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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital tops Iowa rankings for second consecutive year

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has been named the top hospital in Iowa for the second consecutive year on Newsweek/Statista’s “America’s Best in State Hospitals” list for 2026. University of Iowa Health Care placed second on…

Former Mercy CEO Tim Charles tapped as Coe College instructor

When you’re taking Exploration in Health and Society at Coe College with retired president and…

Tim Charles, retired Mercy Medical president and CEO, now teaches Exploration in Health and Society at Coe College.

Chris DeWolf receives Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) awarded its Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award to…

Chris DeWolf Lil' Drug Store CHPA Combe award

Mission Cancer + Blood opens new facility in Waukee

Mission Cancer + Blood, a recent addition to University of Iowa Health Care, has opened…

Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care, recently opened a 21,000-square-foot clinic in Waukee.

Washington County Hospital and Clinics receives Business of the Year award

Washington County Hospital and Clinics was named Business of the Year at the Washington County…

Washington County Hospital and Clinics was named Business of the Year at the Greater Washington Business Partnership Annual Dinner on March 10.

UI Health Care North Liberty medical campus to open April 28 

The University of Iowa Health Care’s new medical campus in North Liberty will open next…

UI Health Care Workers union protest for better wages, benefits

Members of the University of Iowa Health Care workers union picketed at the corner of…

A member of UI Health Care's union SEIU holds a sign that declares "Restore merges staff seniority now!" at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Hawkeye Drive Wednesday. Health care workers say the 3% wage increase offered by the Iowa Board of Regents isn't enough.

St. Luke’s earns first trauma certification in Iowa for freestanding ER

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital Marion Emergency Room has earned the first trauma certification…

St. Luke's Marion ER ribbon cutting

Iowa City VA earns Pathway to Excellence designation

The Iowa City VA Health Care System has been recognized as a Pathway to Excellence…

The Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6

President of Mercy Medical Center Foundation announces retirement

The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced the upcoming retirement of its president, Lorrie Erusha,…

Lorrie Erusha mercy medical center foundation

St. Luke’s Hospital is using AI technology for colon cancer detection

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has announced that it is now…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Epiphany Dermatology acquires third Coralville location, 100th clinic nationwide

Epiphany Dermatology announced the addition of its 100th clinic in a news release Monday. Through…

UnityPoint’s PACE Senior Care Center to open in Hiawatha

UnityPoint’s newest PACE Senior Care location, 1450 North Center Point Rd., Hiawatha, is slated to…

Officials celebrate the upcoming opening of UnityPoint's newest PACE Senior Care location, 1450 North Center Point Rd., Hiawatha, with a ribbon cutting. CREDIT UNITYPOINT

Mercy Medical Center partners with Texas-based virtual care solutions provider 

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has entered into a new business agreement with CareView…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

UI Health Care secures $252.6 million bond for hospital projects amid market volatility

At its meeting Wednesday, the Iowa Board of Regents approved a resolution authorizing the issuance…

Exterior twilight view of UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Iowa City VA expands to meet rising demand for women veterans’ care

The Iowa City VA Health Care System (ICVAHCS) is expanding its main campus hospital to…

A rendering of the ICVAHCS addition, which will add 27,500 feet and two additional floors to accommodate the Women's Health Clinic, in addition to other specialty services.