Health Care

UI Health Care welcomes patients at new Urbandale location
University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new location in Urbandale that brings several of its Des Moines-area specialty services under one roof. The clinic, located at 2901 86th St., began seeing patients Sept. 9. It serves as a…
Iowa Care Community board of directors names new CEO
Following the retirement of former CEO Karla Kamal in June, Sara Krieger has been named…

Mercy Medical Center, MercyCare return to mandatory masking
Mercy Medical Center and MercyCare facilities in the Cedar Rapids area are reinstituting mandatory masking…

Forefront Dermatology opening new clinic in Marion
Forefront Dermatology will soon be opening a new dermatology clinic in Marion. The new clinic…

Iowa wins $70.3 million in opioid funds from CVS, Walgreens
After reaching agreements in multi-state settlements with CVS and Walgreens in November, the state of…

St. Luke’s, UnityPoint locations reinstitute mandatory masking policy
St. Luke’s Hospital, along with all UnityPoint clinics and urgent care facilities, has reinstituted a…
Dr. Gunjal Garg joins Mercy’s new Gynecologic Oncology Clinic
Dr. Gunjal Garg, a fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist with more than a decade of experience, has…
Experts: Child care issues cost Iowa businesses millions each year
The ongoing child care crisis impacts more than parents and caregivers – it impacts the…

Grow Therapy expands online mental health services to Iowa
Grow Therapy, a mental health group that allows users to book a therapist remotely, announced…

New Rover app provides efficient care at St. Luke’s Hospital
Bedside caregivers on some units at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital have begun using Rover, an…
Coralville startup CartilaGen receives IEDA grant
A Coralville medical technology startup has received an innovation grant from the Iowa Economic Development…

Nursing program at UNI approved by Board of Regents
The University of Northern Iowa will launch a bachelor of science in nursing program in…
UIHC to convert main campus wing to 13 inpatient rooms
An $8 million University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics plan to transform the second level…

Mercy Cedar Rapids earns high recognition from Most Wired
Cedar Rapids-based Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a 2022 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired…

Meals on Wheels needs more volunteers for winter months
For the Meals on Wheels program at Horizons, A Family Service Alliance, the approaching winter…
Iowa Hospital Association honors UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital employees
The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) honored two UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital team members…






