Health Care

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 Rapids next month, the hospital announced. Ms. McVay, who holds master’s degrees in nursing and health administration, will assume the role Nov. 3, replacing Carmen…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center marks 10-year milestone
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week,…

Integrated DNA Technologies, Hamilton partner to automate next-gen sequencing workflows
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced a global partnership with Hamilton, a company specializing in…

Nearly 700 participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Cedar Rapids
Nearly 700 residents joined the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 20 at Kingston Yard,…

UI Health Care welcomes patients at new Urbandale location
University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new location in Urbandale that brings several…

St. Luke’s Hospital receives $28,000 grant for pediatric transport ventilator
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has received a $28,523.50 grant from Variety – the…

University of Iowa seeks $3.6 million in state appropriations to address physician shortage
The University of Iowa is asking lawmakers for $3.6 million in new state appropriations to…

The University of Iowa eyes expansion project for College of Nursing
Citing inadequate accommodations for modern health care training, the University of Iowa is proposing a…

University of Iowa Health Care to purchase last building from Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy
University of Iowa Health Care is looking to grow its Downtown Campus with a proposal…

PCI Urology announces exclusive surgical partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Urology (PCI Urology) has formed an exclusive surgical partnership with UnityPoint…

UI professor wins 2025 Horwitz Prize for muscular dystrophy research
Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of…

Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees
Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the…

UI Health Care opens new pediatric emergency space
University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new pediatric emergency space within its emergency…

UI Health Care delays projects amid federal funding cuts
The University of Iowa Health Care system is revising its capital improvement plans after federal…

New Eastern Iowa Health Care pharmacy grand opening represents latest expansion of its mission
The grand opening of the Eastern Iowa Health Center’s new pharmacy is about more than…

Wellmark Foundation invests $5.3 million in University of Iowa’s SIM-IA program
The Wellmark Foundation is investing $5.3 million in the University of Iowa College of Nursing’s…
