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Polk County’s new employee vaccine policy takes effect

Axios Des Moines: Starting today, Polk County’s 1,400 employees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. Those who refuse both options will be considered insubordinate and face termination, county administrator John Norris …
By BPC Staff | Sep 30, 2021
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Tour West Des Moines’ new RecPlex on Sunday

An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at  the new MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, 6500 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines. The nearly $60 million project, paid for with money from …
By BPC Staff | Sep 30, 2021
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Ohio-based CareSource announces intent to bid on Iowa Medicaid, CHIP

CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit managed care organization, has announced its intention to submit a proposal to serve Iowans covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In May, the Iowa Department of Human …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2021
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Optimae to open residential care facility in Marshalltown

Optimae LifeServices announced it will expand its services in Marshall County by opening a Marshalltown residential care facility. The new residential care facility (RCF) will complement Optimae’s existing RCFs in Story County and provide additional services …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2021
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UI-led study finds COVID vaccine ‘highly effective’ in health care workers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have proved “highly effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19” among health care workers in “real-world” settings, according to a new national study that involved over 300 University of Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2021
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MercyOne expands partnership with Navigate Wellbeing Solutions

Navigate Wellbeing Solutions, a West Des Moines-based employee engagement technology company, announced it has expanded its partnership with MercyOne to enable companies to improve employers’ investments in employee health and well-being. Through this partnership between …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2021
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23 state-of-the-art birthing suites part of $15M addition at Mary Greeley

Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames has opened a new state-of-the art birthing and neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital that’s designed to keep newborns together with their moms, no matter the level of …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2021
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Broadlawns offers top job to California hospital executive

The Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees voted Thursday evening to extend an offer to Anthony Coleman to be the hospital’s new president and CEO.

Coleman, who is currently vice president of operations support and assistant hospital administrator …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Sep 23, 2021
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Pandemic is causing ‘alarming’ toll on UI hospital staff

Corridor Business Journal: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is increasingly concerned for the physical workload and mental health of its workers as the pandemic rolls on, says CEO Suresh Gunasekaran. “What’s not alarming is necessarily …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2021
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Iowa medical director and epidemiologist leaving Iowa Department of Public Health

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In an abrupt development with little explanation, officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state’s medical director and epidemiologist, plans to leave the agency effective …
By BPC Staff | Sep 22, 2021