266:
22:
374:
addition was built on to the hospital. When built, the new building represented the state of the art in equipment. Further additions and improvements followed, including another wing that was built in the 1970 and an expansion in 1997. Currently, a new ICU and
Cardiovascular unit is being developed at the hospital.
389:– which had operated as a third area hospital – was closed in 1981, and its operations were consolidated into the Mercy Health Center operations. The hospital was renamed to Mercy Medical Center in 1999 when Mercy Health Services and Holy Cross Health System combined operations to become Trinity Health in 2000.
373:
In 1885 St. Joseph's
Sanitarium was opened on the edge of the city, becoming the first mental health facility in the area. The St. Anthony's Home for the Aged, which was built adjacent to the hospital, was opened in 1912. The main hospital was expanded in 1905. Then in 1947 another large 225 bed
369:
asked the
Sisters of Mercy to establish a hospital in Dubuque. The Sisters established St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital on West Third Street near Bluff Street in Dubuque in 1879. One year later the Sisters acquired the land on which Mercy Hospital is currently located.
353:
In 2005 a cardiology center was opened at the hospital. This new heart unit is used for both inpatient and outpatient procedures. Mercy moved its
Psychiatric Services into a totally renovated area in 2009 and opened the region's only Autism Center in July, 2010.
377:
The
Sisters began the Mercy School of Nursing, and the first class of nurses graduated in 1902. The school was phased out when it merged with the Area One (now Northeast Iowa Community College) nursing program, and the last class graduated in 1975.
420:
bays so that patients could be transferred from ambulances to the hospital without being exposed to adverse weather. In addition to the
Dubuque trauma center, the Dyersville facility also operates an emergency department.
402:
385:
based Mercy Health
Services. In 1978 the Dyersville Community Hospital was merged with Mercy Hospital to provide a location in Dyersville. It then became known as Mercy Health Center.
519:
39:
514:
509:
504:
397:
In 2004, Mercy was designated as a Magnet hospital, a national award for nursing. Mercy was re-designated as Magnet in 2009. Mercy is licensed by the state of
131:
416:
as a level II trauma center and as a recognized pediatric emergency department. The ER was recently refurbished and expanded. Improvements included
412:. The trauma center is staffed by doctors who are all board certified in emergency medicine. The hospital's ER has been designated by the state of
86:
58:
534:
65:
524:
105:
72:
121:
350:. Mercy has 263 beds in the Dubuque location, along with another 25 acute beds and a nursing home at the Dyersville location.
43:
54:
529:
382:
366:
32:
316:
462:
79:
246:
438:
409:
241:
336:
386:
340:
332:
498:
328:
204:
191:
335:. The hospital is based primarily in Dubuque, with a critical access hospital in
21:
226:
146:
133:
417:
413:
347:
278:
271:
219:
214:
172:
327:(formerly Mercy Hospital) is a non-profit medical facility located in
363:
439:"Not-For-Profit Status Waterloo, Iowa (IA), MercyOne Northeast Iowa"
331:. It is one of two hospitals located in the city – the other being
398:
489:
306:
15:
403:
Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
312:
302:
297:
289:
284:
260:
252:
240:
235:
225:
213:
203:
198:
187:
182:
166:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
124:for other medical facilities with the Mercy name.
8:
362:Mercy One traces its history back to when
163:
520:Buildings and structures in Dubuque, Iowa
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
408:Mercy is recognized in the area for its
381:In 1976 the hospital became part of the
339:. Mercy is located just to the north of
430:
265:
7:
515:Hospital buildings completed in 1947
510:Hospital buildings completed in 1905
505:Hospital buildings completed in 1885
44:adding citations to reliable sources
463:"Quality Report | QualityCheck.org"
14:
55:"MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center"
264:
20:
325:MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
161:Hospital in Iowa, United States
31:needs additional citations for
167:Mercy Medical Center – Dubuque
1:
346:The hospital is a member of
535:1879 establishments in Iowa
307:http://www.mercydubuque.com
551:
383:Farmington Hills, Michigan
490:Mercy One-Dubuque Website
401:and is accredited by the
178:
171:
525:Economy of Dubuque, Iowa
209:Private, Not For Profit
393:Awards and recognition
247:Level II trauma center
261:Public transit access
227:Affiliated university
194:, Iowa, United States
467:www.qualitycheck.org
410:emergency department
242:Emergency department
40:improve this article
143: /
530:Hospitals in Iowa
322:
321:
317:Hospitals in Iowa
147:42.493°N 90.675°W
116:
115:
108:
90:
542:
477:
476:
474:
473:
459:
453:
452:
450:
449:
443:www.mercyone.org
435:
343:on Mercy Drive.
337:Dyersville, Iowa
277:
274:
268:
267:
220:District General
164:
158:
157:
155:
154:
153:
148:
144:
141:
140:
139:
136:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
550:
549:
545:
544:
543:
541:
540:
539:
495:
494:
486:
481:
480:
471:
469:
461:
460:
456:
447:
445:
437:
436:
432:
427:
395:
387:Xavier Hospital
360:
341:U.S. Highway 20
333:Finley Hospital
272:
269:
162:
152:42.493; -90.675
151:
149:
145:
142:
137:
134:
132:
130:
129:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
548:
546:
538:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
497:
496:
493:
492:
485:
484:External links
482:
479:
478:
454:
429:
428:
426:
423:
394:
391:
359:
356:
320:
319:
314:
310:
309:
304:
300:
299:
295:
294:
291:
287:
286:
282:
281:
262:
258:
257:
254:
250:
249:
244:
238:
237:
233:
232:
229:
223:
222:
217:
211:
210:
207:
201:
200:
196:
195:
189:
185:
184:
180:
179:
176:
175:
169:
168:
160:
127:
126:
122:Mercy Hospital
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
547:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
500:
491:
488:
487:
483:
468:
464:
458:
455:
444:
440:
434:
431:
424:
422:
419:
415:
411:
406:
404:
400:
392:
390:
388:
384:
379:
375:
371:
368:
367:John Hennessy
365:
357:
355:
351:
349:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
329:Dubuque, Iowa
326:
318:
315:
311:
308:
305:
301:
296:
292:
288:
283:
280:
275:
263:
259:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
234:
230:
228:
224:
221:
218:
216:
212:
208:
206:
202:
197:
193:
190:
186:
181:
177:
174:
170:
165:
159:
156:
125:
123:
118:
117:
110:
107:
99:
96:November 2022
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
470:. Retrieved
466:
457:
446:. Retrieved
442:
433:
407:
396:
380:
376:
372:
361:
352:
345:
324:
323:
199:Organization
128:
119:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
205:Care system
150: /
499:Categories
472:2022-10-27
448:2022-10-27
138:90°40′30″W
135:42°29′35″N
66:newspapers
425:Citations
418:ambulance
183:Geography
414:Illinois
348:MercyOne
279:The Jule
236:Services
188:Location
173:MercyOne
358:History
303:Website
285:History
192:Dubuque
80:scholar
364:Bishop
290:Opened
276:
270:
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
313:Lists
298:Links
87:JSTOR
73:books
399:Iowa
293:1879
273:Blue
253:Beds
231:None
215:Type
120:See
59:news
256:263
42:by
501::
465:.
441:.
405:.
475:.
451:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
