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Patient-centered, more accessible health care for Des Moines metro-area residents is taking a major step forward with the building of Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes.
On Thursday, July 19, 2007 Mercy Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the official construction of Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes, which is located south of University Avenue at 1601 60th Street in West Des Moines.
When completed in late 2009, Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes will be a seven-story hospital with 239,000 square feet of finished space offering the same services as Mercy Capitol including:
- Medical and surgical care
- Intensive care
- Birthing services
- Cardiac catheterization laboratory
- A 24-hour emergency department
- Lab, medical imaging and pharmacy
The facility, which will be a replacement of Mercy Capitol, will be licensed for 146 beds, with a plan to staff 82 beds initially. Mercy West Lakes will modernize patient care by providing:
- natural light and open spaces for the comfort of patients and their families
- an efficient design for nurses and other staff
- an energy efficient, more environmentally friendly hospital
- built-in patient education and Internet communication system
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Support from city officials and the community of West Des Moines helped make Mercy West Lakes a reality.