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Powered by Purpose initiative launches ‘Organizational Journey’ as free online resource

Powered by Purpose, a community-based initiative from United Way of Central Iowa and its partners, has launched the Powered by Purpose Organizational Journey, a free, online program designed to help businesses and nonprofits identify and more …

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WesleyLife receives $500K Prairie Meadows grant for Meals on Wheels campus

WesleyLife has received a $500,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant that will assist the organization in transforming a building in the Drake University neighborhood of Des Moines into a new Meals on Wheels campus, a project recently …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Want a long life expectancy? Move West

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the combined average life expectancy for men and women in 2020 was 80.7 years in Hawaii, the only U.S. state with an …

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Care Initiatives, Accura partner with American Health Plans for coordinated care

Two operators of long-term care facilities in Iowa — Care Initiatives and Accura Healthcare — have formed a partnership with American Health Plans, the companies announced Tuesday. The partnership, which will be implemented in 65 facilities across the state, will give …

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Walmart will cover abortion for employees when there are health risks, cases of rape

USA Today: Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. In a memo …

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Fauci to step down in December after decades of public service

NPR: Dr. Anthony Fauci, who played a critical role in steering humanity through the two pandemics of our time, AIDS and COVID-19, announced today he is stepping down from his role in the federal government. As …

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DMOS purchases Engineered Per4mance

Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons announced that it has purchased Engineered Per4mance, which operates three sports performance training centers in Greater Des Moines. The three locations — in Ankeny, Grimes and Huxley — will operate as Engineered Performance …

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University of Iowa hospital eyeing $95M ‘vertical expansion of inpatient tower’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Well before University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics erects a new tower for patients — a long-term project officials revealed earlier this year — it is looking to spend $95 million adding two …

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Miller, other AGs reach $450M settlement agreement with opioid maker Endo

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has reached an agreement in principle with pharmaceutical company Endo International PLC and its lenders, his office announced today. The agreement would provide up to $450 million to participating states and local …

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Via Health Services to open 32-bed all-women memory care unit in Des Moines

Via Health Services, a family-owned skilled nursing company, is opening a 32-bed memory care unit this month at its existing south Des Moines facility. It will be the first women-only Alzheimer’s and dementia care unit …