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Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Mercy Home Care earns national award for patient experience

Mercy Home Care has received the 2024 SHPBest “Premier Performer” Award, placing it among the top 5% of more than 3,200 home health agencies nationwide for patient experience. The award, presented by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), is based on patient…

University of Iowa targets $249 million health sciences building

The University of Iowa is looking to construct a 263,000-square-foot health sciences academic building, pending…

A rendering of the proposed UI Health Science Academic Building, one block east of UIHC’s Main Hospital, looking southwest from the new open green space to the main entrance. CREDIT IOWA BOARD OF REGENTS

St. Luke’s receives Magnet redesignation for a fourth time

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has again achieved Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has again achieved Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). CREDIT UNITYPOINT

Especially for You attempts world record with inflatable pink ribbon

Mercy’s Especially for You (EFY) Race Against Breast Cancer is trying for its place in…

An inflatable pink ribbon was displayed at the Mercy’s Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer in October 2022. CREDIT MERCY CEDAR RAPIDS.

New Steindler clinic construction set to begin soon

Plans for Steindler Orthopedic Clinic’s new ambulatory surgery center and clinic facility in North Liberty…

These renderings show the location and basic design elements of Steindler Orthopedics' new ambulatory surgery center and clinic in North Liberty. Construction of the new facility is slated to begin next month. CREDIT STEINDLER ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC

UI Health Care appoints Denise Jamieson VP for medical affairs

Denise Jamieson, the chief of gynecology and obstetrics for Emory Healthcare and former Center for…

Denise Jamieson will succeed Brooks Jackson. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

ImpactLife celebrates EMS Week 2023

ImpactLife, hospitals and emergency medical services providers are celebrating May 21 through 27 as Emergency…

EMS Week 2023

UI Health Care ranks second in most trusted healthcare brands

A report from brand experience agency Moingle has ranked University of Iowa Health Care second…

CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

Physicians at OB-GYN Associates to become Mercy Iowa City employees

Providers at OB-GYN Associates of Iowa City and Coralville will become Mercy Iowa City Hospital…

MERCY IOWA CITY

Fast federal response to pandemic key to recovery of U.S. economy

The public health emergency declaration ended last week, and with it some of the policies…

Pandemic workers economy

UI Carver College receives $28 million clinical research grant

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has secured a seven-year, $28 million Clinical…

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Medical Education Research Facility. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

UnityPoint Hospice grief camp helps children cope with death

UnityPoint Hospice is hosting Camp Embracing Memories, a camp for area children who are coping…

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids

Mercy Iowa City Wound and Vein Center wins prestigious award

For the sixth straight year, Mercy Iowa City Wound and Vein Center is being recognized …

Mercy Iowa City

ChildServe to break ground on Coralville expansion project

Specialty health care provider ChildServe will break ground to double the size of its Coralville…

ChildServe's Coralville facility on October 2021. CREDIT GOOGLE STREET VIEW

UI VP for medical affairs, Carver dean finalists to visit campus

The University of Iowa search committee for the new vice president for medical affairs and…

A ‘welcoming front door’: UI turns to inpatient tower project

UI Health Care has posted a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the highly anticipated adult…

The highlighted areas of this map show the future locations of a new adult inpatient tower and health sciences academic building. CREDIT UI OFFICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS