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.

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.

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

Hospital foundation fundraising provides important community support, especially for small hospitals. The Foundation Professionals for Iowa Hospitals Spring Conference provides an interactive, daylong event that will equip foundation professionals with the tools and strategies to create successful campaigns. Participants will learn about: Aligning missions and purposes with fundraising campaigns. Marketing

Iowa news McDonald family initiates fundraiser to name UIHC room, provide education opportunities The family of the late Harley McDonald has initiated a fundraiser to name a room at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. McDonald, of Scranton, died last winter after suffering injuries in

Patient demographics are rapidly changing, and health care workers must be ready to meet the growing needs of more-diverse communities. The Iowa Hospital Association and Schabel Solutions have created the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care Certificate Program to positively affect patient experience and employee engagement. Health care leaders also will develop strategies

Iowa news UI researchers join Midwest study looking at growing herbicide exposure during pregnancy University of Iowa researchers are joining a Midwest study that seeks to establish a foundation for assessing the chemicals’ impact on mothers’ and babies’ long-term health. Donna and Mark Santillan, a husband-and-wife UI research team, are

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a rural emergency licensure bill establishing the new hospital designation. IHA advocated for passage of the legislation throughout the legislative process. “In the last decade, more than 140 hospitals have closed in the United States. Most of those hospitals are in rural areas including one

Iowa news Clarinda Regional receives DEI certification, names inclusion officer Clarinda Regional Health Center has received certification in diversity, equity and inclusion from StonehillDEI, and to further its DEI initiative, the hospital has named Maggie Brown Chief Inclusion Officer. StonehillDEI has identified the most powerful practices and processes that support

The Iowa Senate unanimously passed the amended rural emergency licensure bill establishing the new hospital designation. The Iowa Hospital Association advocated for passage of the legislation throughout the legislative process. “In the last decade, more than 140 U.S. hospitals have closed. Most of those hospitals are in rural areas including one here

Iowa news SEIU health care workers ratify new contract Nurses and other health care professionals at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics who are members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa have ratified a new contract with the hospital. Highlights of the contract include increases

It’s not too late for students to submit applications to the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation’s Health Care Careers Scholarship. The deadline to apply has been extended to Tuesday, March 7. IHERF, a subsidary of the Iowa Hospital Association, will award 60 postsecondary health care scholarships of up to $7,000 ($3,500