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Balanced Fitness & Health adds drug screening to workforce health services

Balanced Fitness & Health has expanded its services to offer Corridor employers an integrated workforce health program the Cedar Rapids-based clinic is calling a “hire-to-retire” solution. The expanded lineup combines drug and alcohol testing — including DOT and non-DOT drug…

‘Everyone Can Work’: Iowa City celebrates 34 years of ADA, spotlights inclusion and disability employment at downtown event

Iowa City marked the 34th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and…

Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem Mazahir Salih reads a proclamation from the city declaring October 2024 National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

University of Iowa Health Care seeks $280 million acquisition of oncology practice to expand cancer treatment in Iowa

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents…

Jessica Stonis, RN MSN, Clinical Practice Leader, with simulated patient in the 4 PFP cancer infusion center on Monday, March 6, 2023.

Especially for You Race sets participation record

A record-setting 16,679 people registered for the 34th annual Especially for You Race Against Breast…

Especially for You Race 2024

ChildServe closes $10 million campaign to relocate, expand Des Moines location

ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care provider for children and young adults with special health…

ChildServe Des Moines

UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services awarded $1 million matching grant from the Hall-Perrine Foundation

The Hall-Perrine Foundation has announced a $1 million matching grant to support the St. Luke’s…

AbbeHealth Abbe Center

St. Luke’s Hospital introduces newborn hearing screenings with advanced equipment, thanks to $25,000 grant

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital will screen newborns for hearing loss using new equipment funded by…

Members of St. Luke's health care team hold a check for $25,000 from Variety–the Children’s Charity.

UI Health Care seeks $25 million in upgrades to Downtown Campus

In keeping with its agreement prior to the acquisition of Mercy Iowa City, the University…

Integrated DNA Technologies debuts new blood cancer research panel

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has introduced the Archer VARIANTPlex Lymphoma panel, a new tool for…

Mercy Cedar Rapids introduces AI technology to enhance breast cancer surgery

Mercy Medical Center and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center have announced a new partnership with SymBioSys to…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

Johnson County Public Health partners with CredibleMind to launch mental health website

The Johnson County Public Health Department has announced a partnership with CredibleMind, an online platform…

Johnson County home repair program

UI proposes cancer-focused health sciences research facility

The University of Iowa is in the early stages of planning a new cancer research…

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Medical Education Research Facility. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

EIHC initiative will provide high-tech solution to ‘pharmacy desert’

The Eastern Iowa Health Center’s (EIHC) plans for a new, largely automated pharmacy in the…

A medical professional examines a young patient at the Eastern Iowa Health Center. CREDIT EIHC

Mercy Cedar Rapids adopts state-of-the-art software for breast cancer assessment

The Mercy Women’s Center has adopted Volpara Risk Pathways, a state-of-the-art software program designed to…

Volpara breast cancer software

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…

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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…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids