Health Care
St. Luke’s Hospital acquires HYDROS Robotic System
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has acquired a HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, commonly known as an enlarged prostate. The hospital says it is the first in the Corridor…
Former UI Hospitals & Clinics director John Colloton dies at 94
John William Colloton, who led the University of Iowa’s hospital through an era of unprecedented…
UI Health Care net operating revenue $9.3M below expectations in first quarter
Medicaid cuts resulting from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act haven’t affected University of…
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…
AbbeHealth Mental Health Services opens expanded facility in downtown Cedar Rapids
UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services – Abbe Center for Community Mental Health will hold a…
Alzheimer’s Association expands caregiver support programs
To honor the nearly 12 million unpaid Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in the U.S. during…
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…
Record-breaking participation at 2025 Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer
A sea of walkers and runners in “scuba blue” T-shirts washed over downtown Cedar Rapids,…
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…
