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LCS adds to Des Moines-based executive team

LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living operator, announced that two of its top executives have relocated to Des Moines. Rick Exline, executive vice president and senior managing director of LCS’ life plan communities division, moved …

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100 Great Iowa Nurses announces honorees

The 100 Great Iowa Nurses program has announced its 2018 honorees. Nurses selected for this honor represent many sectors of health care, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and school and office nurses. The 100 honorees represent 42 …

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Johansen wins Drake’s highest pharmacy award

The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, to Iowa pharmacist and entrepreneur Greg Johansen. The award goes to …

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Midwestern chiropractic network plans expansion

Fulcrum Health Inc., which operates one of the largest independent networks of credentialed chiropractors in the Upper Midwest, announced it will open a new, larger headquarters this month in Plymouth, Minn., as part of a …

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Wellmark Foundation’s BlueCare Giving generates $1.8 million for Iowa nonprofits

More than 570 Iowa nonprofit organizations received $1.8 million in funding this year through the Wellmark Foundation BlueCare Giving program. The foundation said today in a release that Wellmark employees logged nearly 38,000 volunteer hours with qualified …

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Mental health groups: Bill passage ‘a tipping point’

Advocates for fixing Iowa’s “broken” mental health system say the issue is gaining unprecedented support.

On Tuesday, the Iowa House unanimously passed House File 2456 on a 98-0 vote. The legislation, which Gov. Kim Reynolds said she …

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Mobile Food Pantry to launch at DART Central Station

A mobile food pantry will operate at DART Central Station for the first time Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., and every first and third Thursday of the month from then on. The Des Moines Area …

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Corfits to retire from UnityPoint Health-Des Moines

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced that Joe Corfits, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will retire effective April 28. Corfits has been a member of the senior leadership team at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines for …

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Broadlawns/UnityPoint psychiatry residency program receives accreditation

Broadlawns Medical Center and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced today that their jointly administered psychiatry residency program has earned full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Broadlawns and UnityPoint Health Psychiatry …

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Des Moines palliative care doctor named hospice company CMO

Dr. Timothy Ihrig, a nationally known expert in palliative care who is based in Des Moines, has been named chief medical officer of Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, a leading hospice provider that operates 11 locations …