Health Care

Eastern Iowa Health Center to open walk-in clinic
The Eastern Iowa Health Center will open a walk-in clinic Nov. 17 inside its pharmacy at 400 12th St. SE in Cedar Rapids. The clinic will operate without appointments and accept all insurance types, with copays due at time of…
Winning bidder on state Medicaid contract wants its full bid kept secret
A company that won a state contract to provide managed-care services in Iowa is seeking…

Mercy Medical Center officials outline plans for North Liberty clinic
Mercy Medical Center officials have provided some details on their plans for a new clinic…

Proposed Mercy clinic in North Liberty won’t require certificate of need
A new off-site medical clinic extension proposed by Mercy Medical Center in North Liberty will…

UCS Healthcare opens new medication-assisted treatment office in Iowa City
UCS Healthcare has announced the expansion of its medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services in Iowa. The…

UI, UI Health Care rank among Iowa’s top employers in Forbes 2024 list
Forbes magazine named the University of Iowa and UI Health Care among the America’s Best…

New report identifies crucial challenges in Iowa’s health care industry
The overall landscape of Iowa’s health care industry is looking bleak, according to recent findings…

St. Luke’s, PCI announce bariatric surgery program
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) have launched a…

Lil’ Drug Store named key distributor of P&G health care products
Cedar Rapids product supplier Lil’ Drug Store Products (LDSP) has been contracted as the primary…

UI Health Care reaches halfway point on Emergency Department expansion
The University of Iowa Health Care Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state,…

UnityPoint Health’s Daniel Joiner named 2024 diversity leader
Modern Healthcare, a bi-monthy business publication geared toward healthcare industry executives, named UnityPoint Health’s chief…

Steindler Orthopedic opens new location in Cedar Rapids
Steindler Orthopedic Clinic has opened a new location in Cedar Rapids – its first clinic…

Kirkwood, UI partner on Medical Laboratory Science degree
Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year…

Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch
A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…

Cedar Rapids family provides $1 million donation to renovate Mercy downtown emergency room
Mercy Medical Center has announced a $1 million donation from a Cedar Rapids couple to…

St. Luke’s hosts ribbon-cutting for new Marion ER
Leaders from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the city of Marion hailed the soon-to-open St.…






