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HCI Hospice Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa) provides exceptional end-of-life care to patients wherever they live: at home, in nursing care facilities, in hospitals or at our Des Moines-based residential hospice care facilities, the Kavanagh Houses. We offer our services throughout a 35-county service area from locally-staffed offices in Centerville, Des Moines, Knoxville, Mount Ayr, Mount Pleasant, Osceola and Perry. We offer a wide range of services: In-home hospice services, including visits from nurses, social workers, hospice aides, spiritual care counselors, bereavement counselors, volunteers and therapists Access to clinicians who have received specialized training in end-of-life care; many are certified in hospice and palliative care Team physicians and nurse practitioners on staff Expert pain and symptom management Interdisciplinary care teams who provide personalized, coordinated care Grief support groups and educational resources Access to highly-skilled clinical staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week Medical equipment, supplies and medications related to the life-limiting illness Caregiver training and support Educational conferences, seminars and resources Two residential hospice care facilities in Des Moines, Iowa. Kavanagh House on 56th Street offers 15 private patients rooms, and Bright Kavanagh House has 24 private rooms. Are you or a loved one: Needing more help with daily activities? Sleeping more? Eating less or losing weight? Hurting from uncontrolled pain and other symptoms? Making more trips to the ER? If you answered “”””yes”””” to any of the questions above, please call us at (515) 333-4800. You may be eligible for a wide range of services and benefits.

Mercy Medical Center, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers medical care and assistance to patients throughout the United States. The center provides diagnosis and treatment for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, allergies, arthritis, asthma, flu, chronic pain, chemical dependency, digestive conditions and eating disorders. The services offered by the center include X-rays, radiology, dialysis, neurology, orthopedics, family counseling, employee assistance programs, pain management, rehabilitation, bariatric surgery, and food and nutrition services. It has various departments, including family practice, digestive health center, emergency, fitness, Katz cardiovascular center, palliative and pastoral care, pediatrics, and child care. The amenities offered by Mercy Medical Center include medical library, flowers and gift shop, and snacks and coffee bar.

We are MercyOne: a connected system of health care facilities and services dedicated to helping you live your best life.

Grinnell Regional Medical Center enjoys the exclusivity of being a top rural medical center in the greater Poweshiek County area. The medical center includes around 40 physicians, more than 425 employees, and 200 volunteers. GRMC serves approximately 40, 000 residents. Each individual who enters our doors contributes to the mission of Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Each patient, physician, staff member, visitor, volunteer, EMC responder, or service supplier plays a key role in pulling together all the pieces of the GRMC healthcare picture. A resident physician staff of more than 40 active practitioners brings continued growth to the services provided. Services are being provided that are only offered in major healthcare centers. Our physicians and staff have made it possible for area residents to stay close to home and take advantage of expertise that is otherwise located hours away. 2009 Grinnell Regional Medical Center 210 Fourth Avenue, IA 50112 Grinnell641-236-7511 – Privacy Notice