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Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition
Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award, along with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite distinction. “The award recognizes Mercy’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality stroke care…
Response to opioid problem a community-wide need
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Opioids have been making national headlines. This fall, the…
Best Hospital: UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital
Over the past year, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has not only expanded its…
Standard & Poor’s affirms ‘A’ level credit rating to Mercy
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has affirmed and assigned an “A” credit rating with stable…
Mercy Medical Center named one of nation’s 100 Top Hospitals
For the fifth consecutive year, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids was named one of…
Mercy Medical Center receives supply chain achievement award
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has received the 2017 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award…
Developing a health care destination in the MedQuarter
By Tim Charles / Guest Column If you’ve traveled near downtown Cedar Rapids recently, you’ve…
Corridor companies continue to adapt to ICD-10
Despite concerns about its implementation, the crossover to a more complex medical coding system six…
Health care transparency: A clear choice
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Patients have always chosen where they receive care. Today’s…
Hospital CEOs weigh in on challenges ahead
The 2016 CBJ Health Care Summit Hospital CEOs panel, from left to right: Moderator Scott…
Survivorship: Life after winning the cancer war
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Cancer is a frightening diagnosis. The State Health Registry…
Best Hospital: Mercy Medical Center
It was more than a century ago that the Sisters of Mercy came to Cedar…
Corridor nonprofits team up to share space
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Colocation has become the trend for Corridor nonprofits, allowing them…
Precision medicine comes closer to home
By Tim Charles / Guest Editorial Precision medicine is a new buzzword in health care,…
Medical home model, if used correctly, offers proper patient care
By Tim Charles and Dr. Timothy Quinn / Guest Editorial “Medical home” is a buzz-phrase…