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Pre-cut melon linked to salmonella was sold in Iowa

Des Moines Register: Iowa has been added to the list of states where recalled fresh-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fresh-cut fruit medley products were sold. The pre-cut fruit, sold by Caito Foods, has led to …

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NOTEBOOK: When depression and entrepreneurship collide

Losing two powerful voices within a week — legendary designer and founder Kate Spade and advocate, storyteller and chef Anthony Bourdain — left our culture grappling, once again, with how we acknowledge and treat depression. …

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Mercy dedicates new 50-bed rehabilitation hospital in Clive

Officials from Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Kindred Healthcare today dedicated Iowa’s first free-standing rehabilitation hospital. The 50-bed, 58,000-square-foot facility, located just south of Mercy Clinics Urgent Care West in Clive, is a joint venture …

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UnityPoint names Stark as new CEO

David Stark has been named president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines effective July 1. He succeeds Eric Crowell, who will retire after 17 years in UnityPoint leadership. Stark began working at UnityPoint Health–Des Moines in …

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UnityPoint Health adds Carthage, Ill., hospital as affiliate

Leaders from UnityPoint Health and Memorial Hospital, an 18-bed critical access hospital in Carthage, Ill., today announced a formal affiliation beginning July 1. The two organizations “will expand on their commitment to provide high quality, affordable health …

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Mercy launches multidisciplinary clinic for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer patients in Central Iowa now have access to a multidisciplinary clinic allowing them to receive comprehensive treatment and support faster and more conveniently. The Mercy Lung Cancer Clinic opened to patients on Tuesday …

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Wellmark Foundation seeks MATCH grant applications?

The Wellmark Foundation is accepting proposals for its Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) small grants until midnight Friday. The small MATCH grants are for up to $25,000 and must be matched at 50 percent. …

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Priming the pipeline of Iowa psychiatrists

During Dr. Larry Severidt’s 24 years of practicing family medicine in Manchester and Pella, neither Delaware nor Marion counties had even a single psychiatrist practicing there. Sadly, rural physicians in about two-thirds of Iowa counties …

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Mercy College lands $1.79M federal grant

Mercy College of Health Sciences will receive a $1.79 million federal grant over four years to help pay for the new  the Community Advocacy Registered Nurse Education (CARE) project at Mercy College. The CARE project …

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Coalition of state AGs expresses concerns over delay on nursing home reforms

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in condemning federal actions that would delay the enforcement of protections for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who receive care in skilled nursing …