Accepting New Patients
UnityPoint Provider
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Hospital Affiliations:
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Gender: Female
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Languages Spoken:
- English
About Kathy S Dewald, ARNP
Med School College
- Creighton University, MSN, FNP
- Hospice And Palliative Care
Biography
Why did you become a provider?I enjoy working directly with patients and families to develop a health care plan that fits their goals and values.
What qualities best describe the care you provide to your patients?Patience and time - to hear their story and support them through difficult situations.
What motivates you each day as a healthcare provider?Knowing that spending time in conversation with patients and families can help them navigate complicated healthcare paths.
What is the most important message you would like to share with your patients?Palliative care is a supportive service to assist in the understanding of your medical situation, choices of care, and help with symptom management. Our main intervention is conversation, the patient and fmaily determine what decisions fit for them.