Healthcare
Iowa health systems add organ donor registration to MyChart patient portals
Iowa health systems have launched a new tool allowing patients to register as organ, eye and tissue donors directly through their MyChart patient portals, streamlining a process that officials say has already seen significant adoption. The integration, developed through a…
UnityPoint Health hospitals earn high marks in federal quality ratings
Four UnityPoint Health hospitals across Iowa and Wisconsin have received four- or five-star overall quality…
Winter named president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
Melissa Winter will become the next president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care…
TENS therapy reduces pain, fatigue in fibromyalgia patients, UI study finds
A new University of Iowa Health Care study has found that adding electrical nerve stimulation…
Mercy Medical Center agrees to $14.8 million payment for violating OIG civil penalties law
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has agreed to a $14.8 million payment to the…
Mercy Cedar Rapids earns Blue Distinction designation for bariatric surgery
Mercy Cedar Rapids has received a Blue Distinction Center+ designation for bariatric surgery from Wellmark…
Details of UnityPoint layoff plans revealed
Notifications posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website are providing…
Balanced Fitness & Health adds drug screening to workforce health services
Balanced Fitness & Health has expanded its services to offer Corridor employers an integrated workforce…
St. Luke’s Hospital to transition dental clinic operations to Eastern Iowa Health Center
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC) announced Tuesday that…
UI Health Care opens expanded postpartum unit
University of Iowa Health Care has opened an expanded inpatient postpartum unit, adding capacity for…
Mercy names new senior director for DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia
Mercy Medical Center has named Kelly Hawthorne as senior director of The Chris & Suzy…
Iowa Medical Society Foundation names 19 medical students as 2026 Global Health Scholarship recipients
The Iowa Medical Society Foundation has selected 19 medical students — 11 from the University…
MercyOne heart pump program extends and improves patients’ lives
When Michael Griffin lived with severe heart failure, everyday activities like walking across a room…
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital opens expanded NICU
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital has opened a new neonatal intensive…
University of Iowa researcher receives 2026 Watanabe Prize for muscular dystrophy research
A University of Iowa researcher has been recognized with one of the nation’s largest and…
UnityPoint at Home earns U.S. News’ ‘Best Home Health’ ranking
UnityPoint at Home has been named a Best Home Health Agency for 2026 by U.S. News &…
