Articles Tagged: Eastern Iowa Health Center

Eastern Iowa Health Center is turning to technology and new lines of service to expand access to care, improve patient outcomes and strengthen its long-term financial footing.

Reductions in spending and tightened eligibility requirements on social safety net programs like Medicaid and food assistance being considered by Republicans in Congress will significantly reduce access to health care and food assistance, impacting thousand of low-income individuals and families across Linn County.

Get to Know Gives Back talks to Joe Lock from Eastern Iowa Health Center about the services they provide and what you can do to support their mission.

Ten years ago, it was struggling with no cash and mounting debt. Today, the center that provides care for disadvantaged Iowans has transformed into a suite of services across its campus. And it’s not stopping there.

Eastern Iowa Health Center has as lot to celebrate with its second annual Community Block Party. Here’s why.

Eastern Iowa Health Center expansion allows more help for children, low-income, elderly

As the federal public health emergency ends, the Eastern Iowa Health Center is shifting gears by launching a multilingual ad campaign to reach underserved populations in need of COVID-19 vaccinations and updated booster shots.

The clinics run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday as well as Feb. 25, March 18 and 25, April 15 and 22 and May 13 and 20 at the center, 1201 Third Ave SE in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa DHS has received responses from five insurers to run the state's privatized Iowa Medicaid program. Awards are expected to be announced Aug. 31.

Cedar Rapids panelists discuss impact of Inflation Reduction Act

The Eastern Iowa Health Center, the Cedar Rapids-based safety net provider, launched a telehealth program offering virtual psychiatric appointments for its patients after officials reported long wait-times among other providers locally.

The Eastern Iowa Health Center, the community health center in Cedar Rapids, has announced plans to expand its dental clinic. The expansion at the current dental clinic will expand space to 8,000 square feet, adding more dental chairs and growing capacity for providers to see 22,500 patients per year.

Sam Valentine is a patient representative at the Eastern Iowa Health Center, making her the first point of contact for patients arriving at the organization. In that role, Valentine and other patient representatives can help identify patients’ needs -- including non-medical needs -- and connect them with services.

Anyone aged 18 and older can schedule an appointment to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Eastern Iowa Health Center in Cedar Rapids, officials announced Monday.