Healthcare

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Kernels to host prostate cancer awareness game June 7
Mercy Urology Clinic and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Kernels to honor prostate cancer survivors and raise awareness about the disease during a special game Sunday, June 7, at Veterans Memorial Stadium. First pitch is scheduled…
IDT partners with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to automate cancer gene sequencing
Integrated DNA Technologies, a Coralville-based genomics company, is partnering with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to…

Eastern Iowa Health Center to open walk-in clinic
The Eastern Iowa Health Center will open a walk-in clinic Nov. 17 inside its pharmacy…

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services opens expanded facility in downtown Cedar Rapids
UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services – Abbe Center for Community Mental Health will hold a…

Mercy Cedar Rapids earns national recognition for outpatient orthopedic surgery
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals…

Center Point Regional Ambulance sets groundbreaking Thursday for new facility
Center Point Regional Ambulance will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new facility designed…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital opens Linn County’s first milk bank dispensary
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has partnered with the Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa…

Alzheimer’s Association expands caregiver support programs
To honor the nearly 12 million unpaid Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in the U.S. during…

Mercy Cedar Rapids names new chief medical officer
Mercy Medical Center has appointed Dr. Matthew Fox as chief medical officer, effective December 2025.…

Mercy announces leadership change at Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia
Mercy Medical Center announced a leadership transition Tuesday at The Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family…

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids taps Kristin McVay as chief nursing officer
Kristin McVay will take the helm as chief nursing officer at UnityPoint Health – Cedar…

UI ophthalmologist Edwin Stone elected to National Academy of Medicine
The University of Iowa has announced that ophthalmologist Edwin Stone has earned election to the…
St. Luke’s Hospital to host annual NICU reunion Oct. 19
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital will host its annual NICU reunion Oct. 19 from…

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s…

MedQuarter, St. Luke’s Hospital unveil new public art mural
The MedQuarter Regional Medical District and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital have installed a…

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…





