Health Care
Mercy adds positioning technology to radiation therapy program
Mercy Medical Center has expanded its cancer treatment capabilities with a new technology that allows radiation oncologists to deliver therapy with greater precision and without the use of permanent skin markings, according to a news release. The system, called Surface-Guided…
UI Health Care performs its first robotic living donor surgery for kidney transplant
University of Iowa Health Care has performed its first robotic living donor nephrectomy, a milestone…
AI ‘game changer’ for health care, five hospital leaders weigh in
When Washington County Hospital and Clinics implemented an AI-powered ambient scribe system, CEO Todd Patterson…
Linn County approves rezoning for memory care unit near Hiawatha
A rezoning application that will allow the development of a memory care facility north of…
Delta Dental of Iowa launches $2 million loan fund to support dental practice ownership
Delta Dental of Iowa has announced a $2 million revolving loan fund aimed at helping…
University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different states
As Iowa officials drill down on their fight to understand and address high cancer rates…
Linn supervisors approve first reading of rezoning for memory care facility, over objections
Despite the objections of dozens of area property owners and the recommendation of the Planning…
Dr. Timothy Quinn to retire as Mercy Cedar Rapids president and CEO
Dr. Timothy Quinn will retire as president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center on April…
Iowa Donor Network reports 376 organ transplants in 2025
Iowa Donor Network served 1,604 donor families in 2025, with 124 organ donors and 1,308…
UnityPoint at Home agencies score top national rankings
UnityPoint at Home has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as…
Mercy Medical Center offers focal therapy for prostate cancer
Mercy Medical Center now offers focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound as a treatment option…
Mercy Medical Center first in Iowa to use advanced breast cancer surgery technology
Mercy Medical Center has become the first hospital in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery…
St. Luke’s adds cryobiopsy technology for lung cancer diagnoses
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Cedar Rapids to…
Coralville plastic surgeon charged with incompetence
A Coralville plastic surgeon, who has been accused of negligence by six Iowans, has been…
UI Health Care performs nation’s first biodegradable pancreatic stent procedure
University of Iowa Health Care gastroenterologists performed the nation’s first procedure using a newly approved…
Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device
Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe…
