Health Care

Mercy Medical Center introduces contrast-enhanced mammography for breast cancer detection
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has introduced contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a breast imaging technology that combines traditional mammography with contrast dye to improve early detection of breast cancer, particularly in women with dense breast tissue. The Cedar Rapids hospital…
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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Community Health offering free prostate cancer screening
Community Health Free Clinic, First Light Christian Fellowship and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids…




