CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce it has earned full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization committed to improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients.  The PCI designation stands for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention which means not only...
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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is now taking registrations for the next session of its Chronic Disease Self Management Program.   This program is part of a structured six-week course offered once a week at various locations throughout the Cedar Rapids community.  It takes a comprehensive approach to helping patients and their caregivers learn...
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Lace up your walking shoes.  Bring your heart health questions.  Take a walk with a doc. Join Mercy Medical Center and Nicholas Hodgman, MD, Cedar Rapids Heart Center, P.C., and learn simple steps you can take to add years to your life, then get your individual heart health questions answered as you walk with...
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Tune in Wed., Feb. 22 from noon to 1 p.m. for this live webinar. Join Dr. Nicholas Hodgman, cardiologist with Cedar Rapids Heart Center P.C. to learn more about treatment and prevention options that may lower your risk  for a heart attack.  Plus, you can ask Dr. Hodgman any questions you have about your own,...
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Live Webinar: Impact of Social Media on Children Thursday, February 16, noon to 1 p.m. Learn the potential risks of social media and the impact it may have on your child’s development.  A Mercy Licensed Independent Social Worker will lead the discussion and answer questions. Submit your own questions, and join this free live at...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mercy Medical Center is partnering with neighboring McKinley Middle School on a science project involving the school’s sixth grade students.  As part of a science unit on the vascular system, McKinley science teacher Michele Wilson asked Mercy nurses to present information on heart disease, risk factors, diet and exercise.  The...
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IOWA CITY – Blood centers report a greater need for donations following the holidays, and ask donors to step up their visits, or at least schedule them during the slow period, marked as January’s National Blood Donor Month. The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which serves 80 Midwest hospitals, including Mercy Hospital and the...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Mercy Medical Center’s Birthplace is initiating a new TDaP (vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) “cocooning” program – an important health initiative designed to give newborn babies an extra layer of protection from whooping cough before they go home from the hospital, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – With the arrival of the first measurable snowfall of the year, it’s a good time for a reminder about basic snow shoveling safety measures, especially for those at risk for heart attacks. According to the American Heart Association, many people are not conditioned to physical stress and do not know the dangers...
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Ladies, we need to talk.  One in three women will die of heart disease.  Stress is a major contributor to these staggering statistics.  Busy lifestyles and demands from work and home can be taxing and unhealthy.  Put yourself first on February 2, learn how yoga, aromatherapy, smart ergonomics and eating right can help reduce stress...
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