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Hy-Vee partners with 211 Iowa for vaccination clinic

Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with the information system 211 Iowa to host a free community COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 3,500 Central Iowa residents in Des Moines. The first-dose clinic, to be held Saturday, April 3, …

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Ward elected chair of Broadlawns board of trustees

Attorney J. Marc Ward was recently elected chair of the board of trustees of Broadlawns Medical Center. He will serve a one-year term as chair of the seven-member board through January 2022. In that role, …

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UI Healthcare now offers new procedure as alternative to coronary stent

University of Iowa Healthcare announced that its Heart & Vascular Team has become the first in the state to perform a procedure that uses sonic pressure waves to break up calcium buildup in heart arteries. …

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California-based health foundation donates $150,000 to Iowa nonprofits

The MolinaCares Accord, an initiative of Molina Healthcare, announced it has donated $150,000 to eight nonprofits that serve both urban and rural areas of Iowa to address issues associated with social determinants of health and to reduce health disparities …

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Healthiest State Annual Conference to be held virtually April 29

Wellness leaders from across the state are invited to join the 2021 Healthiest State Annual Conference: “Keeping Iowa’s Workforce Mission Ready” on April 29. The virtual conference will include keynote speakers, breakout sessions and interactive …

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New Iowa doctors learn their residency destinations on annual Match Day

Medical students graduating from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine — along with every other medical school graduate across the country — learned today where they matched for …

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Cedar Rapids hospital to begin modernization project this spring

Corridor Business Journal: UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids announced today that it will begin a $14 million inpatient modernization project this spring. St. Luke’s will begin renovation of its third floor in May. The …

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Trinity Healthshare agrees to cease health care sharing ministry in Iowa

The Iowa Insurance Division today announced that Trinity Healthshare Inc. has agreed to a consent order that says Trinity will cease operations in Iowa on June 30, following charges filed against Trinity and the Aliera Cos. in July 2020. …

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Trends for health conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth in millennials seen as ‘alarming’

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Florida company gets license to sell CBD products in Iowa

Corridor Business Journal: Global Widget, based in Tampa, Fla., has announced it is one of the first CBD companies to receive the required license to distribute CBD products to retail and wholesale partners in Iowa. Although …

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