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NIACC launches online pharmacy technician certificate program
North Iowa Area Community College will launch a fully online pharmacy technician certificate program Aug. 31 through its Workforce Academy. The 16-week program was created after local pharmacists identified a need for trained pharmacy technicians with industry-recognized knowledge and skills. Students will learn prescription processing, pharmacy operations, medication inventory and...
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MercyOne Clinton debuts new Air Med helicopter service
MercyOne Clinton debuted its new helicopter service Air Med services are now available from MercyOne Clinton Medical Center. Additionally, a new patient transportation shuttle service designed to enhance access to care throughout the region has been launched. According to a release from MercyOne: The addition of Air Med 4 strengthens emergency response capabilities for Clinton […]
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St. Luke’s new hybrid operating room offers flexibility, improved tech
CEDAR RAPIDS — It looks like something out of a science fiction show. With the exception of the pale blue walls and black computer monitors, everything in the room is white and clean. A table that can be raised, lowered and tilted is surrounded by screens and translucent panels of lead glass that descend from white arms attached to the ceiling. The arc of a C-shaped imaging system waits at the head of the table, quietly unfurling into a perfect circle as physicians test the equipment. Even its control panel looks futuristic, rows of buttons with softly pulsing white lights and silver joysticks used to maneuver the system around the bed. It’s not the Starship Enterprise, though. It’s UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital’s new hybrid operating room, a space that combines the advanced imaging of a catheter lab with an operating room’s sterility. The final phase of a $25 million, three-part heart and vascular center expansion at the hospital, it’s helping St. Luke’s meet the increasing demand for minimally invasive heart procedures. An upgrade This isn’t St. Luke’s first hybrid operating room — that opened in fall 2016 and annually hosts 225 procedures, such as heart valve replacements, carotid artery repairs
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FCMC expansion ribbon-cutting set for July 18 in Charles City
CHARLES CITY, Iowa — Floyd County Medical Center will host a ribbon-cutting and open house on July 18 to celebrate its hospital expansion and new rural health clinic. The event starts at 9 a.m. Guided tours will be offered throughout the morning. Attendees will hear remarks from community and...
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Regional Medical Center’s Senior Life Solutions Program Welcomes New Participants
Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Manchester is highlighting its Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program as a vital resource for area older adults, typically age 65 and older, navigating emotional and mental challenges that can accompany aging. The program is actively welcoming new participants. While growing older brings many positive life...
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Regional Medical Center Celebrates Healthcare Excellence at Historic Combined DAISY & ROSE Awards Ceremony
Regional Medical Center has marked a historic milestone by hosting its first-ever combined DAISY and ROSE Awards Ceremony. This event brought together outstanding healthcare professionals from across the organization to celebrate excellence in patient care and operational support. While RMC has a long-standing tradition of honoring its extraordinary nursing staff...
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CRT providers wrangle with repairs and prior auth exemption
WATERLOO, Iowa – Complex rehab technology (CRT) providers continue to face persistent challenges with documentation and billing for wheelchair repairs, according to Dan Fedor of U.S. Rehab, who addressed the issue at the recent VGM Heartland Conference. Fedor, director of reimbursement and education for U.S. Rehab, a division of...
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New Clinic Opens in Waterloo | June 18, 2026 | News 19 at 6 p.m
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Floyd County Medical Center Highlights Men’s Health Month, Volunteer Opportunities, and July Grand Opening
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER:. Floyd County Medical Center representatives Heather Hobert and Kerstin Steege joined us to discuss Men’s Health Month, new volunteer opportunities at the hospital, orthopedic and vein care services available locally, and the upcoming grand opening celebration for the new medical center facility. The community is invited to tour the new building during a special ribbon-cutting and open house event on July 18.
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Floyd County Medical Center Gets $27.5 Million Loan for Phase II Construction
With Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) preparing to celebrate its new three-story rural health clinic in Charles City with a July ribbon-cutting, it will soon embark on another ambitious construction endeavor. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA) has approved a $27.5 million loan for FCMC to expand and...
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From the COVID year 2020 to three time NCAA D1 First Team All-American; Carter Morton
Imagine not getting a track and field season as a high school senior due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, joining the University of Northern Iowa Panthers as a high jumper and high hurdler, becoming a heptathlete and decathlete, learning at least seven events from scratch, and ending your collegiate career as a first team All-American not once, not twice, but three times. That’s the journey 2020 Greene County High School graduate Carter Morton from Jefferson has traveled.
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RMC Wound Clinic Awarded Honor
Regional Medical Center (RMC) is proud to announce that the RMC Wound Clinic has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction Award and the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The RMC Wound Clinic in...
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Matt Filippis works to level playing field for smaller providers
WATERLOO, Iowa – Matt Filippis says his main goal as the new director of business development for Clinical Mobility and Accessibility for VGM & Associates is to sharpen the competitive edge of smaller providers in the complex rehab technology (CRT), orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) and home access markets. “Competition...
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Charles City, Floyd County Ambulance Feasibility Study Advances
Floyd County and the City of Charles City appear ready to move forward with a feasibility study on whether to stay with their private ambulance provider or start up their own public ambulance service. The City and County recently approved a new contract with AMR in which the municipalities will...