Excellence in Adult Health Care

Established in 1995, Iowa Health System operates more than 10 hospitals that serve individuals in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. The system manages St. Luke's Hospital, which specializes in emergency medicine, surgery, and heart and birth care. It operates Iowa Health - Des Moines, which offers trauma treatment, physical rehabilitation and medical equipment solutions. Iowa Health System also manages The Finley Hospital, which provides home health care, laboratory, maternity, nutrition, occupational health, pharmacy, radiology and imaging services. The system operates Allen Hospital, which was founded in 1925 and offers pain management and chemotherapy services. Its unit, St. Luke's Health System, is a full-service, nonprofit hospital that provides babysitting classes.

Ryan Mertens, DO, joined The Iowa Clinic in 2022 because he loves the passion fellow providers and staff have for the Clinic and patient care. Dr. Mertens practiced independently in primary care before returning to fellowship training in Pulmonology at Creighton University. He chose this specialty because of its many modalities. Between the clinic, hospital, and ICU, it provides him with numerous opportunities for patient care. Difficulties with breathing can be a very anxiety provoking and traumatic experience and he finds helping patients in these specific situations to be very gratifying.