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Dentist receives student loan repayment award to aid underserved Polk County patients

Dr. Daniel Binkowski

Dr. Daniel Binkowski, a Polk County dentist who practices in multiple locations statewide, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of an educational loan repayment award from Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists, …

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Registration open for workplace well-being conference

Registration is now open for the 2023 Healthiest State Workplace Wellbeing Conference, which will take place April 20 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. The conference invites employers from across the state to join …

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Ivy College of Business and Mary Greeley partner to offer health care management internships

Chloe Jaeger at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, where she is working as an intern. Photo courtesy of Iowa State University

The Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University and …

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UnityPoint specialty clinic expected to open in spring 2024 in Waukee

A new UnityPoint Health medical clinic is expected to open in Waukee in spring 2024. Architectural rendering special to the Business Record

UnityPoint Health plans to open a new multispecialty clinic in Waukee in spring 2024, …

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UnityPoint, New Mexico health care group exploring merger

Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health and New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Systems are exploring the possibility of creating a new health care group with the goal of cutting administrative costs under a parent organization, the health care …

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CareSource invests $2M in Iowa fund

CareSource, a nonprofit managed care organization, has invested $2 million in the CareSource Iowa Opportunity Investment Fund, according to an SEC filing. CareSource announced the fund in September 2022. It will provide capital for Iowa-based …

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A Closer Look: Deann Cook

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Polk County, community partners join to create health care workforce collaborative

The Polk County Board of Supervisors announced Wednesday it will award a $1 million grant to help fund the creation of a new Health Care Workforce Collaborative in Central Iowa. Partners in the collaborative include …

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UNI is first in the world with newest synthetic human anatomy models

The University of Northern Iowa has become the first higher education institution in the world to receive the latest generation of synthetic cadavers, known as syndavers, according to a press release. The life-sized models are …

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MercyOne names Central Iowa president, COO

Mike Wegner

MercyOne health care system announced two key executive leadership appointments. Mike Wegner has been named as the regional chief operating officer and the Central Iowa president, after serving in an interim capacity for the past …