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Variety awards more than $144K to MercyOne for children’s care projects

MercyOne Central Iowa has been awarded more than $144,000 from Variety – the Children’s Charity to enhance the care and services to Iowa children at MercyOne Children’s Hospital and MercyOne House of Mercy. The largest …

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Wellmark awards 21 MATCH grants for more than $1.68M

The Wellmark Foundation recently awarded nearly $1.68 million in grants to 21 Iowa organizations through its Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grant program. In Central Iowa, the awards include $100,000 to Polk County Conservation …

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MercyOne enters ACO relationship with Signify Health

Iowa-based health system MercyOne announced today it has signed an agreement to participate in a 2023 accountable care organization with Signify Health Inc., a leading health care technology company. The ACO will support MercyOne’s Population Health …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation announces new board members

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation announced that four new members have joined its board of directors. They are: Dr. Hayley Harvey, dental clinic section chief and director of dental education for Broadlawns Medical Center in …

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Iowa abortion providers say no basis to enact near ban

Associated Press: Lawyers for Iowa’s largest abortion provider argued in court documents Tuesday that there’s no precedent or legal support for bringing back a law banning most abortions, which a judge had permanently blocked in 2019. …

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Genesis Health System signs letter of intent for strategic partnership with MercyOne

Genesis Health System and MercyOne announced Wednesday they have signed a letter of intent to develop a strategic partnership. MercyOne is part of Trinity Health, with headquarters in Livonia, Mich. 


The Genesis Health System board …

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Waukee commission OKs site plan, plats for UnityPoint clinic

The Waukee Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday approved the site plan for a proposed two-story medical office building planned by UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. The commission also approved the preliminary and final plats for the development, planned …

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Nurse fired after monkeypox vax error

Axios Des Moines: The Polk County Health Department fired a nurse who improperly gave monkeypox vaccinations to five people last week, department spokesperson Nola Aigner Davis told Axios Tuesday. Cheryl Sondall administered the vaccine subcutaneously, …

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UnityPoint Health plans new clinic in Waukee

UnityPoint Health is proposing to build a two-story, 55,000-square-foot clinic on the southeast corner of Grand Prairie Parkway and Southeast Tallgrass Lane in Waukee. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to vote on …

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s to be held Oct. 1 at Capitol

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held in Des Moines at the Capitol on Saturday, Oct. 1. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the Walk kicks-off at 9 a.m. On walk day, …