If losing weight and getting fit are among your goals for 2011, a new  class offered by Mercy Medical Center can help.  This 12-week program, led by Mercy dietitians, is a realistic, no nonsense approach to weight loss and improved health. Learn to eat right and exercise–a perfect combination for good health. Sign up today and receive...
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Eastern Iowa cancer patients might think competition is ramping up to woo their business, but hospital leaders say that’s not the case. “We don’t see it as a lucrative thing,” said Ted Townsend, CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. “We see (cancer) as a growing thing.” The ongoing rivalry between St. Luke’s...
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 A former National Teacher of the Year is the new Environmental and Public Health Ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory, the lab announced today. Hector Ibarra, a nationally recognized educator and former science teacher at West Branch Middle School, will collaborate with the Hygienic Laboratory as its ambassador to promote the study of science...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Angels have arrived at Mercy Medical Center.  Mercy’s Angel Tree Project is a way to spread Christmas cheer this season.  Those wishing to participate can select from 1,400 angel ornaments on two trees.  The trees are located in the hospital’s 10th Street Lobby and just outside the cafeteria.  Mercy’s Auxiliary is requesting $10 gifts for adults...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – The holidays can be a difficult time for those who’ve lost loved ones.  In an expression of honor, remembrance and celebration of loved ones, Hospice of Mercy will be lighting its Love Lights tree on Wed., Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.  The lighting of the Hospice of Mercy Love Lights tree...
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The Great American Smokeout is November 18th.  Smokers across the nation can take part in this observance by pledging to smoke less or quitting altogether.  The Smoking Cessation Program at Mercy’s Sedlacek Treatment Center is run by treatment specialists trained at the Mayo Clinic and uses methods proven by research to improve success rates...
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izF92gSLSaE Iowa gets bad marks for premature births. But improving that score is a source of controversy. For a second year in a row, Iowa is getting bad grades in babies born too soon. The March of Dimes today gave Iowa a grade of ‘D’ in its annual report card. 11 and a half...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Beginning Tues., Nov. 16, Mercy Medical Center will display a collection of 24 stained glass windows which originally hung in the hospital’s former chapel.  The exhibit is called A Light Within.  The stained glass windows have been restored to their original state as part of a yearlong celebration of the life of...
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Temporary parking changes take effect this week on Mercy campus CEDAR RAPIDS –Beginning Wed., Nov. 17, Mercy Medical Center will begin preliminary site preparation for its new destination cancer center at the corner of 10th St. and 5th Ave. SE.  Site preparation will include the encasement of sewer lines, placement of temporary construction fences...
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Cedar Rapids - In honor and appreciation of those currently deployed in the armed forces, staff members, physicians and volunteers at Mercy Medical Center have collected donations and assembled holiday care packages to send overseas. Fittingly, the packages are being sealed up today – Veteran’s Day – in preparation for shipping tomorrow. Employees in Mercy’s...
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