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DMACC, Purdue Global partner in bachelor’s program for nursing

Des Moines Area Community College and Purdue University Global have announced an innovative partnership to help students easily transfer into Purdue Global’s health sciences and nursing online bachelor’s degree programs and potentially enter the workforce faster.

With …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 12, 2018
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A prescription for change

John Forbes was deluged with emails and phone calls early this year as pharmacists across the state contacted him to try to sort out why one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers — CVS Caremark …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 11, 2018
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Broadlawns to add a third floor to hospital with $29M expansion

Broadlawns Medical Center will expand its medical facilities by adding a third, 41,900-square-foot floor to the hospital’s Sands Building, the Des Moines hospital announced today. 

With the addition, Broadlawns will shift to single occupancy medical-surgical …
By BPC Staff | Jul 10, 2018
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Nopoulos to chair psychiatry department at Carver College of Medicine

Peggy Nopoulos, M.D., has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the Psychiatry Department in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, effective July 1. Her selection follows a national search in which she …
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2018
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Delta Dental foundation donates more than 195,000 toothbrushes for kids statewide

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has donated more than 195,000 toothbrushes for I-Smile and Iowa Head Start programs in all 99 Iowa counties. The donation is part of the foundation’s education and outreach efforts to …
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2018
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Iowa to participate in NGA project to improve Medicaid data use

Iowa has been selected as one of eight states to participate in a National Governors Association initiative highlighting best data practices in health policymaking, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The 16-month project will address governance, cross-sector …
By BPC Staff | Jul 3, 2018
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New York-based company approved for Cedar Rapids cannabis oil processing

The Iowa Department of Public Health has issued a notice of intent to license Iowa Relief LLC, which plans to grow and process cannabis oil in Cedar Rapids, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The firm’s parent …
By BPC Staff | Jul 3, 2018
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Harrop named chief operations officer for Mercy-West Lakes

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has appointed J. Phil Harrop as chief operations officer for Mercy-West Lakes in West Des Moines and vice president of Mercy-Des Moines, effective July 29. Harrop is currently president and CEO of Saint …
By BPC Staff | Jul 3, 2018
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Report: Working but earning too little to just get by

Nearly 100,000 Iowa working households — accounting for 227,000 people — earn too little for a basic standard of living without public supports beyond health insurance, despite one or more full-time wage earners in the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 2, 2018
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Closer Look: Tiley Nunnink

Tiley Nunnink got a taste of Des Moines Menace soccer as an assistant coach last year, but now he’s back as general manager after a brief stint with a pro team in San Antonio.

Nunnink …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jul 2, 2018
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