About Us
Our Mission
InnerVisions HealthCare is a faith-based provider of free and compassionate medical care services, education, resources and support for women and their families facing crisis pregnancies, empowering themselves to make life-affirming decisions.
Medical Services We Offer
Pregnancy Testing
Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound
STD Risk Assessments, Testing, Diagnosis & Treatment
Information – Abortion: Procedures, Risks, & Side Effects
Referrals for OB Care & Social Services, Adoption Services
Support and Care for Patients in Many Other Ways
Our Patients
InnerVisions has helped hundreds of women.
Here you can experience first hand the power of your prayers and contributions.
Claire & Kolbe
Adoptive Family
Claire
Baby Willow's Story
Meet baby Willow who was born at the end of January 2016. The fruit of painful years of trying to conceive, baby Willow helped reunite her mother and father. After years of infertility, her parents were angry and frustrated, both blaming themselves and not communicating to the other their anxieties. It even lead to their temporary separation. Once she was conceived, they worked out their differences and got married. A touching story about how an unplanned pregnancy led to bringing two people together!
Watch Trisha’s story
Clinic staff came in during a Christmas holiday break to help Trisha. View video to see what happened.
Bree’s story
I walked into InnerVisions HealthCare and was greeted by a friendly smile who changed my life. I was pregnant and I really wanted to parent my baby but I was unstable and I didn’t have a support system. She encouraged me and gave me hope that I could be a great mother. I was scared that we would have nothing – but now my baby is born and very loved and provided for. The InnerVisions staff member touched my heart. I wanted you to know about the baby and that the staff at your clinic helped empower me to keep Kinley, 6 lbs. 12 ounces and that I am very thankful.
Kinley Marie
Julie – Client’s Mom (Baby’s Grandma)
I had no idea what I was in for. I thought my daughter had agreed that abortion was her best option. My daughter knew her intentions to parent and was too afraid to tell me. In retrospect, I want to thank you for answering her many questions and being an advocate for her healthy pregnancy when I could not. You gave her valuable information. If there’s ANYTHING I can do to facilitate a healthy pregnancy I will. Thank you again, for your kind patience and care. I can’t tell you how your encouraging words touched me when I was in despair. We are all very fragile and want to do what’s right and good for our daughter. Thank You…Thank You.
Watch Dan and Michelle’s Story
Our Clinic
We have two locations:
InnerVisions West:
1355 50th Street, Suite 400
West Des Moines, IA 50266
InnerVisions South:
500 Army Post Road, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50315
Our Staff
Executive Leadership
Theresa Welch, RN
Executive Director
Gregory McKernan, DO, NFPMC
Medical Director
Directors
Bryan Gonzalez
Director of Development
Brooke Van Bruggen, BSN, RN
Director of Patient Resources
Sammy Freund, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing
Medical Staff
Sara Huegerich, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse
Candace Johnson, RN
Staff Nurse
Rachel Prohaska, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse
Brianne Tigges, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse
Relationships Program
Brianne Tigges, BSN, RN
Instructor
Stacy Halbach
Instructor
Maria Haas
Instructor
Administrative Staff
Crystal Patterson
Development Coordinator
Joleen Larson
Scheduler
Elise Kerr
Scheduler & Office Assistant
Chris Oberreuter, CPA
Finance
Stephanie Hamell
Shift Supervisor
Board of Directors
Geri McGonegle
Chair
Joe Herrity
Vice-Chair
Wendy Ogden, JD
Secretary
Matt Dougan
Treasurer
Brett Bosworth
Director
Kevin Kilcawley, PsyD
Janelle Soderholm
Director
Deacon Rob Stark
Chaplain
John Yost, MD
Director
Volunteer Medical Personnel
- Dr. Thomas A. Mallisee, Radiologist
- Dr. Sandy Ruhs, Radiologist
- Dr. Susan Beck, Client Care Physician
- Lacy Lundgren, ARNP
Our History
Founded in 2011, InnerVisions HealthCare continues to respond to the needs of the community. That's what Steve and Jenny did then, and we continue to do that today. The experienced team of nurses and doctors at our free medical clinic serve abortion-minded women and men with Christ-centered, compassionate, and nonjudgmental medical information and support.
Our name "InnerVisions" makes reference to the ultrasound, and how the sonogram is a "vision inside the womb". Therefore, the ultrasound is really at the heart of our medical mission.
Our Volunteers
Volunteering at InnerVisions can be a rewarding experience. Here are some testimonials on why volunteering is so fulfilling. If you think you'd like to join our volunteer team as a receptionist or nurse, give us a call today: 515.440.2273 or send us an email: info@ivhcare.org
“I have been blessed in so many ways at this time in my life and it has allowed me to give of myself as a volunteer to various organizations I support. I feel strongly about the life issue and that life begins at conception. When adoring a beautiful baby, abortion seems unfathomable. I enjoy my work at InnerVisions tremendously and appreciate the work that is done there and I look forward to being a part of it.”
— Peggy & Maureen
“I volunteer at InnerVisions so that I can listen and try to understand what is weighing on the minds of so many of our young people. I want to see them as my children or grandchildren and outline for them healthy options both physically and emotionally. I see InnerVisions as their safe haven concerning issues that will impact the rest of their lives.”
— Diane, Registered Nurse
