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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 …
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2018
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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 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 1, 2018
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 28, 2018
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 27, 2018
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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 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 26, 2018
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 21, 2018
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Construction workers more likely to die from opioid overdoses

Construction workers are particularly vulnerable to the opioid crisis, according to a new report by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute. 

Nearly 1,000 Midwest construction workers died from opioid overdoses in 2015 at a cost of …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 20, 2018
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March 7: Iowa Epilepsy Advocacy Day

Host: Epilepsy Foundation Iowa
About: This annual event is a great opportunity to meet with your local legislators who represent you to share your journey of epilepsy and how that impacts your quality of life. We …
By BPC Staff | Feb 19, 2018
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Eyerly Ball to operate mental health crisis response services for CICS

CICS and its partner organization, Eyerly Ball Mental Health Services, announced today they will provide new mobile crisis response services for Central Iowans in the 10-county area served by CICS, which supports individuals with mental illnesses, intellectual …
By BPC Staff | Feb 19, 2018
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Set the Pace challenge returns to Grand Blue Mile event

The Healthiest State Initiative and officials from Grand Blue Mile are again partnering to encourage Iowa communities to “Set the Pace” in 2018. The Set the Pace challenge encourages Iowans to develop sustainable, healthy habits …
By BPC Staff | Feb 19, 2018