Health Care

Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees
Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. With that comes a variety of oft-reported health care issues, including provider shortages, hospital closures, declining maternity care and difficulty…
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…

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 &…

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…

UIHC scope out expanded neurology clinic
A request for qualification (RFQ) from the University of Iowa shows the healthcare system intends…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…






