Health Care

Cathy D’mello His Hands Free Clinic

His Hands Free Clinic to unveil donor wall, welcome new executive director at June 27 open house

His Hands Free Clinic will host an open house on Friday, June 27, at 1 p.m. to celebrate the unveiling of its “Great Need. Great Care.” capital campaign donor wall and to introduce new executive director Cathy D’mello. The open…

UIHC North Liberty hits halfway mark

The University of Iowa Healthcare Center in North Liberty has hit the halfway mark for…

Ribbon cutting for new Humpal Chiropractic building Oct. 3

Humpal Chiropractic in North Liberty is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3 to celebrate…

Humpal Chiropractic staff stand in front of the clinic.

CommUnity Crisis Services facing major layoffs

CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City is planning 100 layoffs, effective Sept. 29. The layoffs…

The sign for CommUnity Crisis Services

Applications accepted for Community Food and Farm Grant

Johnson County is accepting applications through 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, for the second Community…

johnson county logo

Mercy, St. Luke’s named to PINC AI Top 100 Hospitals 2023 list

Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, both in Cedar Rapids, have…

PINC AI Top 100 Hospitals 2023 Mercy Medical Center St. Luke's Hospital

Registration is open for the Especially For You race

Registration is still open for the 33rd annual Especially for You (EFY) Race Against Breast…

IDT, Aldevron partner to expand solutions for gene, cell therapy customers

IDT and Aldevron, two leading CRISPR gene editing companies, today announced a strategic partnership to…

IDT and Aldevron have partnered to expand key CRISPR solutions for cell and gene therapy customers worldwide. CREDIT IDT

Mercy, Alliant light the night pink to promote breast cancer awareness

Mercy Medical Center and Alliant Energy are joining forces to light the night pink on…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Johnson Co. Public Health receives Excellence in Action award

The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) has selected the Johnson County Public Health Jynneos…

Hospice House of Mercy dedicates new gazebo on Sept. 13

A newly constructed gazebo at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, located…

Mercy Medical Center

Community Health offering free prostate cancer screening

Community Health Free Clinic, First Light Christian Fellowship and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids…

Cedar Rapids area company teams gearing up for CycleNation

Dozens of employee teams from leading companies around Cedar Rapids will ride to improve brain…

Cedar Rapids CycleNation

Bankruptcy trustee objects to UI’s plans for a speedy purchase of Mercy Hospital

A federal bankruptcy trustee has objected to plans by the University of Iowa to fast-track…

Mercy Iowa City hospital, pictured Aug. 9, 2023. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

Canine healers join UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Two new furry employees will soon greet patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family…

Nacho and Corrin, recent additions to the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, pose with their handlers.

Mercy acquires new breast specimen imaging system

Cedar Rapids-based Mercy Medical Center has acquired the first CT (3D) breast specimen imaging system…