stroke clot-buster tissue plasminogen Surgery program and process, a free
patients at a set level for a activator (tPA). informational class is now available
designated period. These measures online, in addition to the in-person
include evaluation of the proper use lecture.
Quality
of medications and other stroke
MercyOne Des Moines Bariatric Surgery
approaches weight loss by surrounding
its patients with a medical and support
Perry, Panora clinics purchased by team. Patients meet with physicians,
Dallas County Hospital
dietitians and behaviorists, among other
health care specialists, who help
evaluate co-morbidities, such as
MercyOne Perry and Panora Family “Dallas County Hospital is well known
hypertension, heart disease, pulmonary
Medicine Clinics are operating under by members of the Perry and Panora
disease, sleep apnea and diabetes.
management of Dallas County communities,” said Mike Trachta,
Three minimally-invasive bariatric
Hospital, an affiliate of MercyOne, MercyOne vice president of Network
surgery procedures are offered – gastric
effective June 28. Dallas County Affiliates. “MercyOne has enjoyed a
bypass, gastric sleeve and revisional
Hospital has been part of the Perry long-standing relationship with
gastric banding – with all performed at
community since 1954, serving Dallas County Hospital, and we are
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical
patients from Dallas, Greene, Guthrie confident patients will continue to
Center, an MBSAQIP Accredited –
and Boone counties. receive the high quality, personalized
Comprehensive Center.
care they have come to expect.”
The transition should be seamless for
To learn more or get started with
patients, with both clinics remaining Both clinics will be renamed to DCH
the process, patients can take
at their current locations with their Family Medicine.
our online class, call
current health care teams, and
515-358-9300, or email
patients’ medical records retained at
mercybariatricsurgery@
their current clinic locations. Sustainable Growth mercydesmoines.org with questions
Physicians will continue to be and Efficiency or to register for an in-person class.
employed by MercyOne.
Central Iowa MercyOne.org/desmoines
1111 6th Ave., Des Moines
Special
Feature
MercyOne Des Moines General Surgery
Residency Program earns reaccreditation
MercyOne Des Moines’ General Surgery Residency Program that featured physicians from other specialties and health
is returning to full strength. The program was accredited in systems. Significant upgrades were made in the facilities and
January by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical technology used for educational presentations.
Education (ACGME) for the 2018–2019 academic year. The
ACGME decision reflects MercyOne’s commitment to In addition to assisting with surgical cases, residents also
strengthening surgeon involvement in the education of needed more hands-on experience. A simulation lab was
surgery residents and investing in simulation technology to created and MercyOne Des Moines invested in mannequins
hone the skills of future surgeons. and technology to improve skills in endoscopy, laparoscopic
surgery and other surgical processes. Residents in General
The MercyOne Des Moines General Surgery Residency Surgery and other programs now have access to simulation
Program offers 20 slots for five years of training of future activities in the lab.
general surgeons. In 2017, ACGME accreditation was
formally withdrawn for residents in the M.D. track of the Remarkably, even with markedly fewer residents, access to
program. The result was the loss of 13 residents. Three D.O. care was not significantly affected. Manager of Medical
residents continued their education under our accreditation Education Deb Bagnall shared the main impact was the loss
from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The of 24-hour on-call coverage typically provided by residents.
program accepted four residents in 2018 and 2019 while Creative scheduling and MercyOne Des Moines’ hiring of
participating in the AOA match. additional providers, particularly nurse practitioner and
physician assistant positions, provided flexibility to help with
The ACGME decision triggered a thorough review of the triage, pain and trauma care. Some OR staff also stepped
program by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Charles Keller and up to assist surgeons on appropriate cases.
colleagues in Graduate Medical Education and Research
(GMER). With a plan in place, Dr. Jan Franko was named In September 2019, the MercyOne Des Moines’ General
program director, and he successfully recruited surgeons on Surgery Residency Program will begin accepting
medical staff to serve as faculty in a model that aligns with applications from potential residents for academic year
the future of GMER. Moving forward, new surgeons hired at 2020. Medical Education staff are expecting around 600
MercyOne Des Moines will have faculty responsibilities applications for four slots. Deb says that despite the initial
included as part of their positions. Dr. Franko and his upset, there is a positive outcome. “In the long run, as painful
colleagues were also successful in adding additional lectures as it was to lose accreditation and go through that process, it
really was the best thing to happen to that program,” she
said. “It is back, and it is better than ever. I believe some of
the work we are doing is best practice. A lot of time and care
was invested in rebuilding the program.”
“In the long run, as painful as it was to lose
accreditation and go through that process,
it really was the best thing to happen to
that program. It is back, and it is better
than ever.”
Deb Bagnall, Manager, Medical Education
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