Healthcare
Mercy Medical Center first in Iowa to use advanced breast cancer surgery technology
Mercy Medical Center has become the first hospital in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery using SCOUT MD, a radar-based guidance system designed to improve surgical precision and patient comfort. Surgical oncologist Dr. Vincent Reid performed the first procedure using…
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…
Marion opens Community Impact Award nominations
The Marion Chamber of Commerce and city of Marion are partnering on the Morris F.…
Lloyd Companies and Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Rapids build beds for kids
A group of Lloyd team members drove from Sioux Falls to Cedar Rapids the weekend…
Brain networks linked with resilience in depression, UI study finds
A University of Iowa Health Care study that links the location of a brain injury…
