A Cedar Rapids resident wondered how area hospitals are using artificial intelligence. The Gazette’s series Curious Iowa found that AI tools help with time-consuming tasks like note taking, summarizing charts, analyzing images and preparing bills.
The symptoms were initially typical and inconsistent, but after her unusually defiant behavior landed her in Mercy’s Emergency Room, 12-year-old Payten Stout was fighting for her life.
If you are a parent who is constantly at the doctor’s office with your child with yet another sore throat, it may be time to talk to a doctor about long-term solutions.
Mercy Urology Clinic and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Kernels to honor prostate cancer survivors and raise awareness about the disease during a special game at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
After the emergency team in Hiawatha stabilized her, she was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in downtown Cedar Rapids. Read Jill’s inspiring story.
Since February, Mercy has offered its own anesthesia services to patients across all procedural and surgical areas and done so without interrupting services for patients.
Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability and among the top five causes of death in the United States: more than 795,000 people in the U.S. experience a stroke, approximately 610,000 of which are first-time strokes.
Cancer treatments can have long-lasting side effects, including damage to the heart, that might not show up until years later. Cancer treatments can also exacerbate existing cardiovascular problems for patients at risk for heart disease.
Awareness of sleep apnea and its relatively common and effective treatment has grown over the past three decades.
Kathy Good has won an award for her leadership in aging and dementia care at the DeWolf Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia. Here’s how she does it.
A big green frog guided children through Cedar Rapids hospital stays
Volpara Risk Pathways is described as a state-of-the-art assessment tool that identifies women who may be at elevated risk for breast cancer, and Mercy Cedar Rapids is the first hospital in the area to offer it.
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