Health Care

University of Iowa Health Care is in the process of acquiring the last piece of real estate from the Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy, located east of the downtown campus at 601 E. Bloomington St. in Iowa City.

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 to purchase the last building from the Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy estate. The university requested approval from the Iowa Board of Regents Sept. 17 to…

Mercy Iowa City to continue operating as community hospital

Mercy Iowa City will remain an operational community hospital following its acquisition by bond investors…

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Mercy to break ground on new Marion emergency department

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Marion…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Mercy Iowa City announces winning bid for hospital and clinic assets

Mercy Iowa City announced Tuesday night that investors led by Preston Hollow Community Capital, alongside…

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Mercy Foundation funds needed to keep hospital operational

Mercy Iowa City has received approval to use funds from its philanthropic foundation, stating that…

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

Meet the Forty Under 40 honorees working in the health care industry

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Forty Under 40 Photos by Heidi Eiffert of StudioU Photography

St. Luke’s goes pink to raise awareness about breast cancer

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has turned its campus pink to help raise breast cancer awareness…

Hy-Vee launches new resource to help patients access insulin

Hy-Vee, Inc. is launching a new resource to help patients with diabetes who are covered…

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Linn County Food Systems Council awards $115,000 in grants

The Linn County Food Systems Council has awarded $115,000 in grants to 17 local organizations…

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…

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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