DES MOINES – Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Iowa U.S.A. It is also the county seat of Polk County.
Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines is a not-for-profit Catholic health care provider. Mercy Des Moines’ hospitals, with a total of 875 beds, include: Mercy Medical Center – central campus, Mercy Medical Center – West Lakes, Mercy Children’s Hospital & Clinics, Mercy Medical Center – Centerville, Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, Mercy is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines.
With approximately 7,000 staff members and a medical staff of about 1,200 physicians and allied health professionals, Mercy is one of the state’s largest employers and one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.
An outreach effort at Mercy Hospital helps children with heart defects in Mexico have a second chance at life.
“I went to the Yucatan with the group the 1st year that I was here, and I’ve gone 18 or 19 times in that 26 years,” said Cristina Huerta, mother to one of the children.
Her son Christian had a very severe heart defect that made him blue. They also treated a 16-year-old who has a history of multiple holes in her heart, and a 3-year-old who had severe obstruction of the aorta.
“Just thank you over and over to doctor Becker and to all those doctors that have been watching over these Yucatan children,” said Ledy Tucuch, mother to one of the children.
This marks the fortieth anniversary of the Yucatan Heart Program. So far, they’ve provided care for about 1,000 children.
Source: https://www.weareiowa.com
Comments
more recommended stories
Willa slams tourist city of Mazatlan on the Mexican Pacific CoastThousands of people were evacuated, buildings.
We have to stop them at the border (Trump on Migrant Caravan)President Trump answers reporters’ questions outside.
Mexico City Airport threatens to turn into confrontation between government and private sectorAccording to Bloomberg, the referendum on.
Animal trafficking in YucatanThe traffic of endangered species in.
City of Mérida analyzes the use of electric carriagesThe City of Mérida will conduct.
Mexican Nopal: superfood auxiliary in the control of diabetes and hyperglycemia: IMSS“Cactus (Nopal) consumption is auxiliary to.
Hyundai chooses Mérida to open its first virtual store in the AmericasThe Korean auto firm Hyundai opened.
A throng of Central American migrants continues their trek toward the U.S. border across southern MexicoAccording to the USA Today, an estimated 5,000.
Yucatán’s Legislative Building lights up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness MonthIn October, the month of the.
Cancun’s Nichupté and Bojórquez lagoons to be cleaned up“A project to clean up the.
Leave a Comment