Health Care

Dr. Edwin Stone, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and director of the Institute for Vision Research at the UI.

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 National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the field’s most prestigious honors. Dr. Stone serves as a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the…

UnityPoint Health, UI Health Care unveil new leadership

UnityPoint Health and University of Iowa Health Care have each announced the appointment of new…

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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…

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

UI Health Care requests approval for 6% rate increase

At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting June 12, University of Iowa Health Care requested…

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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…

Jody Reyes, UI Health Care's new chief operating officer.

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…

Stamats Abbe Community Mental Health

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,…

Plumb Heart Center exterior career fair

Mercy Cedar Rapids adds new plastic and reconstructive surgery clinic

Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced the opening of its new Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

Orthopedic boom: Eastern Iowa’s aging population drives surge in demand for care

As Iowa’s population ages and the last of the Baby Boomers reach 65 years old,…

Construction is underway for Steindler Orthopedic's new clinic and ambulatory surgery center in North Liberty, set for completion by early 2025. CREDIT STEINDLER ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC

UI Health Care unrolls first phase of brand update this week

This week, University of Iowa Health Care launches the first phase of its rebranding efforts…

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Kentucky Derby Watch Party to benefit pediatric oncology nurses

Financial services company Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa is hosting a Kentucky Derby watch party at…

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UI Health Care’s Chief Integration Officer to vacate position next month

In January, Mercy Iowa City officially handed over its reins to University of Iowa Health…

Deborah Berini, UIHC's temporary chief integration officer and chief administrative officer, was contracted in December to oversee Mercy Iowa City's transition to UI Health Care. Her last day is May 10.

Pharmacy drive-thru a possibility for Jones Regional Medical Center, thanks to donation

The UnityPoint Health-Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) can begin construction on a drive-thru service for…

UnityPoint Health-Jones Regional Medical Center, located at 1795 Highway 64 East in Anamosa, can begin constructing a drive-thru service for its outpatient pharmacy thanks to a large donation from Randy and Nancy Kuehl.

Midwest venture studio Novy expands market presence

Novy, a Midwest venture studio focused on building health care software companies across the United…

David Tominsky, Eric Engelmann, Sarah Wallace, Jess Greiner, Krista Martin, Novy venture studio

141 UI medical students participate in National Residency Matching Program

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine had 141…

Carver College of Medicine students receive and open their residency match envelopes in the MERF atrium on Friday, March 15, 2024. CREDIT UI CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur creates device to prevent surgical delays

Bariatric and general surgeon Dr. Maria Iliakova sets a silver, metal canister on the wooden…

Maria Iliakova poses with some surgical tools that were housed in a metal container. Dr. Iliakova says she has found a more efficient way to keep track of the container and its tools.