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PCI Neurology establishes inpatient partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Neurology is now providing inpatient neurological services exclusively at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, marking the third specialty practice to establish an exclusive partnership with the hospital. The arrangement, which took effect Sept. 1, allows…

The Woodlands at Meth-Wick earns deficiency-free survey for second year

The Woodlands, the skilled nursing facility at Meth-Wick Community, has received a deficiency-free survey from…

The Woodlands Skilled Nursing Facility, part of the Meth-Wick Community

University of Iowa hospital technology helps save world’s most premature baby

A combination of advanced technology, standardized protocols and highly specialized care at University of Iowa…

Neonatologist Patrick J. McNamara MB, BCh, visits with Nash Keen and Nash’s parents Mollie and Randall Keen at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Nash was born in July 2024 as the earliest baby ever born at 21 weeks, 0 days gestation. He has survived with very minimal complications and is home and thriving.

St. Luke’s performs Cedar Rapids’ first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implant

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has performed Cedar Rapids’ first implant of the AVEIR…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Electrophysiologist Talha Farid, MD, holds a set of Abbott AVEIR DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker devices. Implanted into the upper and lower chambers of the heart, these devices communicate and pace the heart without the use of lead wires. Dr. Farid is one of the first cardiologists in Iowa, and the only one in Cedar Rapids, who is trained to implant the AVEIR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system.

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 infectious disease research portfolio with new tools

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a global genomics provider headquartered in Coralville, is expanding its infectious…

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Steindler Surgery Center receives dual accreditation status from AAAHC

Steindler Surgery Center (SSC) in North Liberty has achieved dual accreditation status from the Accreditation…

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Cedar Rapids surgeon among first in U.S. to offer new sleep apnea implant

A Cedar Rapids-based ear, nose and throat surgeon is among the first in the country…

Dr. Thomas Heineman of Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Ear, Nose and Throat was recently selected to implant the Inspire V system sleep apnea

Mercy endoscopy unit earns national recognition

The Endoscopy Unit at Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a three-year renewal recognition for…

Mercy Medical Center

University of Iowa Health Care faculty receive national honors

Three University of Iowa researchers have received national honors for their work in virology and…

UIHC University of Iowa Health Care faculty receive national honors

Northwestern Mutual executive shares thoughts on mental health, time management

Jessica Boyle-Roberts says focusing on work-life balance, along with meticulous organization and a robust support…

Jessica Boyle-Roberts Northwestern Mutual

How burnout quietly drains company budgets, according to the experts

Over the course of one year, employee burnout can cost a company anywhere between $4,000…

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ChildServe announces license transition to specialty hospital designation

ChildServe will officially transition its licensure from a nursing facility to a specialty hospital designation,…

ChildServe Des Moines

St. Luke’s Auxiliary donates $250,000 for mental health services

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Auxiliary has gifted a quarter-million-dollars to St. Luke’s Foundation for…

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UI professor receives 2025 Gairdner Award for cystic fibrosis research

Dr. Michael Welsh, a longtime University of Iowa physician-scientist, has been named a 2025 recipient…

Michael Welsh, MD, University of Iowa Gairdner Award

University of Iowa Health Care union begins bargaining with Iowa Board of Regents

Members of the University of Iowa Health Care workers union demanded double-digit wage increases, set…

University of Iowa Health Care