Dr. William deGravelles

The staff, physicians and volunteers of
Iowa Health – Des Moines and Iowa Methodist Medical Center
join together to celebrate the life
of our physician and lifetime friend,
Dr. William deGravelles.
Dr. deGravelles helped Iowa Methodist
fulfill its longstanding dream of providing a world-class
rehabilitation program for people with disabilities.
He had a relentless focus to improve the world
for people with physical impairments.
It was through his zeal that Younker Rehabilitation Center
at Iowa Methodist became a reality.
With Dr. deGravelles providing leadership as medical director, Younker Rehabilitation accepted its first patient
on February 12, 1959,
and has continued to assist patients
in disability management for nearly forty-nine years.
After almost forty years of serving Younker and Iowa Methodist,
Dr. deGravelles retired from practice,
but he never retired from the hearts of those he touched –
his patients, and the staff who worked alongside him.
While we will miss him, we are grateful to have this moment
to remember the caring and quality healthcare
Dr. deGravelles provided to the people of central Iowa
through his lifelong career.

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