Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services

Iowa Methodist Medical Center is the only ACS -verified Level 1 adult and the first Level 2 pediatric trauma center in central Iowa.

[Rick Sidwell @rsidwell]

After more than a year of planning and collaboration, pre-hospital blood transfusion is now a reality in Des Moines and West Des Moines! Great support from @IMMC_Trauma with this collaborative effort.

[IMMC Emergency Medicine Residency @IMMCEMResident]

⁦@IMMC_Trauma⁩ providing a great forum for learning and collaboration in anticipation of the arrival of our first EM residents in a few weeks!

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Another great day teaching ATLS. All of our participants work here in Iowa. We are helping the system to grow and love being a part of it. @acsTrauma @pelaez_trauma

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

We are very proud of our very own Dr. Capella. She is showcasing the new eDEMP course at #AITKC She has put a lot of hard work in on this project.

[UnityPoint Health - Des Moines @UnityPointDSM]

It’s National Rural Health Day! 🚜🏥 Dr. Rick Sidwell jumped on his 1948 John Deere and journeyed to the Iowa State Capitol to meet with @AdamGreggIA to discuss ways to shorten the time it takes to get rural Iowans who suffer from a traumatic injury to a hospital. @IMMC_Trauma

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Stop by our booth in the @FarmBureau park at the State Fair today until 3:30. You’ll learn about our injury prevention efforts and how to Stop the Bleed. We will also be here Tuesday and Thursday next week from 0930-3:30. Come learn how to save a life!!

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Come on down to the Valley West mall and come donate for Blood Donor Day with @LifeServeBldCtr. It is a great day to get out and save some lives. They are here until 7pm. It’s your blood going to your neighbors #givemorebirthdays

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Huge shoutout to @ccprideiowa for allowing us to come out and teach them Stop the Bleed earlier this week. Hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend! @LukeStalzer @BethFuchsen @AndrewTRAUma

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Additionally, we also just wrapped up our two day course of TNCC. Sending out a brand new batch of nurses to help take care of trauma patients!

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

It’s been a pretty busy week. Not only on our trauma service but for our Doctors. Our very own Dr Pelaez (@pelaez_trauma) received the Partner of Nursing award this week. It is truly well deserved. He truly lives as a partner of Nurses

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Another wonderful ATLS course in progress with our very own LifeFlight crews #trauma @AmCollSurgeons #atls

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Huge thank you to the @IowaNatGuard for having @rsidwell and @AndrewTRAUma out a couple weeks back to teach on how to be a Stop the Bleed Instructor. This will now help it get all across the great state of Iowa @StopTheBleed @IAGovernor

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Our IMMC Trauma Physicians (@rsidwell and Dr Capella) helping to prepare the next great group of ATLS instructors! #ATLS @AmCollSurgeons

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Our surgeons @pelaez_trauma @rsidwell & Dr Jeannette Capella are SO PROUD of @IMMC_SurgEd resident Dr Nara Tashjian for her @acsTrauma research work presented at #AITKC2022

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

@JohnDeere @TheIowaClinic @NOSORH

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

He has arrived! Dr. Rick Sidwell began his journey 20 miles away. He rode his 1950’s John Deere tractor to Story County Medical Center, a level 4 trauma center, to get a glimpse at rural trauma #ruraltraumamatters #PowerOfRural @rsidwell

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Today is National Rural Health Day. Some of our Trauma team members will be traveling to Story County Medical Center. We are shining a light on rural trauma care and how to improve our trauma system #ruraltraumamatters #powerofrural

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

Launched in 2011, National Rural Health Day was an idea that was developed to formally recognize those who work & contribute to making a positive impact on healthcare needs of the people living, working, & easing their families in rural America #ruraltraumamatters #powerofrural

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

19% of the US population (37.5% of Iowans) live in rural locations but 54% of all traffic deaths occur in these areas. How many adult Level 1, 2, 3, & 4 trauma centers does the state of Iowa have? #ruraltraumamatters #powerofrural

[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

For more information about this class you can visit
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[Iowa Methodist Medical Center Trauma Services @IMMC_Trauma]

One thing that is being done to help rural facilities is the Rural Trauma Team Development Course. It’s an interactive class that helps to teach more rural facilities on how to care for a trauma patient, work as a team, and transfer if needed #ruraltraumamatters #powerofrural