Feb 01

NewsStand, Feb. 2, 2024

By Iowa Hospital Association| News, NewsStand Archive

Iowa news Hy-Vee becomes joint owner of Exemplar Care Hy-Vee has become a joint owner of Exemplar Care. As a result, Exemplar Care medical clinics in the Des Moines area will now be Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care. Under the agreement, Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care medical clinics will offer direct primary

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Jan 25

Since the pandemic, there has been a marked increase in violence against health care workers. A new IHA report shows that Iowa health care workers, nonclinical and clinical, are suffering increased workplace violence and injury. The IHA report reveals an increase in physical violence and verbal abuse. Those unfamiliar with

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Jan 25

Iowa hospitals workforce challenges

By Iowa Hospital Association| News

A recent IHA survey found that Iowa hospitals are struggling with staffing shortages. Retirements, widespread burnout and violence against hospital employees are exacerbating staffing issues. Shortages of nurses, technicians and therapists are the top problems.

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Sep 21

NewsStand, Sept. 19, 2023

By Iowa Hospital Association| News, NewsStand Archive

Iowa news Older Iowans encouraged to get new RSV vaccine Experts are encouraging Iowans 60 and older as well as children under 8 months old to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus. The respiratory virus can cause severe lung infections in young infants and elderly people, and the elderly are

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Iowa news Emergency rooms in central Iowa overwhelmed, longer wait times anticipated Emergency rooms across central Iowa are overwhelmed right now. Between non-emergency patients, summer season traumas and more-severe illnesses in patients, emergency departments are facing busy waiting rooms. Patients can expect longer waits depending on the amount of emergency

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Iowa news A Des Moines-area health coalition is empowering Black women’s health Organizations like Black Women 4 Health Living are empowering women to take control of their health. The Des Moines-based organization hosts a monthly Black Women’s Health Coalition to link women with resources. It offers resources like health and

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The top issues for health care leaders are being examined by leading experts at the IHA Summer Leadership Forum: Workforce strategist Lisa Walden will offer fresh perspectives that challenge preconceived ideas on building a healthy work culture. Kaufman Hall Senior Vice President James Kinn will review approaches and strategies to address the

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Iowa news First finalist for top UI Health Care job was with CDC, U.S. government A former U.S. Public Health Service captain and medical officer who spent nearly 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention while serving on the Emory University School of Medicine faculty is the

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Apr 30

The 2023 Iowa Trauma Coordinators Spring Conference will prepare trauma coordinators to effectively care for patients and improve hospital trauma programs. Using real-life field experience as a backdrop, representatives from the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Department of Emergency Medicine at

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Iowa news Eastern Iowa Health Center launches multilingual vaccine campaign, transportation service As the federal emergency pandemic declaration ends, there are still swathes of underserved populations who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or the updated bivalent booster, designed to be more effective against newer strains of the coronavirus.

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Apr 19

Iowa news New state program can cut post-surgery opioid use by 70% A program that was launched last year in Iowa to reduce the reliance on opioid medicines for pain relief after surgeries has seen early success at the rural hospitals where it has been implemented, according to Goldfinch Health.

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ServiShare and Health Enterprises Co-op (HEc), the group-purchasing arm of Health Enterprises, have announced they are forming a new partnership. The first phase of this partnership will entail ServiShare designating HEc as a preferred exclusive partner for its group-purchasing organization contracts and services to its members. This partnership is an alignment between

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