UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's

St. Luke's cares for heart patients in a dedicated electrophysiology (EP) and cardiac catheterization labs. Just steps away from St. Luke's Emergency Department (ED), the location of our labs is one of the reasons our door-to-balloon times are faster than the national average. This means less time is needed between the patient's arrival in the ED to when they are moved to the cardiac cath lab to receive heart care. In the end, this means less heart muscle will be lost and the patient's outcome will be better.

• The cardiac catheterization lab is equipped with an imaging and hemodynamic monitoring system which monitors and visualizes blood circulation to carefully track and record heart function.
• The EP lab has advanced equipment, such as the Siemens Biplane, which creates improved visualization, because multiple images of the heart can be seen at one time.

For patients who are having procedures that require added patient monitoring and care, we offer a dedicated coronary care unit on the hospital's fourth floor. The unit features calming artwork from the Wrede and Barbara Smith Art and Healing Project and state-of-the-art iBeds that offer extended patient comfort with music, translation and charting capabilities. The unit is staffed with health care professionals trained specifically in coronary care, providing expert, compassionate care for patients in critical recovery after a heart procedure. New monitoring and nurse calling systems, along with a sophisticated nurses' station, donated by Cardiovascular Associates, in memory of Dr. Tjeerdsma, are all amenities that make this unit ideal for patient recovery.

• Consultations
• Angiography: Coronary, Peripheral and Renal
• Angioplasty/Stent Placement
• Drug Eluting Stent Placement
• Nuclear Testing
• Permanent Pacemaker Implantation: permanent, bi-ventricular, ICD
• AV Nodal Ablation
• SVT Ablation VT Ablation
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
• Comprehensive EP Procedures
• Holter Monitoring
• Event Monitoring
• EKG Network
• Peripheral Vascular Testing
• CHF Management
• Transesophageal Echocardiogram
• Loop Recorder Implantation
• Non-Surgical ASD/PFO Closure
• Minimally Invasive AAA Repair

When you choose to have your surgery at St. Luke's Hospital, you will experience: 

• Easy check-in at the main lobby
• Comfortable patient waiting area
• Private family/provider consultation rooms
• Private pre-operation and post-operation patient rooms
• Close patient monitoring in recovery rooms

Following surgery, patients in need of an overnight stay experience the same compassion and efficiency throughout their inpatient recovery.

St. Luke's adult inpatient psychiatric program is designed for those whose mental health symptoms call for acute hospitalization to achieve mental health stabilization. The program provides a safe healing environment, caring professional staff and effective treatment approaches. The inpatient unit offers private and semi-private rooms and several common rooms for dining and activities.

A variety of mental health conditions can warrant an inpatient stay. Patients who come to UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's for help include those with:

• Depression Bipolar disorders (manic-depressive illness)
• Schizophrenia
• Borderline personality disorder
• Anxiety disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder

An individual admitted for an inpatient stay often has one or more of the following conditions:

• Overwhelming depression
• Strong thoughts or urges of suicide, or a recent suicide attempt
• Strong thoughts or urges of harming others, or a recent attempt to do so
• A need for initiation to or adjustment of psychiatric medication
• Difficulty functioning due to symptoms of mental illne

Our personalized mental health services begin with a full evaluation to identify the scope and severity of the patient's illness. Depending on each patient's symptoms, the examination may include:

• Psychiatric evaluation
• Behavioral assessment
• Suicide risk assessment
• Medication trial and evaluation
• Social network and resources assessment
• Medical lab evaluations

We've designed treatment to decrease symptoms and improve communication skills, functional ability, and coping strategies. Our goal is to help patients develop strategies to manage their lives in a healthy, positive manner. Therapeutic activities include:

• Communication skills training
• Assertive communication training
• Stress and anxiety management
• Medication management and education
• Mental health education
• Emotional support for patients and family members
• Education and referral to additional community services
• Individual problem solving
• Safety planning
• Education about the recovery process

Most insurance policies, Medicare and Medicaid include coverage for inpatient services. If you have questions about your coverage, please contact your insurance carrier.

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's New Beginnings Outpatient Behavioral Health Group Therapy Program is designed for anyone who is living with a chronic mental illness. Adults dealing with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and a variety of other common mental illnesses can receive support, guidance, treatment, and education in a safe and calming environment without the fear of judgment. Our compassionate team of licensed social workers, RNs, providers, chaplains and occupational therapists take a multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning. Program participants will work with our team to develop an individualized treatment plan, tailored around their unique situation and goals.

For more information about the program call (712) 279-3906 or contact Brianna Sommervold, LMSW, Program Manager at Brianna.Sommervold@unitypoint.org.

New Beginnings is made up of three different levels of care. Through intensive psychiatric care and a variety of group therapy sessions, New Beginnings strives to treat all symptoms associated with an individual's mental illness.

