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More surgery space ahead at Broadlawns with $8.5M expansion

This rendering shows a nurses’ station for the expanded pre- and post-operative surgery area at Broadlawns.

More construction is under way at Broadlawns Medical Center, where work has begun on a surgery department expansion on the first …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 3, 2020
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Open enrollment under way for Marketplace health plans

Open enrollment for Marketplace health insurance, available through the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, began this week and will continue through Dec. 15. This year is expected to be a busy year for enrollment …
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2020
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DMOS Orthopaedic Urgent Injury Clinic in Ankeny expands to 6-day schedule

The DMOS Orthopaedic Urgent Injury Clinic in Ankeny has expanded its schedule to be open six days a week to meet the community’s growing demand for medical care. Beginning today, hours for the walk-in clinic …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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COVID-19 nanovaccine research team from UI, ISU to receive $2M in CARES Act funding

Kathleen Ross, right, core facility manager, instructs Ben Schlichtmann, a chemical engineering graduate student, left, as postdoctoral scholar Sean Kelly opens an incubator inside a research laboratory at the Nanovaccine Institute inside Iowa State University’s …
By KATE HAYDEN | Nov 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Some takeaways from the latest ‘Lifting the Veil’ panel

“Dialing in” to employees’ needs during the pandemic has been an important part of leading Deere & Co. through this difficult time, particularly for production workers who must be present on the factory floor daily, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 30, 2020
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Gov. Reynolds announces $2M in CARES funding for COVID-19 nanovaccine development in Iowa

The state is designating $2 million in CARES Act funding to support development of a COVID-19 ‘nanovaccine’ through a partnership between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Thursday. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2020
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University of Iowa Healthcare workers overwhelmingly recertify unions

KCRG-TV: Thousands of workers in the University of Iowa Healthcare system have voted to recertify their unions by a wide margin, according to information released by union leaders on Tuesday. Just over 10,400 of the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 28, 2020
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Hy-Vee to begin using automated cart cleaning system

Sterile Cart, an automated system that cleans and sanitizes shopping carts, will be installed in more than 200 Hy-Vee stores. Photo supplied by Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee Inc. plans to begin using an automated cleaning system to clean …
By BPC Staff | Oct 28, 2020
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Nadipuram leaves Iowa Hospital Association for Care Initiatives

Abhay Nadipuram, formerly general counsel for the Iowa Hospital Association, has been named vice president and general counsel of Care Initiatives, a West Des Moines-based operator of nursing home facilities statewide. He begins that position on Nov. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 28, 2020
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The Iowa Clinic receives approval to build first outpatient cardiac catheterization lab

The Iowa Clinic recently received approval from the Iowa Department of Public Health to move forward with building the first outpatient cardiac catheterization lab in the state. Currently, the West Des Moines-based physician specialty group …
By BPC Staff | Oct 27, 2020