Health Care
Alzheimer’s Association expands caregiver support programs
To honor the nearly 12 million unpaid Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in the U.S. during National Family Caregivers and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter has expanded its caregiver support programs. The organization launched three new…
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…
Cedar Rapids area company teams gearing up for CycleNation
Dozens of employee teams from leading companies around Cedar Rapids will ride to improve brain…
Bankruptcy trustee objects to UI’s plans for a speedy purchase of Mercy Hospital
A federal bankruptcy trustee has objected to plans by the University of Iowa to fast-track…
Canine healers join UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Two new furry employees will soon greet patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family…
Mercy acquires new breast specimen imaging system
Cedar Rapids-based Mercy Medical Center has acquired the first CT (3D) breast specimen imaging system…
UI sports medicine offers walk-in clinic for injured student athletes
Injured student athletes will have easier access to treatment thanks to walk-in clinics hosted by…
Officials ‘grateful’ as new Coralville VA outpatient clinic opens
An expanded Veterans Administration (VA) community-based outpatient clinic in Coralville, in the works for several…
