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Iowa news Iowa public health officials announce end to mandatory COVID-19 reporting, weekly reports. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced that effective April 1, the state will no longer require that positive COVID-19 tests be reported to public health officials. Iowa’s weekly COVID-19 reports, which have served

Iowa news Polk County needs more hospital workers. Supervisors have a $1M plan to help fill the gap Faced with severe staffing shortages at local hospitals, the Polk County Board of Supervisors is making a big investment to boost the local health care workforce. County officials announced they awarded $1

Advocates meet legislators, highlight importance of Iowa hospitals Iowa hospital advocates met with several legislators, including ranking majority and minority members from the House and Senate, during IHA’s 2023 Hospital Day on the Hill. The event was opened by IHA Board Chair Brian Dieter, CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center in

Iowa news Genesis nurse named one of Iowa’s best Genesis Health System nurse Lori Crane is among 78 Iowa nurses recognized as 2023 Great Iowa Nurses. The program, formerly 100 Great Iowa Nurses, annually honors Iowa nurses for their contributions to the profession. A committee of people from a variety

Polk County, IHA members announcing health care workforce collaborative The Polk County Board of Supervisors is holding a news conference this week announcing a large investment in a new health care workforce collaborative. IHA members Broadlawns Medical Center, MercyOne and UnityPoint are joining Polk County, local colleges, universities and providers to support

Iowa news Group names Lakes Regional and Spencer among the top 100 rural and community hospitals The Chartis Group, a health care consulting firm, has named Lakes Regional Healthcare and Spencer Hospital among its 100 best-performing rural and community hospitals for 2023. Hospitals are rated using publicly available data sets

Gov. Reynolds signs IHA-led tort reform bill Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a tort reform bill Thursday that establishes hard caps on noneconomic damages in cases of medical malpractice. The bill places a $2 million cap for hospitals or a $1 million cap for other health care providers. “This bill is

Iowa news Iowa COVID-19 infection rate increases at least 5% The number of weekly reported COVID-19 infections in the state increased for the second straight week, continuing the reversal of a downward trend in cases that had marked the start of the year. The Iowa Department of Health and Human

Feb. 16, 2023, Des Moines – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed a tort reform bill that establishes hard caps on noneconomic damages in cases of medical malpractice. The bill places a $2 million cap for hospitals or a $1 million cap for other health care providers. “This bill is

Submit nominees for IHA’s 2023 leadership awards IHA presents three major leadership awards at its annual meeting to recognize significant achievement in hospital or health system administration and governance. The three awards are: Excellence in Leadership Award – Presented to an Iowa hospital or health system CEO demonstrating notable achievement