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LCS partners with TalentGro to offer registered apprenticeships at care facilities

Two Iowa senior living communities managed by Des Moines-based LCS Corp. are using a state grant to fund registered apprenticeship programs for training health care and culinary workers. The program is one of 46 across the state that in …

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UI Health Care participating in new COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial

Corridor Business Journal: University of Iowa Health Care announced today that it will be participating in a large, Phase 3 clinical trial for a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax Inc. The multi-site clinical trial, which …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation seeks applications for Rethink Your Drink grants

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is expanding its water bottle filling station program for schools in Iowa that lack adequate drinking water stations. Through the foundation’s Rethink Your Drink program, schools can apply to …

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Iowa Kidstrong receives $5,000 from Wellmark to support youth fitness programming

Iowa Kidstrong received $5,000 from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to develop a new curriculum and provide support to area schools, Wellmark announced this morning. Iowa Kidstrong was founded in 1995 to address childhood …

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Record number of people participated in Double Up Food Bucks in 2020

More than 74,000 Iowans used the Double Up Food Bucks program in 2020, according to program administrators. Data collected from participating sites shows that as of Dec. 20, 74,217 people benefited from the healthy food …

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NOTEBOOK: More federal money on the way for Iowa health care providers, but payback could be rough

Iowa hospitals and health care providers will receive an additional $48.7 million from the federal government’s Provider Relief Fund as part of a third round of payments totaling $24.5 billion from the U.S. Department of …

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2020 Iowa ombudsman report: 5,665 complaints and information requests filed

Reports to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman surged from Iowans over the last few months of the pandemic as state agencies took drastic measures attempting to control health and safety practices, Ombudsman Kristie Hirschman said …

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Two MercyOne locations designated as lung cancer screening centers

MercyOne announced that MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City have each been designated as a lung cancer screening center by the American College of Radiology. Lung cancer is the …

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Feds: Iowa likely violated residents’ rights at Glenwood

Des Moines Register: Federal investigators say an Iowa state institution for people with severe disabilities likely violated their constitutional rights by providing them with insufficient medical care and exposing them to unethical experimentation. The conclusion comes …

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Applications open for Foundations Financial COVID-19 certification course

Foundations Financial is offering a new certification on techniques to minimize economic impacts of COVID-19 to trainees interested in serving as financial coaches for individuals, families and nonprofits, the organization announced this week. The 40-hour …