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Wellmark awards more than $277,000 in Community Kickstarter grants

An edible landscape project at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, outdoor exercise equipment for Evelyn K. Davis Park in Des Moines and a project to reduce food insecurity in the Drake Neighborhood are among the initiatives to …
By BPC Staff | Nov 17, 2016
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Mercy-Des Moines opens obstetrics emergency department

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines announced it has opened what it said is the state’s first obstetrics emergency department. The OB ED, located in the Mercy East Tower, is staffed by OB hospitalists who are available …
By BPC Staff | Nov 17, 2016
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DART adds route along East University to Pleasant Hill

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will launch a route Nov. 21 that will provide all-day service along East University Avenue to Pleasant Hill. The new route, Route 10, will be free to ride through …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2016
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A WesleyLife could fit in the East Village

Rob Kretzinger isn’t listening to “all the noise” that rises from investors and developers and demographers who measure the market for senior living, but one sound he does hear carries to the Johnston offices of…
By KENT DARR | Nov 15, 2016
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Health insurance open enrollment fair scheduled Wednesday

The Polk County Health Department and several Greater Des Moines health care organizations will host a health insurance enrollment and renewal fair on Wednesday in Johnston. The fair, aimed at assisting individuals and families who …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2016
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Is it a cold or the flu? Here’s how to tell

Waking up with the sniffles, a cough and a fever is common this time of year. But how do you know if it’s just a common cold or the flu? Knowing the difference is important…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 14, 2016
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center plans partnership with UnityPoint Health, UI Health Care

Grinnell Regional Medical Center officials announced this morning they will sign a letter of intent with UnityPoint Health-Des Moines and University of Iowa Health Care that would allow those health systems to provide services to…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 14, 2016
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KemPharm losses widen as it realigns

  Globenewswire: KemPharm Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company in Coralville, reported a loss of $13.4 million, or 92 cents a share, in its third quarter, compared with a loss of $9.7 million, or 68 cents a…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 11, 2016
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Mercy-Des Moines wins 18th consecutive Consumer Choice Award

  Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines was named a Consumer Choice Award winner by National Research Corp. for an 18th consecutive year. The award identifies hospitals across the United States that health care consumers choose as…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 11, 2016
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation wraps up five-year grants campaign

Mid-Iowa Health Foundation this morning presented $10,000 Capstone Prizes to two organizations nominated by their peers as best fulfilling the foundation’s two primary goals over the past five years, and announced the launch of a…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 10, 2016