NewsStand, Oct. 17, 2023
Iowa news American Healthcare Systems will assume operations of Mercy Iowa City Preston Hollow Community Capital, one of Mercy Iowa City’s principal creditors, has won the bid to control the 194-bed hospital, beating out the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in a bankruptcy auction. If the bankruptcy court gives
Read MoreNewsStand, Oct. 12, 2023
Iowa news Roundtable discussion focuses on next steps in preventing, treating obesity Less than a week after the “Obesity’s Impact on Iowa’s Economy and Labor Force” report by GlobalData PLC was released, the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion, presented by Eli Lilly and Co., to discuss the
Read MoreNewsStand, Oct. 5, 2023
Iowa news Iowa hospitals among recipients of Variety’s $3.5 million investment in Iowa children Variety – the Children’s Charity has invested over $3.5 million into Iowa’s children during 2023 through grants and programming. Variety has provided over 100 pieces of specialized mobility equipment to children living with special needs, given
Read MoreNewsStand, Oct. 3, 2023
Iowa news Two Iowa hospitals named to Fortune’s ‘100 top hospitals’ list Mercy Medical Center-Cedar Rapids and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital were named to Fortune’s top 100 hospitals in the U.S., in collaboration with PINC AI, a health care intelligence platform. To compile the ranking, researchers evaluated 2,644
Read MoreNewsStand, Sept. 28, 2023
Iowa news Broadlawns’ CEO graduates from ELEVATE Program Earlier this month, Broadlawns Medical Center’s President and CEO Anthony Coleman completed the ELEVATE program, an initiative founded by Black senior health care executives to equip rising Black health care leaders with a supportive and structured environment for learning, development and advancement.
Read MoreNewsStand, Sept. 26, 2023
Iowa news ChildServe’s 30th annual golf event raises over $181,000 ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care provider for children and young adults with special health care needs, raised more than $181,000 during its 30th annual golf outing this month at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. Over 200
Read MoreIowa 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
Read MoreNewsStand, Sept. 21, 2023
Iowa news Three IHA members on Forbes’ ‘America’s best employers to work for’ list Forbes has released its fifth annual list of America’s Best Employers By State. The list includes three IHA members: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Broadlawns Medical Center and UnityPoint Health. Forbes and Statista surveyed more
Read MoreNewsStand, Sept. 14, 2023
Iowa news CyTown welcomes McFarland Clinic as first tenant McFarland Clinic will be the first tenant in CyTown, a 40-acre, multiuse development between Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Ground is expected to be broken on the 60,000-square-foot, multilevel facility next summer.
Read MoreNewsStand, Sept. 12, 2023
Iowa news Free, citywide dental clinic coming to Waterloo in October The city of Waterloo has announced a free, citywide dental clinic. The full-service clinic has been rotating throughout the state since 2008. It provides free, certified, volunteer-led dental care to thousands of Iowans each year. Nearly 50% of the
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