Health Care

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UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition

University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s hospital and No. 12 in the Midwest region in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, released Oct. 7. According to a…

UI Health Care delays projects amid federal funding cuts

The University of Iowa Health Care system is revising its capital improvement plans after federal…

Aerial photo of the water tower located outside University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

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…

Joe Lock Juliet Abdel Sami Scheetz Eastern Iowa Health Center pharmacy grand opening

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,…

Steel Therapeutic's first product candidate is Fizurex, a disposable wipe.

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)…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

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…

The SIM-IA bus.

ChildServe to open office in Davenport

ChildServe, a leading pediatric healthcare provider, recently announced the organization is expanding its reach in…

This rendering shows the new ChildServe facility that will be at 935 E 53rd St., Davenport. CREDIT CHILDSERVE

Mercy Home Care earns national award for patient experience

Mercy Home Care has received the 2024 SHPBest “Premier Performer” Award, placing it among the…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Free dental clinic coming to Coralville Sept. 19-20

The Iowa Mission of Mercy will hold its 16th annual free dental clinic Sept. 19–20…

Iowa Mission of Mercy logo

Mercy Iowa City seeks $55M from MercyOne, recovery of ‘fraudulent transfers’

The oversight committee managing Mercy Hospital Iowa City’s bankruptcy estate has filed an adversary proceeding…

Eastern Iowa Health Center opens new Cedar Rapids pharmacy

The Eastern Iowa Health Center will celebrate the opening of its new pharmacy with a…

Eastern Iowa Health Center pharmacy

Steindler Surgery Center performs its first anterior hip replacements

North Liberty-based Steindler Surgery Center announced the successful completion of its first three hip replacement…

Steindler Orthopedics exterior

Novy begins development of first portfolio company

Novy, a Cedar Rapids-based health care venture studio, has entered the creation stage of its…

David Tominsky, Eric Engelmann, Sarah Wallace, Jess Greiner, Krista Martin, Novy venture studio

UI Health Care hosts career fair to address Iowa’s physician shortage

Nearly 100 University of Iowa Health Care residents, fellows and their spouses attended a July…

UI Health Care career fair participants connect with employers representing Iowa health systems July 31. The career event aimed to address physician shortage in Iowa.

Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition

Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke…

Yellow stethoscope with a red heart under it