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Police requested at hospital before risky surgery, Des Moines IA

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East Tower, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

Police were requested to be present at Mercy Hospital before proceeding with a risky surgery on a patient. Medical staff wanted to brief the officer before the surgery to decide whether to go forward.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey, at Mercy here.
00:02
Can we send this one officer to near East Clinton Avenue.
00:09
This is for patient (name withheld).
00:15
They're even to do a surgery here, and it's a risky one.
00:19
They want to talk to somebody there first and brief them about it to see if they go forward or not.
00:28
If they do make contact or if they don't, just have them to let me know, please.

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Location mentioned:
East Tower, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

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