St. Luke’s Hospital is excited to announce the launch of The Real Moms of Eastern Iowa blog, therealmomsofeasterniowa.com,  an interactive online community for moms and moms-to-be. The first of its kind in Cedar Rapids, The Real Moms of Eastern Iowa follows the day-to-day experiences of five Eastern Iowa women and covers anything and everything...
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St. Luke’s Hospital recently received two prestigious designations from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA).  St. Luke’s has been designated as a Primary Stroke Center and Heart Failure Certified. St. Luke’s is the only Iowa hospital to receive the Heart Failure certification and one of ten hospitals statewide...
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St. Luke’s Hospital generates 2,733 jobs that add $216,397,926 to the Linn County economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Associatiales tax revenue. on (IHA). In addition, St. Luke’s employees themselves spend over $82 million on retail sales and contribute nearly $5 million in state sales tax revenue. “In addition to...
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St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids is celebrating a milestone. The hospital’s emergency helicopter, Lifeguard Air Ambulance has been taking off for 30 years. The blue helicopter has been a familiar sight in the skies around Cedar Rapids since February 23, 1981. Since its first flight, Lifeguard has flown over 6,800 flights. St. Luke’s...
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Over 100,000 Americans currently wait for a life-saving organ transplant. Over 550 of those people are Iowans. St. Luke’s is helping raise awareness about organ donation. April is National Donate Life Month. To bring about awareness members of the hospital created the 2011 Butterfly Memorial, which lines the hallway walls near St. Luke’s Helen...
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St. Luke’s has partnered with iTriage, a smartphone application that allows consumers to locate vital medical information and local medical services on their smartphone. The free application, which is a result of a partnership with Healthagen®, can be downloaded for the iPhone®, iPod touch®, or Android™ smartphones through app stores, or by logging onto...
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  VINTON – Virginia Gay Hospital & Clinics is pleased to announce that Mark Mossman, Board Chairman of Virginia Gay Hospital & Clinics has been selected by Modern Healthcare as Trustee of the Year for small hospitals. Modern Healthcare is recognized by healthcare administrators and providers as one of the leading national publications for...
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When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious medical condition the news can be overwhelming. In a complex medical world, Palliative Care supports the patient and the family by simplifying the process. Dedicated experts work on your behalf to improve quality of life, assist with healthcare decisions, communicate between providers, map out a...
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IOWA CITY - Officials at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, today announced they are conducting an investigation after a proactive screening of the electronic medical records of 13 University of Iowa football players indicated that some of those records may have been accessed inappropriately.  Under the Health Information Portability and...
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St. Luke’s Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes St. Luke’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. To receive the...
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