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Primary Health Care CEO announces retirement after 24-year tenure

Kelly Huntsman, CEO of the Des Moines-area Primary Health Care Inc., will retire in 2025, the nonprofit announced in a news release. Huntsman has been with PHC for 36 years, including 24 years as CEO. …

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Mission Cancer + Blood, UI Health Care partner to launch statewide cancer care network

University of Iowa Health Care and Mission Cancer + Blood today announced an agreement, pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, to create a statewide cancer care network to address Iowa’s elevated cancer rates.…

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Iowa Total Care donates $35,000 to NAMI Iowa

A $35,000 grant from Iowa Total Care will support National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Iowa events, according to a news release. Iowa Total Care, a subsidiary of Centene Corp., is one of the companies …

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Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Obesity Roundtable outlines employers’ ‘tremendous role’ in tackling obesity

Sarah Wells Kocsis, a director on the public health team at the Milken Institute, shared during Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s second Obesity Roundtable on Sept. 17 that employers have a “tremendous role” in fighting obesity.…

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Building Iowa’s medical innovation ecosystem

Every few years, the Iowa Economic Development Authority works with consultancy TEConomy Partners to assess the current state and future of the state’s top three industries: advanced manufacturing, biosciences and insurance and finance.

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DMU’s new $260 million campus offers opportunity to grow now and in the future, president says

Spanning nearly 350,000 square feet, Des Moines University’s new $260 million campus includes four buildings that support a variety of programs, including academic, office, laboratory, student support services, wellness and facilities management. Photo by Duane…
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Conference to focus on public health, environmental effects of animal production

A new book, “Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health,” will be the topic of a two-day conference hosted by the Harkin Institute this month. According to a news release, the conference’s aim …

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Optimae LifeServices opens second intensive residential service home in Waukee

Optimae LifeServices, a disability services provider, has opened its second intensive residential service home after the opening of its first in Ames in June. According to a news release, these homes serve adults with the …

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UNI nursing program receives $275,000 grant for maternal health, critical care education

The University of Northern Iowa announced that its new nursing program has received a $275,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to help train students to respond to emergency situations in obstetric and …

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Ivy College of Business, ACHE of Iowa to host panel on needs of health care consumers

The Iowa State University Ivy College of Business and the Iowa chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives are partnering to host the “Meeting the Needs of Today’s Healthcare Consumer” panel discussion at 5:30 …

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