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Iowa COVID memorial expands, ceremony tomorrow

An art exhibit on Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus dedicated to the Iowans who have died of COVID-19 is expanding to add tributes to 1,200 more people. Iowa artist Pam Douglas has made …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2022
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Iowa Hospital Association offering health care, EMT scholarships

The Iowa Hospital Association is now accepting applications for health care education scholarships provided by the association through its subsidiary, the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation. IHA will award 60 health care scholarships of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2022
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Downtown Marshalltown hospital property sold to developer

Marshalltown Times-Republican: After more than a century as a hospital in downtown Marshalltown, UnityPoint Health has sold the property to a developer with plans for “office, retail, residential and live/work space” use. UnityPoint is currently in …
By BPC Staff | Feb 4, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 2, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 28, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 26, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 24, 2022
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 24, 2022
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