Healthcare
University of Iowa launching research initiative to study state’s environmental health risks
The University of Iowa is launching a new research initiative July 1 aimed at studying environmental risk factors and their connection to health outcomes across the state, with Iowa ranking second in the nation for cancer rates. The Iowa Integrated…
UI Health Care performs nation’s first biodegradable pancreatic stent procedure
University of Iowa Health Care gastroenterologists performed the nation’s first procedure using a newly approved…
Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device
Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe…
Mercy Medical Center receives dementia-friendly designation
Mercy Medical Center has been designated as a Dementia Friendly Organization by Dementia Friendly Iowa,…
UnityPoint Health names chief medical officer for cardiovascular services
UnityPoint Health has appointed Peter George as chief medical officer for cardiovascular services, the health…
St. Luke’s Hospital acquires HYDROS Robotic System
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has acquired a HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation, a…
UI Health Care’s new primary care clinic ‘largest in Iowa City,’ university says
University of Iowa Health Care’s new family medicine clinic at 2751 Northgate Drive in Iowa…
Three Corridor hospitals recognized as ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ in national ranking
Three Corridor hospitals have earned recognition as high-performing maternity care centers in U.S. News &…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital tops Iowa rankings for second consecutive year
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has been named the top hospital…
Surgery Center Cedar Rapids receives national recognition for joint replacement care
Surgery Center Cedar Rapids has received a Blue Distinction Center designation from Wellmark Blue Cross…
Mercy Medical Center now offering Inspire V sleep apnea implant procedure
Mercy Medical Center is now offering the Inspire V System, the newest version of Inspire…
UnityPoint Health becomes first organization to join Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights
UnityPoint Health has joined a new Mayo Clinic program that will give its clinicians access…
Former UI Hospitals & Clinics director John Colloton dies at 94
John William Colloton, who led the University of Iowa’s hospital through an era of unprecedented…
Iowa Board of Pharmacy issues fine to Marion pharmacy for drug dispensing error
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has issued a fine to a Marion pharmacy for a…
UI Health Care net operating revenue $9.3M below expectations in first quarter
Medicaid cuts resulting from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act haven’t affected University of…
UI Health Care, HACAP partner to address food insecurity among cancer patients
University of Iowa Health Care’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has distributed nearly 500 boxes of…