• Partial Care Program. A highly structured program that runs four days a week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
• Intensive Outpatient Program. A highly structured but less intensive program that runs up to four days per week with patients receiving between nine and 19 hours of therapy.
• Group Program. A structured program that offers support to those individuals who require assistance in maintaining stabilization. Group hours consist of patients attending a minimum of one day per week up to three hours per day. Patient may attend up to nine hours per week.

• Symptom Management/Education Group. Participants will discuss their mental health symptoms and how those symptoms interfere with their daily lives. Participants will learn different methods to controlling and coping with the different symptoms they may face.
• Mindfulness Group. This session will focus on patients learning to control their mind, rather than allowing their mind to control them. Mindfulness is the process of observing, describing, and participating in reality in a non-judgmental manner in the moment and with effectiveness. At the same time, mindfulness is the window to acceptance, freedom and wisdom.
• Morning Feelings Group. Participants share personal concerns and experiences from their daily lives.
• Cognitive Therapy. Session highlights a variety of topics including assertiveness, decision-making, communication, values, anger, and family dynamics.
• Basic Skills Group. Topics such as self-esteem, community resources, budgeting, personal finance, first aid, personal hygiene, and leisure skills are discussed. Participants also learn the importance of physical fitness, relaxation, and stress management.
• Occupational Therapy/Independent Living. This group helps participants develop skills needed for independent living including community resources, time management, and safety at home.

Groups related to patient specific diagnosis are also offered and include: bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.

Prior to joining the program, our team will discuss payment options. Our program is covered through most insurance plans including Medicare and Iowa/Nebraska Medicaid. Our team will also work with you to navigate and identify transportation needs so that you can attend the program as scheduled.

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Inpatient Acute Rehab Center cares for adult and pediatric patients who have suffered a disabling injury or illness such as stroke, neurological decline or had a recent surgery. Under the medical direction of Dr. Chad Stadsvold, St. Luke's Inpatient Acute Rehab Center is dedicated to helping patients reach their long-term goals, whether it's a return to home or other setting.

Making a Difference With Patient-Centered Focus

The hospital's acute rehab unit was designed with patient comfort in mind:

• 10 individual rooms: each with its own large, private bathroom.
• A living skills suite to help patients get reacquainted with daily living skills necessary to return home.
• A group dining room that gives patients an opportunity to socialize with visiting loved ones and other acute rehab patients.
• Our team of specially trained nurses including several rehabilitation-certified nurses and doctors, as well as occupational, speech and physical therapists assists patients in regaining a higher level of independence.
• Upon discharge, patients receive follow-up care at UnityPoint Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Upon discharge, patients receive follow up care at UnityPoint Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's comprehensive rehabilitation therapists and nursing staff provides personalized therapy for adult and pediatric patients suffering from stroke, multiple trauma, brain and spinal cord injury, fractures, surgeries and other health conditions - all with one goal in mind. We are dedicated to helping our patients achieve their post-recovery goals, whether it's active retirement, independent living or a return to work and family life.

Services are performed in both the patient's room and in the rehabilitation gym, located on the hospital's third floor, offering a variety of rehab activities to assist with a patient's recovery. Our interdisciplinary approach means patients have access to a team including physical, speech and occupational therapists, rehabilitation nurses and social workers.

A diagnosis of cancer can be difficult, so at St. Luke's we make it our priority to provide quality care in a comfortable atmosphere. We're here for you from the moment you are diagnosed and throughout your treatment stages.

• Starting with diagnosis, St. Luke's pathologists and radiologists are here to detect signs of cancer, even at its earliest stages.
• For patients needing outpatient services, you may be referred on to June E. Nylen Cancer Center, in Sioux City, Iowa, for off-site radiation as well as advanced diagnostic and treatment technology.
• St. Luke's Ambulatory Service Infusion Center also provides treatment to hundreds of cancer patients annually, assisting with chemotherapy, blood transfusions, IV antibiotic therapy and other IV treatments.
• Rehabilitation Services provided by St. Luke's on either an inpatient or outpatient basis help patients manage lymphedema, a condition that can occur in breast cancer survivors. Physical therapists help patients manage this condition with massages, compression bandages and special exercises.

The Levitt Guest Center, located at St. Luke's just down the hall from the Bomgaars Center for Cancer Care, was created through a generous gift by Nancy Levitt Rosenthal of Sioux City in memory of her first husband, David Levitt, who died of pancreatic cancer.

This guest center offers family members quiet suites with private baths where they can rest and renew their spirits. Up to seven families can stay in the guest center at one time.

Because of Mrs. Rosenthal's significant gift, there is no charge to stay at the Levitt Center. Gifts of $20 or more per night are welcome and are used to help maintain the facility so others may enjoy its proximity and comfort for years to come.