Health Care

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 3 to 6 p.m., welcoming former graduates and their families to reconnect with the providers and nurses who cared for them. Among those planning to…
UI Health Care first in North America to implement new cancer-fighting software
As many cancer patients and doctors would attest, treatment for the aggressive disease can be…

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa expands to Iowa City
Physician’s Clinic of Iowa (PCI) has announced plans to expand its urology practice to Iowa…

UI seeks to add west-side parking ramp near College of Dentistry
The University of Iowa is requesting permission from the Iowa Board of Regents to construct…

New medical tech improves standard care for Afib
Treatment for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation – commonly referred to as Afib – will…

UI Health Care nurse to serve on national association for academic nursing
Kimberly D. Hunter DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, chief nurse executive with University of Iowa Health…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation accepting applications for rural health care grant program
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Rural Health Care Grant…

PHOTOS: Mercy IC makes the official transition to UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown
The former Mercy Iowa City hospital was a beehive of activity Wednesday, Jan. 31, when…

Board of Regents vote support for new bylaws to align UIHC, former Mercy hospital
With the due date approaching rapidly for University of Iowa’s acquisition of Mercy Iowa City…

Mercy Iowa City tackles contract disputes, dissolutions
Mercy Iowa City is seeking relief from its executory contract with the Steindler Orthopedic Clinic,…

Mercy bondholder, trustee seek proceeds from sale of assets
Mercy Iowa City bondholder, Preston Community Capital, is seeking court approval to distribute sale proceeds…

Robotic surgery program hits 10,000th procedure milestone
The Perioperative Robotics Program at UI Health Care recently marked a milestone with its 10,000th…

CBJ Newsmakers: New Steindler clinic eyes 2025 completion
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

UI Health Care rebrands, Mercy Iowa City to be renamed
Mercy Iowa City will be shedding its name and religious affiliation in early 2024, following…

St. Luke’s Hospital opens Spinal Cord Injury Clinic
St. Luke’s Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) has opened a Spinal Cord Injury Clinic…

Corneal injury project wins top prize in Innovation Challenge Awards
A project that treats corneal injuries won a $20,000 grand prize at the University of…






