JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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.THE GOAL TO EXPAND CARDIAC CARE - AND SAVE MORE LIVES - IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND WESTERN IOWA BECAME A REALITY WITH THE COMPLETION OF A $6 MILLION CARDIOVASCULAR SUITE PROJECT AT METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL. THE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY AND NEW CATHETERIZATION LABS AND PROCEDURE ROOM WERE SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS FOR PROVIDERS SPECIALIZING IN CARDIOLOGY. THE INVESTMENT PAID OFF AS MJE COMPLETED MORE CATH LAB PROCEDURES IN 2024, HITTING 2,524. 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. - JENNIE EDMUNDSON HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AHA FOR NSTEMI (NON-ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION HEART ATTACK) AND STEMI (ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION HEART ATTACK) CARE SINCE 2014. THEY WERE AGAIN HONORED WITH (STEMI SILVER PLUS AND NSTEMI GOLD) METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL AND ALSO A (SILVER PLUS) FOR THEIR STROKE CARE. JENNIE EDMUNDSON ALSO RECEIVED A TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD, WHICH SIGNIFIES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES WHEN HOSPITALIZED FOR A STROKE.

METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL, HOME TO THE ONLY ACCREDITED CANCER PROGRAM IN WESTERN IOWA, JOINS A LIST OF PRESTIGIOUS HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN BEING NAMED AN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) SURGICAL QUALITY PARTNER. THIS, AFTER MAINTAINING ACCREDITATION BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC) FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES AND THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS (NAPBC) FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.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.