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Lothe named COO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines has appointed Eric Lothe as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Lothe will assume day-to-day leadership immediately, succeeding David Stark, who was named president and CEO in June. “Eric is a …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 30, 2018
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Adams to lead NAMI Greater Des Moines board

Ashley Adams, director of Optimae Rehabilitation Services, has been selected as board president of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Des Moines. She will serve a two-year term leading the Central Iowa organization’s 15-member …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2018
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Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital gets green light to build in Clive

Rendering by Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects, Nashville

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines will be adding 100 mental health beds in Iowa. 

The Iowa Health Facilities Council today unanimously approved Mercy’s request to construct a 100-bed inpatient …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 26, 2018
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Iowa State will lead new national institute to fight antimicrobial resistance

Iowa State will lead a national institute to address a global public health concern, Iowa State officials announced in a news release today. The new Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education builds upon a partnership with …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2018
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San Francisco-based Limelight Health announces new Des Moines location

Limelight Health, a California-based employee benefits software platform, is hiring in Des Moines as the company plans a new expansion in the Midwest, Clay & Milk reports. The company has not released an opening date for …
By BPC Staff | Jul 24, 2018
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Quinlisk to retire

Long-time state epidemiologist Patricia Quinlisk plans to retire this fall, and he will be replaced by Nebraska counterpart Caitlin Pedati, Iowa Public Radio reported. Quinlisk had warned Iowans of health threats for 24 years after coming …
By BPC Staff | Jul 18, 2018
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ProbioFerm ready for second expansion in three years

Urbandale-based ProbioFerm LLC, a contract manufacturer of probiotics, is seeking an estimated $250,000 in development incentives to build a 9,000-square-foot, manufacturing and warehouse facility at 10301 Justin Drive.

The project would add three jobs to …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 16, 2018
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KemPharm announces promising trial results for ADHD prodrug

Corridor Business Journal:Coralville-based KemPharm announced this week that its prodrug treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients between the ages of 6-12, called KP415, has met primary and secondary efficacy endpoints. The company said …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2018
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Green named chief operating officer for DMOS

DMOS Orthopaedic Centers announced that its board has appointed Rich Green as chief operating officer, effective July 11. Green was affiliated with DMOS in 1994 as a supervisor in UnityPoint Health Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centers. In …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2018
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Iowa medical board director placed on administrative leave

Des Moines Register: One of Iowa’s most prominent health care regulators — Mark Bowden, the executive director of the Iowa Board of Medicine since 2008 — has been placed on “administrative leave” since last week. The …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2018
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