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Demonstrating quality and cost savings important

By Cheryle Mitvalksy / Guest Column When Mercy Medical Center President and CEO Tim Charles offered me the opportunity to author a health care column on...

Response to opioid problem a community-wide need

By Tim Charles / Guest Column Opioids have been making national headlines. This fall, the New York Times reported the na­tion’s drug overdose deaths may total...

Best Hospital: UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital

Over the past year, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Hospital has not only expanded its facilities, it has recruited enough professionals to staff them....

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 outlook to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The credit...

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 the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics,...

Mercy Medical Center receives supply chain achievement award

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has received the 2017 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award from ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering...

Developing a health care destination in the MedQuarter

By Tim Charles / Guest Column If you’ve traveled near downtown Cedar Rapids recently, you’ve likely seen lightpole banners and other signs featuring a large...

Corridor companies continue to adapt to ICD-10

Despite concerns about its implementation, the crossover to a more complex medical coding system six months ago has gone more smoothly than many in...

Health care transparency: A clear choice

By Tim Charles / Guest Column Patients have always chosen where they receive care. Today’s high-deductible insurance policies have spurred patients to further engage in...

Hospital CEOs weigh in on challenges ahead

The 2016 CBJ Health Care Summit Hospital CEOs panel, from left to right: Moderator Scott Fisher of McCrossen Consulting, Tim Charles of Mercy Medical...

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