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Regents approve 33% budget increase for North Liberty hospital

Corridor Business Journal: The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will receive a sizable budget increase for their new North Liberty hospital, totaling $525,628,000 – a 33% increase from previously released budgets. Citing “multiple convergent industry …
By BPC Staff | Jul 28, 2022
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Iowa part of $4.25B opioids settlement with Teva

Pharmaceuticals company Teva will provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments, including Iowa, under a preliminary agreement announced Tuesday. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller called the agreement “another major step” in …
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon buying One Medical is only its most recent dive into the health care industry

It has become the norm for large tech companies to expand their reach beyond computers and cell phones into new industries, and Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice, is its biggest …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2022
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NAMI Iowa to hold kickoff event Wednesday for NAMIWalks fundraiser

NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) Iowa will host a community kickoff event on Wednesday, July 27 at 8 a.m. to officially begin the NAMIWalks season and promote awareness about mental health care for …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2022
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UnityPoint Health – Sioux City president and CEO abruptly departs

Sioux City Journal: Lorenzo Suter, who stepped into the role of president and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Sioux City barely a year ago, has left the organization, effective immediately. The reason for Suter’s departure was …
By BPC Staff | Jul 25, 2022
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Three Iowa nursing homes to close with owner owing taxpayers $2.1 million

Iowa Capital Dispatch: The planned sale of an Iowa nursing home chain is in doubt again as the owner moves to close three of the 10 facilities and the federal government seeks payment of $2.1 million …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2022
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Carson King Foundation donates $25K to MercyOne NICU for Panda Warmer Bed

MercyOne Children’s Hospital received a special gift on Thursday, when Carson King (center of photo) personally dropped off a check for $25,000 in support of babies cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit at MercyOne Des …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2022
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Meteorologist Amber Alexander leaves WHO-TV, citing mental health reasons

Des Moines Register: After more than six years as a WHO 13 meteorologist and digital content producer, Amber Alexander left the Des Moines station, citing mental health reasons. Alexander joined the Channel 13 weather team in …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2022
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ChildServe to expand Ames facility, double capacity

ChildServe has announced to its donors the launch of an $8 million expansion project that will double the size of its Ames facility and enable it to serve twice the number of children on the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 21, 2022
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in Iowa on the rise, latest weekly update shows

Des Moines Register: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread across Iowa over the past week, according to data released today by the Iowa Department of Public Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The …
By BPC Staff | Jul 20, 2022