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New clinic opens in Des Moines to treat long COVID

Axios Des Moines: The Iowa Heart Center has opened a Des Moines clinic to treat the long-term effects of COVID-19 as concerns grow that a wave of early onset chronic illnesses looms for those who’ve contracted the virus. …
By BPC Staff | Apr 12, 2022
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MD Orthopaedics acquired by OrthoPediatrics Corp. for $17M

OrthoPediatrics Corp., an Indiana publicly traded company specializing exclusively in pediatric orthopedics, announced it has acquired MD Orthopaedics, an orthopedic device company based in the southeast Iowa town of Wayland. The acquisition, structured as a merger, …
By BPC Staff | Apr 11, 2022
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announces third HealthConnect Fellowship cohort

Mid-Iowa Health Foundation in Des Moines announced it has added eight advocates to its HealthConnect Fellowship program, expanding the current network of more than 20 fellows who are leading system-change efforts to improve children’s health and well-being in …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 8, 2022
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MercyOne’s Carreon recognized as a ‘Chief Medical Executive to Know’

MercyOne’s chief medical executive, Dr. Hijinio Carreon, has been selected as a Chief Medical Executive to Know in 2022 by Becker’s Hospital Review. Carreon was the only Iowa-based health leader to be recognized among 88 health executives. In its …
By BPC Staff | Apr 7, 2022
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Hardman tapped as DEI inclusion officer, VP of human resources for Broadlawns

Broadlawns Medical Center announced today that Renee Hardman will join the organization as its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and as vice president of human resources. Her start date has yet to be …
By BPC Staff | Apr 6, 2022
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Stoddard Cancer Center launches public phase of $18M fundraising campaign

John Stoddard Cancer Center, a service of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, has launched the public phase of“It Takes You,” a comprehensive fundraising campaign. The campaign will invest $18 million into the cancer center over the next …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 4, 2022
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Healthy Birth Day Inc. to host webinar on state of Black maternal health

Healthy Birth Day Inc. is hosting a virtual webinar and panel discussion about the state of Black maternal health. The free event will be held at noon on April 12, in conjunction with Black Maternal …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 31, 2022
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Trial date set for May 2023 in NAMI v. MindSpring lawsuit

A trial date has been set for mid-2023 in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed last fall by the National Alliance on Mental Illness against its former Iowa affiliate, which is now known as MindSpring Mental …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 31, 2022
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Polk County lowers its property tax levy for 2022-23 after budget approval

Des Moines Register: Polk County homeowners will see a 5% reduction in their property tax levy under a budget the county supervisors approved Tuesday. Starting July 1, urban Polk County residents will pay $6.77 per $1,000 …
By BPC Staff | Mar 30, 2022
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A Closer Look: Nalo Johnson

Nalo Johnson says she’s been with Mid-Iowa Health Foundation long enough — since mid-November — that she’s gotten beyond the introductory phase and is “getting to the fun stuff now.”  

 

Johnson, who has worked …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 29, 2022