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Free dental clinic coming to Coralville Sept. 19-20

The Iowa Mission of Mercy will hold its 16th annual free dental clinic Sept. 19–20 at the Hyatt Regency Coralville, marking the first time the event will be hosted in the city. The two-day clinic will convert the hotel’s exhibit…

Corridor Heart Walks returns to Kinnick Stadium

The American Heart Association is hosting the 2023 Corridor Heart Walk on Saturday, May 6,…

Petrost Therapeutics wins $25,000 at Iowa JPEC awards

Petrost Therapeutics recently won first prize at the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC)…

Noah Laird, co-foundre of Petrost Therapeutics, at the Innovation Challenge Awards event on April 12, 2023, at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa. CREDIT DARREN MILLER

St. Luke’s receives advanced hip, knee replacement certification

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has received Advanced Hip & Knee…

St. Luke's Hospital

UI Health Care continue Siouxland residency program operations

A Siouxland family medicine practice and residency program will become part of UI Health Care,…

Family medicine physician, David Bedell, MD, attends to patient with a medical student. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

Mercy Iowa City names Dr. Tom Clancy CEO, hires advisory firm

Mercy Iowa City has appointed Dr. Tom Clancy president and CEO and hired management and…

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UI Health Care chief growth officer Timothy Kan joins UCSF Health

Timothy Kan, the chief strategy and growth officer for the University of Iowa Hospitals &…

Pictured in 2019, Timothy Kan was recently appointed senior vice president and chief strategy officer for UCSF Health in San Francisco. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

Mercy Cedar Rapids named among nation’s top cardiovascular hospitals

Mercy Cedar Rapids has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, according…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

UIHC scope out expanded neurology clinic

A request for qualification (RFQ) from the University of Iowa shows the healthcare system intends…

The UIHC Neurology Clinic on June 14, 2022. CREDIT UIHC

St. Luke’s completes renovation of Surgical Specialty Unit

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital has completed its $14 million renovation of its Surgical Specialty Unit…

ProCircular, ServiShare partner to improve hospitals’ cybersecurity

ProCircular and ServiShare, a subsidiary of the Iowa Hospital Association, announced a three year partnership…

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Wolfe Eye Clinic offers new advanced macular degeneration treatment

Wolfe Eye Clinic is offering a new, groundbreaking treatment that will affect Iowans who suffer…

QuickVisit Urgent Care opens in Washington County

A new QuickVisit Urgent Care has opened in Washington County after a grand opening ceremony…

An urgent care opened this month in Washington County at 2489 Highway 92. CREDIT LYLE MOEN

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…