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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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UnityPoint Health-Des Moines hospitals named LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders

All four of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines’ hospitals — Blank Children’s Hospital, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Methodist West Hospital — received the top ranking of 100 in a national ranking of hospitals’ …

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Wellmark Foundation, Drake establish employee health care scholarships for Bright College

The Wellmark Foundation and Drake University announced today they will fund two-year scholarships for local health care employees or their family members through the new John Dee Bright Wellmark Health Care Appreciation Scholarship. The organizations …

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UnityPoint Health hires new chief nursing officer

UnityPoint Health announced that D’Andre Carpenter has been selected as chief nursing officer of the regional health system. He will start with UnityPoint Health during National Nurses Week on May 9. Carpenter most recently was senior vice …

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‘Roadmap’ unveiled for combined Iowa Health and Human Services Department

The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Department of Human Services today released documents outlining the plan for the two agencies to be combined into a single department. The final change package and functional organizational chart “serves …

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Iowa Cancer Consortium seeks project grant proposals

The Iowa Cancer Consortium has announced an invitation for proposals for the FY23 Iowa Cancer Plan Implementation Grants. Applicants can apply for up to $25,000 for projects that reduce the burden of cancer in Iowa. The consortium …

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NOTEBOOK: MercyOne launches patient-provider matching tool in Central Iowa

MercyOne has piloted a new patient-provider matching tool that aims to make it easier for patients to connect with a primary care physician. MercyOne worked with Patient Bond, started by former Procter & Gamble employees, …

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Takeaways from ‘Caring for Our Kids: The Mental Health Toll on Children’

As a parent of a child with significant mental health needs, Jennifer Ulie-Wells knows firsthand the struggle in finding comprehensive mental health care for children in Iowa. Ulie-Wells, executive director of Please Pass the Love, …