Health Care

Iowa Board of Regents consider early-phase projects that would pave way for UI patient tower

At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, the University of Iowa requested approval of the project description and budget for several early-phase developments that will pave the way for the future patient care tower. The project’s budgeted $7.25 million…

IC Free Medical and Dental Clinic appoints new executive director

The IC Free Medical and Dental Clinic has named Dr. Jennie Schmidt as new executive…

IC Free Medical and Dental Clinic Executive Director Barbara Vinograde is retiring after working for the clinic for 28 years. CREDIT JENNIE SCHMIDT

UnityPoint, Presbyterian explore forming new health care organization  

West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health and New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services have signed a letter…

St. Luke’s Hospital

Iowa City VA to participate in practice-changing initiative

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has tapped the Iowa City VA Health Care System…

Perspective Therapeutics: New name, new headquarters

Precision and personalization are just two of the characteristics that Perspective Therapeutics executives agree make…

Stead Children’s Hospital windows to cost $45 million

A plan to replace damaged windows at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital for $45 million…

Stead Family Children's Hospital University of Iowa faulty windows lawsuit

CBJ Health Care Summit panelists address health care costs, competition

A group of local health care panelists fielded a series of questions from Corridor Business…

CBJ Health Care Summit panelists

Digital Diagnostics, Saudi Arabia-based healthcare firm partner

Digital Diagnostics — maker of IDx-DR, the first-ever FDA-cleared, fully autonomous AI system for the…

Digital Diagnostic's partnership is aimed at developing affordable healthcare to people in Saudi Arabia. CREDIT DIGITAL DIAGNOSTICS

UnityPoint announces recipients of AEDs, Stop the Bleed kits

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital, through St. Luke’s Foundation, has announced the recipients of 56 AEDs…

St. Luke’s Hospital

Covenant Family Solutions expanding to Davenport

Covenant Family Solutions (CFS), a behavioral healthcare provider based in Cedar Rapids, announced the opening…

Covenant Family Solutions

Health Care Summit speaker: Parallel integration can address crisis

Tim Sagers gets straight to the point: We’re spending more in the U.S. on health…

Tim Sagers Captive Health

EIHC offers Saturday vaccine clinics, free transportation

Eastern Iowa Health Center in Cedar Rapids is offering eight Saturday clinics for individuals interested…

UI researcher wins global biomedical science prize

University of Iowa researcher Dr. Michael Welsh will receive the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences…

Michael Welsh, pictured in 2022, has researched mechanisms and treatment of cystic fibrosis for decades. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Medtech companies merge to form Perspective Therapeutics

Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting has formally merged with Isoray Inc. out of Richland, Washington to…

Perspective Therapeutics has formed following a merger between Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting and Isoray Inc. in Washington. CREDIT PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS

UIHC invite bids for expanded burn treatment center

University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) is seeking request for qualifications from architecture design firms…

Lynn Glass, RN, BSN, is a burn center outpatient clinic employee. CREDIT UIHC

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital to open Marion ER

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital will open an off-campus Emergency Department in Marion in…

St. Luke's Marion ER