Community members are invited to attend a brief informational session to learn more about the Iowa Cancer Consortium (ICC) and other cancer control activities in the community. The Iowa Cancer Consortium (ICC) is a non‐profit organization consisting of a diverse partnership of Iowans working together to conquer cancer. The Consortium’s mission is to reduce...
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One in five Americans will develop skin cancer; it is the most common form of cancer in the US. Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than those of the breast, prostate, lung and colon combined. Fortunately, it is also the easiest to cure if diagnosed and treated early. Attend to...
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Agreement designed to enhance patient experience and slow cost increases Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa announced a groundbreaking collaboration Thursday with Iowa Health System that creates Iowa’s first commercial health plan Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The new ACO focuses on coordinating care to improve quality, provide greater value, and slow increases...
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Aiming to serve a growing population, St. Luke’s is opening a new campus in Hiawatha. St. Luke’s Hiawatha Campus will open for patients May 21. The clinic is located at 1001 North Center Point Road in Hiawatha. The 20,000 square-foot facility was built in the former Floor Trader building.  The campus will include St....
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St. Luke’s Hospital is one of only two hospitals in the state named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, the nation’s leading source of healthcare information. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in quality of care, operational efficiency, financial performance and growth. This is the fourth time St....
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St. Luke’s Child Protection Center (CPC) was formed in 1987 because of the rise in suspected cases of child sexual and physical abuse. Each agency was dealing with these cases in their own departments and not working together. So St. Luke’s became the place where everyone came together. When St. Luke’s CPC opened it...
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Dr. Kevin Kopesky, Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) surgeon,  is performing the first robot-assisted single-incision gallbladder removal surgery in Cedar Rapids at St. Luke’s Hospital – Iowa’s robotic leader – on Thursday, April 5 at 11 a.m. The procedure will remove the gallbladder from the patient – making a small, single incision in the...
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Cedar Rapids, IA – MercyCare Pulmonology and Intensive Care welcomes new pulmonology and critical care physician, Scott J. Coole, DO.  Dr. Coole is a board certified pulmonologist who specializes in critical care medicine, COPD, and lung disease, including asthma. Dr. Coole will join Dr. Nicole Collett at the MercyCare Pulmonology and Intensive Care clinic...
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Join a doctor from Cardiologists, L.C. and a registered dietitian from Hy-Vee to learn how to prepare dishes you and your healthy-heart will enjoy! Try fresh, menu ideas and enjoy complimentary samples along with a lively discussion about heart health with a cardiologist and dietitian. Come with an appetite for knowledge and leave heart-smart....
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St. Luke’s Hospital invites the community to a free informational program on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Attendees will learn about: symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, causes and risk factors, the benefits of early detection, how to address a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, stages of...
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