16 Oct 2017

VIDEO: Loebsack Sponsored Legislation to Create National, Coordinated Response to Diabetes Heads to President for Signature

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed S. 920, the National Clinical Care Commission Act. This legislation will help improve and coordinate a national response to diabetes, and other metabolic and autoimmune diseases, by establishing a private-public Commission charged with making recommendations to streamline federal investments, as well as improving coordination and clinical care outcomes.

27 Sep 2017

Red Cross blood donation opportunities Oct. 1-15

By Laura McGuire

Illinois Market (Sept. 25, 2017) — The American Red Cross urges eligible donors of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a diverse blood supply for patients in need.

Some blood types are unique to certain racial and ethnic groups, so a diverse blood supply is important to meeting the medical needs of an increasingly diverse patient population.

25 Sep 2017

Genesis Kicks Off 11th Flu-Free Quad Cities Campaign

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 21, 2017 – More than 9,000 elementary school students in the region are expected to roll up their sleeves and help prevent the spread of seasonal influenza this season.

21 Sep 2017

Gov. Rauner expands registered nursing practice authority

By Elizabeth Tomev

Legislation will increase access to healthcare for Illinoisans and empower nurses

DOWNERS GROVE (Sept. 20, 2017) – Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed HB 313, which will grant greater authority to registered and licensed nurses in administering health services and lift burdensome licensing regulations.

21 Sep 2017

Grassley Presses Agency on Statutory Changes Needed to Make Hospital Inspection Reports Public

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Sen.

20 Sep 2017

Grassley, Menendez, Blunt, Casey, Gardner, Cardin, Brown Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Re-authorize Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio today introduced bipartisan legislation to re-authorize the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.  The Strong Families Act of 2017, S.

20 Sep 2017

Governor Reynolds proclaims September as Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month

By Linda Funk

Ankeny, IA, September 19, 2017 – The Iowa Chiropractic Society (ICS) is honored to have Gov. Kim Reynolds proclaim September as Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month.

20 Sep 2017

A Really Enlarged Prostate Display At Genesis Medical Center, West Campus

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 20, 2017 – Two of the most annoying words for men of a certain age are enlarged and prostate.

A display at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport’s West Central Park campus on Thursday, Sept. 28 will take “enlarged prostate” to an entirely new level: 12 feet long, 12 feet wide and 10 feet tall.

19 Sep 2017

Op-ed: Some Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Lax At Providing Charity Care And Accountability

By Grassley Press

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa

STAT News

Garnishing wages. Turning over accounts to collection agents. Withholding services until an individual’s ability to pay is proven. These might seem like the practices of a big bank in the news for financial scandals. Instead, these tactics have surfaced at unexpected places: some of the country’s nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals.

19 Sep 2017

States, Including Iowa, Widen Investigation of Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors

By Geoff Greenwood

Multistate investigation probes whether opioid manufacturers and distributors engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids

DES MOINES – A bipartisan group of state attorneys general, including Attorney General Tom Miller, is expanding a multistate investigation into the manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs as part of a widespread probe into the nation’s opioid epidemic.

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