Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY FACILITIES FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS.

THE METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON CARDIAC CENTER IS A LEADER IN THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX HEART CONDITIONS OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AND CARDIAC EXPERTS WHO USE ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNOLOGIES. OUR CARDIAC TEAM WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE - FROM DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT THROUGH RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION.SERVICES INCLUDE A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, CHEST PAIN CENTER, HEART FAILURE PROGRAM, CARDIAC REHABILITATION SERVICES AND INPATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY A TEAM SPECIALIZED IN CARDIAC CARE. ITS CARDIAC EXPERTISE HAS BEEN REWARDED BY SEVERAL LEADING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATIONS/ACCREDITATIONS:CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION WITH DISEASE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER THROUGH THE JOINT COMMISSION (TJC). THE CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES THAT STROKE CARE AT JENNIE EDMUNDSON IS COMPLIANT WITH THE NATIONAL STANDARDS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND EXPECTED PATIENT OUTCOMES OF A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. THE HOSPITAL HAS MAINTAINED TJC CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER SINCE 2012. BRONZE MILESTONE RECOGNITION BY THE IAC (INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION) FOR DEMONSTRATING LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SAFETY IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.MISSION LIFELINE REGIONAL STEMI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO OFFERING RAPID RESEARCH-BASED CARE TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION EXPERIENCING AN ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI), THE MOST SEVERE FORM OF HEART ATTACK. JENNIE EDMUNDSON ALSO RECEIVED LIFELINE NSTEMI GOLD AND MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI RECEIVING CENTER GOLD PLUS.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTSJENNIE EDMUNDSON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PROJECT TO IMPROVE/UPDATE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SPACE IN 2022. WHILE MOSTLY COSMETIC, THE ENHANCEMENTS RESULTED IN A MORE EFFICIENT AND MUCH IMPROVED/SAFER SPACE FOR STAFF AND PATIENTS.WORK BEGAN ON THE RENOVATION OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT AT JENNIE EDMUNDSON. THE ADDITION OF AN OUTDOOR SPACE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO PATIENT ROOMS AND COMMON SPACES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SPRING OF 2023.THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS (IBLCE) AND INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION (ILCA) RECOGNIZED JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN LACTATION CARE. THE IBCLC CARE AWARD RECOGNIZES FACILITIES THAT HIRE INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT (IBCLC) STAFF AND PROVIDE A LACTATION PROGRAM FOR BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES. JENNIE EDMUNDSON WAS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN IOWA TO RECEIVE THE IBCLC AWARD THIS YEAR AFTER FIRST BEING HONORED IN 2020.JENNIE EDMUNDSON SAW INCREASED BIRTH NUMBERS FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH FLOOR SPACE DEVOTED TO WOMEN'S HEALTH/BIRTHS. JENNIE EDMUNDSON FINISHED 2022 WITH NEARLY 700 BIRTHS WHICH IS A MORE THAN 30% INCREASE FROM 2021.

METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON CANCER CENTER IS THE ONLY CANCER CENTER IN WESTERN IOWA ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, COMMISSION ON CANCER. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC) SINCE 1996. COC APPROVAL MEANS THAT OUR PROGRAM MEETS PROGRAM STANDARDS, PROVIDES SUPPORT AND EDUCATION, AND DELIVERS QUALITY CARE TO ITS PATIENTS.ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS' CASES ARE PRESENTED AT A WEEKLY CANCER CONFERENCE FOR IN-DEPTH REVIEW BY SURGEONS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS AND OTHER SPECIALIZED CARE PROVIDERS. METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL USES THE NEWEST EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO HELP FIGHT CANCER.THESE PHYSICIANS COMBINE THEIR EXPERTISE AND THE LATEST RESEARCH TO RECOMMEND A COMPREHENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE FOR EACH PATIENT. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, COMBINED WITH STAFF EXPERTISE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, OFFERS CANCER PATIENTS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE PATIENT AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM, METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL USES THIS COMBINED EXPERTISE TO OFFER THE BEST INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PLANS, IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND PROVIDE COMFORT AND HOPE.JENNIE EDMUNDSON HAS EARNED ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITATION, ONE OF 11 HOSPITALS IN IOWA. THE HOSPITAL ALSO MAINTAINED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS ACCREDITATION FOR ITS BREAST CARE CENTER ONE OF EIGHT IN THE STATE. IN 2021, JENNIE EDMUNDSON BECAME JUST THE SECOND HOSPITAL IN IOWA TO ACQUIRE THE ION BY INTUITIVE - A ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR LUNG BIOPSIES. THIS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES THE ACCURACY OF BIOPSIES, MINIMIZES COMPLICATIONS AND EXPEDITES DIAGNOSES. ALL OF THIS HELPS SHORTEN THE TIME FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT AND IMPROVES PATIENT CARE.

THE SURGICAL TEAM AT METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL IS A HIGHLY TRAINED GROUP OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLAN THEIR CARE AND ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOMES.SURGICAL SPECIALTIES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: DENTAL, GENERAL, GYNECOLOGY, HEART SURGERY, NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, RESPIRATORY/PULMONARY, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, THORACIC, UROGYNECOLOGY AND UROLOGY.