Health Care

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 precision laboratory automation, to streamline next generation sequencing (NGS) workflows for researchers worldwide. According to a release, the collaboration will combine IDT’s customizable sequencing tools…
Lil’ Drug Store named key distributor of P&G health care products
Cedar Rapids product supplier Lil’ Drug Store Products (LDSP) has been contracted as the primary…

UI Health Care reaches halfway point on Emergency Department expansion
The University of Iowa Health Care Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state,…

Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch
A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…

Med Spas in the Corridor flourish amid post-pandemic weight loss trends
The med spa industry has taken off across the nation, including within the Corridor. As…

St. Luke’s Hospital named to Becker’s 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs list
Becker’s Hospital Review has named UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, to its…

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa debuts new AI-driven CT scanner
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Imaging Center in Cedar Rapids has announced the installation of…

New director named for Iowa’s only NCI-designated cancer center
As part of its ongoing effort to combat Iowa’s rising cancer rates, the University of…

Iowa City Cancer Treatment Center closes doors
A Johnson County radiation oncology clinic has shuttered its operations after 13 years of serving…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital earns national cancer reaccreditation
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital’s cancer services have once again received accreditation from the…

UnityPoint Health, UI Health Care unveil new leadership
UnityPoint Health and University of Iowa Health Care have each announced the appointment of new…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s named among top 100 community hospitals in the nation
Hospital publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s to this year’s nationwide…

UI Health Care requests approval for 6% rate increase
At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting June 12, University of Iowa Health Care requested…

UI Health Care names Jody Reyes COO of clinical enterprise
Jody Reyes, former COO and vice president of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical…

Former Stamats building to become new home of AbbeHealth Mental Health Services
AbbeHealth Mental Health Services, an affiliate of UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids, will be consolidating…

Mercy Cedar Rapids to host career fair in partnership with IowaWORKS
Mercy Cedar Rapids is hosting a career fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,…






