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Reynolds ending COVID disaster declaration

Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will soon end the public health disaster proclamation that Iowa has operated under since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago. Reynolds, a Republican, first announced …

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Midwife licensure bill passes House subcommittee

A bill that would license and regulate certified professional midwives in Iowa passed unanimously through a subcommittee Tuesday. Iowa is one of 14 states where certified professional midwives are not licensed or regulated. Unlike certified …

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ER wait times grow longer at Des Moines’ overstretched hospitals

Axios Des Moines: The wait time for patients seeking emergency care at Des Moines hospitals has spiked since October, resulting in sick patients waiting sometimes up to 10 hours for treatment. The recent omicron wave has …

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UI Hospitals & Clinics’ chief nurse executive named interim CEO

UI Hospitals & Clinics announced that Kimberly Hunter has been named interim CEO, effective March 1, following the departure of Suresh Gunasekaran. Hunter is currently chief nurse executive of UI Hospitals & Clinics, a position she’s held …

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Court: Mask rule OK at Iowa schools with disabled students

Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates, except for schools attended by students whose disabilities make them more vulnerable …

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Mercy College receives approval for Master of Science in Nursing program

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced Monday it has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission and the Iowa Board of Nursing to offer a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with an emphasis in Organizational and …

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EveryStep announces $3.5M collaboration to address home health hazards in Central Iowa

EveryStep announced on Friday it has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which it will use to make hundreds of Central Iowa families’ homes safer. Through …

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MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center opens with focus on patient-centered cancer care

The MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center is located in remodeled space on the existing MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center campus. Photo courtesy MercyOne Des Moines

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to …

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Iowa sets new one-week record for COVID cases, nearly 1,000 in hospitals

Des Moines Register: The spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Iowa continued over the past week, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health, setting a pandemic record for new reported cases …

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Vax-or-test mandate boosts Polk County’s vaccination rate

Axios Des Moines: Vaccination rates among Polk County’s government employees increased almost 9 percentage points since its vaccine-or-test mandate began in late September, according to records requested by Axios. At least 151 more of the county’s …