Health Care

UI Health Care labor and delivery patient with nurse-midwife Amber Goodrich March 2022.

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 & World Report’s 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care rankings. UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, along with University…

North Liberty-based Steel Therapeutics secures $2M in strategic investment

Steel Therapeutics, an early-stage pharmaceutical company based in North Liberty, has closed a $2 million…

Steel Therapeutic's first product candidate is Fizurex, a disposable wipe.

Iowa Medical Society report outlines top priorities to address health care workforce shortage

The Iowa Medical Society has released a report identifying three strategies to help address Iowa’s…

A nurse looks over her notes. health care workforce

IDT expands CRISPR portfolio to accelerate safe, personalized gene therapies

On the heels of its role in a historic medical milestone, Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies…

IDT quality control specialists Austin Kraff (background) and Jacob Draghicchio (foreground) load QC samples onto a Capillary Electrophoresis instrument to assess product purity.

Three Cedar Rapids organizations to mark eighth year of Circle the City With Mercy

Mount Mercy University, the Catherine McAuley Center and Mercy Medical Center will continue their annual…

Circle the City with Mercy

Iowa City VA physician receives national award for health professions education

Dr. Matthew Soltys, a staff physician at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, has been…

Dr. Soltys, staff physician with Iowa City VA Medical Center.

UI Health Care opens newly-renovated inpatient unit at downtown campus

A previously shuttered inpatient unit at the University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus –…

UI Health Care Downtown Campus at 500 E. Market St. in Iowa City.

St. Luke’s Hospital, UIHC among top performing hospitals for heart attack treatment

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and UIHC Medical Center Downtown have each received the…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ST. LUKE'S

UI awarded $49.4M in arbitration over faulty hospital windows

The University of Iowa has been awarded $49.4 million in damages by an arbitration panel…

Stead Family Children’s Hospital connects to John Pappajohn Pavillion in March 2023. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.

UI Health Care to open new clinic in Urbandale, consolidating specialty services

University of Iowa Health Care will open a new clinic in Urbandale on Sept. 9,…

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His Hands Free Clinic to unveil donor wall, welcome new executive director at June 27 open house

His Hands Free Clinic will host an open house on Friday, June 27, at 1…

Cathy D’mello His Hands Free Clinic

Businesses, organizations file lawsuit challenging new Iowa pharmacy regulations

A group of several businesses and organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the new Iowa…

Photo by Artem Podrez Iowa pharmacy

Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care opens new Cedar Rapids clinic

Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care has opened a new medical clinic in Cedar Rapids, expanding its…

Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care Cedar Rapids featured

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026

The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…

UI Health Care chargemaster rates to increase beginning July 1

In addition to grocery store and building material costs, consumers – or in this case,…

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Iowa Board of Regents consider early-phase projects that would pave way for UI patient tower

At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, the University of Iowa requested approval of…

Regent David Barker listens to UI Health Care CEO Brad Haws discuss plans for the university's patient care tower on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.