Health Care

Mercy contrast-enhanced mammography

Mercy Medical Center introduces contrast-enhanced mammography for breast cancer detection

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has introduced contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a breast imaging technology that combines traditional mammography with contrast dye to improve early detection of breast cancer, particularly in women with dense breast tissue. The Cedar Rapids 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…

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