Areas of Expertise

Iowa Health Orthopedic Services provides inpatient and outpatient orthopedic care with a highly skilled medical team including orthopedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, specially trained nurses, physical and occupational therapists dedicated to helping you get back to your life. We offer our patients a broad range of orthopedic services including:

• Foot and Ankle
• Hip and Knee
• Hand, Shoulder and Upper Extremity 
• Spine and Back 
• Sports Medicine
• Total Joint Replacement

Because we provide care to more than 2,000 patients annually, with 1,500 receiving total joint replacements - more than any other hospital in the state. We have the experience to meet your needs.

Annually, we provide:

• Over 900 total knee replacements
• Over 500 total hip replacements
• Over 50 total shoulder replacements
• Our board-certified orthopedic surgeons are leaders in their respective specialties

Specialty Programs

Our pre-operative Total Joint Class is offered several times each month at our hospitals. Learn what to expect following a total joint replacement.

Accreditations

Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran and Methodist West Hospital's Orthopedic Units are accredited by Det Norske Veritas (DNV).