13 Nov 2023

Alzheimer’s Association Announces Milestone of $100 Million Invested in Research in 2023

By Lauren Livingston

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 13, 2023) — The Alzheimer’s Association announces a landmark $100 million investment into research initiatives in 2023. This unparalleled commitment stands as the largest single-year investment since the organization’s founding in 1980.

13 Nov 2023

Oak Street Health Opens New Primary Care Center in Moline, Illinois

By Daniel Gerardi

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 13, 2023) — Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary-care centers for adults on Medicare and the only primary-care provider to carry the AARP name, is now welcoming patients at the new Moline center at 1996 1st Street A in Moline, Illinois. 

10 Nov 2023

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities to Celebrate 25th Anniversary

By Lexi Bull

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 10, 2023) — We are thrilled to announce that Gilda's Club Quad Cities is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. For the past two-and-a-half decades, Gilda's Club has been a community of hope and support for individuals and families impacted by cancer in the Quad Cities community. We have come together to provide emotional support, educational programs, resources, and referrals, and a home away from home for those being impacted by cancer in the community.

06 Nov 2023

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Announces Top Iowa Health Centers for Clinical Quality Excellence

By Jason Dorow

WASHNGTON DC (November 6, 2023) — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced seven health centers in Iowa are part of the top 10 percent of health centers nationwide receiving a Gold Health Center Quality Leader badge for their achievements in improving health outcomes and providing high-quality care for patients in rural and underserved communities.

03 Nov 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Hamilton and Clay Counties

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 3, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the signing of a disaster proclamation for Clay and Hamilton Counties effective immediately through December 3, 2023.

03 Nov 2023

Health-Care Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

By Craig Borchard

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 3, 2023) — The Iowa Hospital Association’s Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation will award sixty post-secondary health-care scholarships of up to $3,000 per year (two years maximum) and $1,000 to students enrolling in emergency medical technology/technician certification programs.

31 Oct 2023

2023 Healthiest State Annual Award Winners Announced

By Chase Langos

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 31, 2023) — The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative has announced the winners of the 2023 Healthiest State Early Care, K-12 School, Out of School, Youth Power, and Health Care Awards. The winners were recognized for their efforts to improve the physical, social, and emotional well-being of their employees and community during an in-person award ceremony on Wednesday, October 25, during the 2023 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Sumit.

27 Oct 2023

Monmouth, Knox Colleges Combine to Donate Blood to Area Hospitals

By Duane Bonifer

Monmouth College student Sophia Swift ('24) of Port Byron, Illinois, is all smiles while giving blood Thursday afternoon in the College's Huff Athletic Center. Swift helped organize the blood drive, which raised 48 units of blood for area hospitals

25 Oct 2023

Des Moines University (DMU) Clinic — Behavioral Health Welcomes Autumn Brunia DO

By Barbara Boose

Autumn Brunia DO and Abigail Schiltz PA-C CAQ-Psych

13 Oct 2023

Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) Recognizes National Veterinary Technician Week, Sunday, October 15-Saturday, October 21

By Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (October 13, 2023) — Every pet deserves the best in health-care, and the first care-taker that helps the animal isn’t necessarily your veterinarian: It is a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT).

The Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) celebrates the vital services that CVTs provide for beloved pets/companion animals in veterinary clinics, hospitals, shelters, farms, zoos, and educational settings throughout Illinois.

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