Health Care
Mercy Cedar Rapids earns national recognition for outpatient orthopedic surgery
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence and America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement for 2026 by Healthgrades. The recognition places the Cedar Rapids hospital…
University of Iowa seeks $3.6 million in state appropriations to address physician shortage
The University of Iowa is asking lawmakers for $3.6 million in new state appropriations to…
The University of Iowa eyes expansion project for College of Nursing
Citing inadequate accommodations for modern health care training, the University of Iowa is proposing a…
University of Iowa Health Care to purchase last building from Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy
University of Iowa Health Care is looking to grow its Downtown Campus with a proposal…
PCI Neurology establishes inpatient partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Neurology is now providing inpatient neurological services exclusively at UnityPoint Health…
UI professor wins Lasker Award for cystic fibrosis research
Dr. Michael J. Welsh, a University of Iowa professor and Iowa native, has received the…
PCI Urology announces exclusive surgical partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Urology (PCI Urology) has formed an exclusive surgical partnership with UnityPoint…
UI professor wins 2025 Horwitz Prize for muscular dystrophy research
Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of…
Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees
Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the…
UI Health Care opens new pediatric emergency space
University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new pediatric emergency space within its emergency…
UI Health Care delays projects amid federal funding cuts
The University of Iowa Health Care system is revising its capital improvement plans after federal…
New Eastern Iowa Health Care pharmacy grand opening represents latest expansion of its mission
The grand opening of the Eastern Iowa Health Center’s new pharmacy is about more than…
Prairie Rose Family Medicine to open direct primary care clinic in Coralville
A new family medicine clinic opening in Coralville this fall is taking a different approach…
Steel Therapeutics launches toxicology study for new fissure treatment
Steel Therapeutics Inc., an early-stage pharmaceutical company, has launched a pivotal toxicology study for Fizurex,…
Mercy Medical Center partners with Des Moines anesthesiology group
Mercy Medical Center has entered a new partnership with Des Moines-based Medical Center Anesthesiologists (MCA)…
Wellmark Foundation invests $5.3 million in University of Iowa’s SIM-IA program
The Wellmark Foundation is investing $5.3 million in the University of Iowa College of Nursing’s…
