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Iowa news Gov. Kim Reynolds defends decision to lift mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictions Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday defended her decision to rescind a limited mask mandate and related restrictions, saying Iowans don’t need a government order to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Unlike many other governors, Reynolds

Iowa news New partnership will allow Iowa to help improve health care statewide A new $8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the University of Iowa educate health care providers and first responders in rural parts of the state on procedures they

Iowa news In depth series: Rural emergency hospital designation The Congressional Quarterly posted New Medicare hospital model throws lifeline to rural facilities. A provision tucked into the massive year-end spending law is offering a potential lifeline to rural hospitals on the brink of closure, but the facilities will need to

Iowa news MercyOne celebrates second year providing care as a unified health system MercyOne, one of the largest health care systems in the state with more than 20,000 colleagues, including doctors and providers, celebrated its second birthday Monday, Feb. 1. This date marks the uniting of 420 care locations statewide

Featuring hospital and health care headlines from the media and the web. Iowa news Mental health is central to well-being The topic of mental health is often overlooked and unfortunately considered taboo in many instances. But now is prime time to be educated about what mental health is. What does

Featuring hospital and health care headlines from the media and the web. Iowa news An Iowa hospital ‘under siege’: Courage, sorrow, exhaustion and worry inside an ICU fighting the coronavirus Julie Scebold said a prayer as she tried to find calm at the bottom of her coffee cup. Her nurses

Featuring hospital and health care headlines from the media and the web. Iowa news Iowa mental health advocates say proposed funding is not nearly enough We are almost a year into living with the coronavirus pandemic, and mental health services are needed now more than ever. Advocates say the governor’s

Featuring hospital and health care headlines from the media and the web. Iowa news Hy-Vee offering COVID-19 rapid antibody testing at more than 250 locations throughout the Midwest Hy-Vee is offering COVID-19 rapid antibody testing at more than 250 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations. Patients will receive same-day test results in as

Iowa news More than 90K Iowans get at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine More than 90,000 Iowans had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, public health officials reported, nearly a month after the first inoculations in the state were given Dec. 14. In all,

Featuring hospital and health care headlines from the media and the web. Iowa news Yes, vaccines are on the way. No, this is not the time to let your guard down. The novel coronavirus doesn’t care that a new year is supposed to offer a new start. It doesn’t care