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Des Moines VA in running for potential expansion projects

The VA Central Iowa Health Care System based in Des Moines is being considered for one of five potential construction projects that are part of federal legislation enacted in 2016. 

The U.S. Department of Veterans …

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Foundation commits $50,000 for mental health project at DMU

Des Moines University plans to launch a pilot program next summer that officials say provides a groundbreaking approach to addressing Iowa’s critical shortage of mental health professionals. 

The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announced Thursday a $50,000 …

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Iowa researchers seek to tackle flu using nanoparticles

Researchers from Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are working together to develop and test what they think could be a better way to fight the flu, according to an …

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Taber named to Broadlawns board

Broadlawns Medical Center announced today that Bill Taber has been appointed to its board of trustees, and he will complete a six-year term that was vacated by Cynthia Gray. Taber, who previously served on the …

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Mercy, Heart Center earn three-star rating

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Iowa Heart Center have earned the highest category of quality rating available from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. …

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Mercy’s parent to merge with San Francisco-based health system

Catholic Health Initiatives on Friday entered an agreement with San Francisco-based Dignity Health to combine into a single Catholic health system comprising 139 hospitals across 28 states with combined revenues of $28.4 billion, Becker’s Hospital Review …

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UI launches Parkinson’s study with Michael J. Fox Foundation

The University of Iowa, which has worked with the Michael J. Fox Foundation since 2009, is launching a new study. 

That work will look into whether a drug approved for leukemia cases could help those with …

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A Closer Look: Dennis Murphy

Dennis Murphy is a New Jersey native who studied there and went to work as vice president of Goldman Sachs. He later worked in a couple of tech companies, including his most recent stop at …

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Optimae receives home health services accreditation

Optimae Home Health Services has been accredited for a three-year period for its Central Iowa division by Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Inc. The latest accreditation is the second consecutive three-year accreditation Optimae has received …

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Newton doctor named Iowa Family Physician of the Year

Dr. Esgar Guarin, a Newton family physician who practices at Skiff Medical Center’s Newton Clinic, has been named the 2017-18 Iowa Family Physician of the Year by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians. The award …