Cedar Rapids resident Garret Frey has been fighting for disability rights since 1999 when, as a high-schooler, he won a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court after his school district refused to pay for the care he needed to continue attending classes.
In order to access disability services through Medicaid, Iowans have to be approved for a disability waiver. Some waivers have a waitlist of five years, which means families must wait to access things like respite care, wheelchairs, occupational therapy and other services.
Echoing continuing care retirement communities it’s developed in Marion, Ames, Altoona, Grimes, and West Des Moines since 2011, a Kansas-based senior living developer is planning another new retirement village in Iowa – this one in its fastest-growing City of Tiffin.
Without discussion or debate, the State Health Facilities Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed that Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids doesn’t require a certificate of need to establish an offsite location in North Liberty.
Continuing its outreach and expansion, in concert with an explosion of health care services in North Liberty, Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids is considering offering services at an “off-site location” in Johnson County — where University of Iowa Health Care is building a new 469,000-square-foot hospital and Steindler Orthopedic is constructing a new 35,880-square-foot ambulatory surgical center.
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.
Five years after discovering damaged and cracking windows throughout its 7-year-old Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the University of Iowa is about one-third through its massive window-replacement project — with work expected to continue through the end of 2025 or into early 2026.
After six months of focusing on transition and “maintaining access” for patients of the former Mercy Iowa City it bought for $28 million in January, the University of Iowa is starting to hone a longer-term vision for its new Medical Center Downtown that includes possible relocation of its obstetrics and midwifery, family medicine, and sleep disorders services.
State and federal data show increases in hospital visits, positive test rates, viral activity in wastewater, and transmission rate
North Liberty clinic opened in 2020
The discounts, agreed to after months of negotiations with drug manufacturers, range between 38% and 79% on the medication's list price, which is the cost of medication before discounts or rebates are applied — not the price people actually pay for prescriptions.
A new partnership between Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa will allow students to use programs at both institutions to earn their degree in medical laboratory science.
Thirty-two percent of Iowa’s nursing homes already meet all three of the new requirements set to phase in over five years under a Biden administration rule – a significantly higher percentage than the national average of 19 percent.
Medical products company moving from Kalona to new HQ in Coralville in 2025
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