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FCMC Named Top 100 Critical Access Hospital, Announces Volunteer Program and Shares Expansion Updates
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER:. Floyd County Medical Center was the focus of today’s Community Conversations as Makenzie McNeill discussed several exciting developments happening at FCMC, including new volunteer opportunities, recognition as one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation, updates on the future Stille Cancer Center, and continued progress on the hospital’s major expansion project. McNeill also shared details on upcoming volunteer fairs and the July ribbon cutting and open house for the new clinic space.
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Congressional candidate James discusses healthcare
MASON CITY — State representative Lindsay James, who is running for the second district congressional seat, says one of the key topics people keep bringing up during her campaign stops is healthcare. “Deep concerns about the rising cost of healthcare, the rising cost of groceries. The fact that young...
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New UNI programs will help Iowa meet the need for more nurses
CEDAR FALLS — Registered nurses are in exceptionally high demand in Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa’s new nursing programs will soon fill some of the need. Nancy Kertz, UNI’s chief academic nursing administrator, says the first graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will graduate in the spring of 2027, with about 140 students now in the program, and that number is projected to rise to about 200 by this fall.
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Conflict-of-interest lawsuit surrounds ‘financially distressed’ eastern Iowa medical clinic
WATERLOO, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The attorney for a Waterloo medical clinic is being sued by other Iowa healthcare providers for alleged conflicts of interest in his legal work. The lawsuit centers on representatives and affiliates of Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, a multispecialty medical clinic located in Waterloo that,...
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New UNI programs will help Iowa meet the need for more nurses
Registered nurses are in exceptionally high demand in Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa’s new nursing programs will soon fill some of the need. Nancy Kertz, U-N-I’s chief academic nursing administrator, says the first graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will graduate in the spring of 2027, with about 140 students now in the program, and that number is projected to rise to about 200 by this fall. Kertz says there are 12-hundred openings for nurses statewide. In a few months, U-N-I is launching what it’s calling an accelerated B-S-N program. It’s an aggressive 12-month program, August to August, and Kertz says students who enroll in it can expect to pay about half the price of similar programs provided by regional competitors.
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Regional Medical Center Adding New Urology Specialist
Regional Medical Center is adding a new urology specialist to its Specialty Clinic team in Manchester. Jessica Whitmore is a visiting specialist from Mercy Urology Clinic in Cedar Rapids. RMC says this means patients can now get expert care for bladder and kidney health close to home in Manchester. Whitmore...
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Conflict-of-interest lawsuit surrounds ‘financially distressed’ eastern Iowa medical clinic
WATERLOO, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The attorney for a Waterloo medical clinic is being sued by other Iowa healthcare providers for alleged conflicts of interest in his legal work. The lawsuit centers on representatives and affiliates of Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, a multispecialty medical clinic located in Waterloo that,...
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St. Luke’s foundation offering rural health care grants
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation is now accepting applications for its Rural Healthcare Grant program. Applications are due Monday, May 11 at 3 p.m. The grant provides matching funds for health care services benefiting rural residents in Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, northern Johnson, Jones and Linn counties. Eligible applicants can request up to $6,000.