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Iowa news Second candidate announced for vice president for medical affairs, Carver College of Medicine dean A University of Iowa search committee has announced the second finalist for the next vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine. Mark Rosenblatt is executive dean of the

Iowa news UI study: rural Iowa hospitals are losing birthing centers at ‘striking’ rate A University of Iowa study finds some pregnant women in rural Iowa quit getting prenatal care when their local hospital closes their birthing center, even if prenatal care is still available. The study looked at the

Iowa news Three keys to addressing the rural maternal health crisis  For the better part of the last decade, St. Anthony Regional Hospital has prioritized ways to improve birth outcomes in the six-county rural area it serves in west-central Iowa. Its providers have extended their practices to satellite locations, bringing

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

Iowa news Iowa Senate approves moratorium on new or expanded nursing homes The Iowa Senate advanced legislation putting a moratorium on constructing new nursing facilities and giving Medicaid payers more power in recovering funds from health insurers. House File 685 was sent back to the Iowa House with an amendment

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

Iowa news Cass Health awarded grant for new apprenticeship program for nursing careers Iowa Workforce Development announced that Cass Health received $849,240 in grant funding through Iowa’s Health Careers Registered Apprenticeship Program. With a goal of serving 70 apprentices, Cass Health has developed strategic workforce planning initiatives focusing on growing

Iowa news Mercy College of Health Sciences raises historic $1.2 million Founding members of the newly established donor recognition program, the 1899 Society, raised a historic $1.2 million to advance Mercy College of Health Sciences’ mission of transforming students into successful health care professionals. The 1899 Society publicly launched this

Iowa news Iowa hospitals face mounting financial pressure, stagnating Medicaid reimbursement  188 rural hospitals have closed their doors nationwide since 2005, and 220 are at immediate risk of closing. Stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates are hurting rural hospitals and leaving them in financial jeopardy. As legislators attempt to steady the financial

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.