The Linn County Mental Health Access Center will be open for walk-ins on weekends, beginning this Saturday.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The Linn County Mental Health Access Center will be open for walk-ins on weekends, beginning this Saturday.
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for capping the monthly cost of insulin. However, experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
Darcy Havel-Sturdevant of Iowa City thought she’d be working by now, two years after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
A new study from the University of Iowa’s Post-COVID Clinic has found damage to the small airways in the lungs of long-haul COVID patients experiencing persistent breathing problems. This damage, which cause air to be trapped in the small airways, could be a potentially long-lasting impact from COVID-19 infection, researchers say.
COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide increased slightly this week, but the virus has slowed enough in the past month for area hospitals to reach a milestone in the pandemic. In some cases, that watershed only lasted for a day.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Based on a recent study, Medicare's hospice regulations are not working as intended for many people with dementia.
Effective March 28, 2022, both Cedar Rapids hospitals will begin allowing some hospitalized patients more visitors, a break from stricter policies set at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
QHC Facilities, which owns eight skilled-nursing facilities and two assisted-living centers in Iowa, including Crestview Acres in Marion, filed for bankruptcy protection in late December.
An in-depth analysis of pandemic response commissioned by Linn County Public Health identified the communication gap between state officials and local public health departments as a hindrance to agencies’ COVID-19 response.
New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations reached new lows this week as state and federal health data showed Iowa continuing to emerge from the latest COVID-19 surge.
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.
Daniel Joiner has been named as the chief diversity officer at UnityPoint Health, a new position created to advance diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within the health care system.
The VA Health Care System in Iowa City, which serves veterans and their families in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, would not be included in the list of hospitals or outpatient clinics facing closures under a federal plan.
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