Apria Healthcare

Mercy Hospice provides medical care services to patients with life limiting illness. The organization is a part of Mercy Medical Center, a 910-plus bed acute care, nonprofit Catholic hospital. It accepts referral patients with a life expectancy of six months and less as certified by a physician. It provides medications, supplies, special equipment, inpatient care and additional assistance in the home. The organization provides relief to caregivers who may need a break and time away, assists patients and families with spiritual matters and provides emotional support and explores resources to assist the patient and family in coping with the terminal illness. Its team of caregivers includes physicians, nurses, home health aides, social workers, volunteers, dieticians and rehabilitation therapists. Mercy Hospice is located in Des Moines, Iowa.

As your partner in health, we’re dedicated to making it easier for you to live wellâ€"so you can show up for the moments that matter most. To us, people are more than patients. We work together as a team to champion high-quality, low-cost care. Our providers and services span hospitals, clinics and at home settings across Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Our presence in metropolitan and rural communities allows us to innovate through partnerships, organizations outside of healthcare, and our family of team members remains dedicated to shared values that put our people first. Because you matter to this world, and we’ll show you just how much.