30 Jun 2023

Thunderstorms Cause Widespread Power Outages and Loss of Approximately Seventy Blood Donations; Impactlife Looks for Strong Performance to Make Up for Losses Ahead of Fourth of July

By Kirby Winn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 30, 2023) — Thunderstorms that moved through the ImpactLife service region yesterday afternoon led to widespread power outages and a loss of approximately seventy donations due to blood drive cancellations, missed appointments, and Donor Center locations that needed to close.

28 Jun 2023

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Celebrates Second Annual Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day

By Lexi Bull

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities is joining its fellow Cancer Support Community’s (CSC) network partners that include CSC, Gilda’s Clubs, and health-care partnerships, to celebrate the second-annual Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day. Following the success of the previous year’s inaugural day, CSC and its network are excited to announce that they are continuing the tradition.

27 Jun 2023

Lutheran Living Senior Campus Awarded National Quality Award

By Katie Saleum

MUSCATINE, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — Lutheran Living Senior Campus’ assisted living community has been recognized as a 2023 recipient of the Bronze — Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of seniors and individuals with disabilities with quality care and services.

27 Jun 2023

Vera French to Open a Second Full-Service Outpatient Mental Health Clinic in Bettendorf, Iowa

By Nathan Sondgeroth

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — The Vera French Community Mental Health Center (VF CMHC) is adding a second full-service outpatient mental-health clinic to serve our community in late 2023 and to meet the growing mental-health needs of the Quad Cities and our larger region.

Vera French has announced its purchase and renovation of the first three floors of the tower at 852 Middle Road in Bettendorf, Iowa. The location also provides for easy access to I-74.

21 Jun 2023

Run for Hope Benefiting Gilda’s Club

By Lexi Bull

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 21, 2023) —We are excited to announce our annual Run for Hope Benefiting Gilda’s Club, June 24, at the Rock in Coal Valley. This is a family-friendly event to show your support for those in the community who have been impacted by cancer.

The five-kilometer run will begin at 8AM, and a one-mile fun-run will be held at 9AM; thereafter, breakfast will be served.

01 Jun 2023

Benefits of Early Alzheimer’s Detection During "Era of Treatment" and Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June

By Lauren Livingston

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 1, 2023) — June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to honor and spread awareness for the more than 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, including 300,000 in Iowa and Illinois. As the size of the US population age 65 and older continues to grow, so, too, will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

31 May 2023

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Advance Care Planning/Gilda’s Club

By Kelly Craft

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 31, 2023) –– Gilda’s Club is hosting an educational workshop offered at no cost for anyone impacted by cancer on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 6-7:30PM, with dinner for in-person participants starting at 5:30 at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Davenport Clubhouse located at 1351 W Central Park Ave, Suite 200, Davenport, Iowa, 52804.

31 May 2023

Oak Street Health Announces Plans to Enter Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, and Virginia

By Erica Frank

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (May 31, 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, has announced plans to open centers in Lit

24 May 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Announce Grant Awards to Launch Iowa United First Aid Pilot Program in Three Counties

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 24, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority have announced that three $50,000 grants have been awarded to Calhoun County Public Health, Cass County Board of Health, and Van Buren County Hospital to test an innovative program aimed at decreasing emergency-response times in rural Iowa. The total grant-funding of $150,000 was made available through the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative.

17 May 2023

Palmer College Enters Licensing Agreement with RAYGUN

By Jillian McCleary

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 17, 2023) — Palmer College has entered into a licensing agreement with nationally-known retailer RAYGUN of Des Moines. RAYGUN, famous for its T-shirts carrying tongue-in-cheek messages is teaming up with Palmer to share Palmer pride and spread the word about Palmer College and the chiropractic profession.

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