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Mercy Medical Center named top-performing hospital
Cedar Rapids-based Mercy Medical Center has been named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list, hospital officials announced in a news release. This is the ninth time that Mercy has been recognized with this honor. Merative identified the hospitals…
Mercy Cedar Rapids breaks ground on new heart center
Mercy Cedar Rapids broke ground Thursday on a new facility dedicated to heart and vascular…
Mercy Medical Center announces furlough plan
Citing a substantial drop in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar…
Medically integrated senior village planned in NE CR
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Mercy Medical Center announced plans Wednesday for Hallmar Village, a…
Best Hospital: Mercy Medical Center
3 TIMES ON LIST With the successful introduction of its Family Caregiver Center, an open…
Response to opioid problem a community-wide need
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Opioids have been making national headlines. This fall, the…
Creating a path for mental health care
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Nearly 123,000 Iowa adults live with a serious mental…
Developing a health care destination in the MedQuarter
By Tim Charles / Guest Column If you’ve traveled near downtown Cedar Rapids recently, you’ve…
Health care transparency: A clear choice
By Tim Charles / Guest Column Patients have always chosen where they receive care. Today’s…
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…
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…
Rising costs remain a health-care concern
By Tim Charles / Health Care CEO Employers are challenged to implement strategies and look…