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Luther Professor Penny Leake awarded top Iowa nursing honor
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Penny Leake, Luther associate professor of nursing, recently was awarded the Teresa E. Christy Award, one of the top awards given to Iowa nurses, at the 105th annual convention of the Iowa Nurses Association.
The Teresa E. Christy Award, named after the woman considered the foremost nursing historian in the United States, is presented to a registered nurse who has demonstrated professional commitment to the improvement of health care and the inter-relationship of nursing education, nursing practice and nursing research.
posted in: Iowa, news
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Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Hiring: RNs
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Gundersen Lutheran health system is
* A comprehensive healthcare network including one of the nation’s largest multi-specialty group medical practices, regional community clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, home care, behavioral health services, vision centers, pharmacies, and air and ground ambulances
* A physician-led, not-for profit healthcare system
* Located throughout western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota caring for patients in 19 counties
* Able to meet patients’ needs for primary and specialized care
* Comprised of more than 500 medical, dental and associate staff
* Supported by a staff of over 5,000
* A tertiary referral center
* A teaching hospital with 325 beds and a Level II Trauma and Emergency Center
* Named among the Top 100 in the nation 10 times in the last 10 years
* The designated Western Clinical Campus for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School and School of Nursing
posted in: Iowa, Wisconsin
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Hospital CEO says merger could help rural areas
Monday, September 14, 2009
FARGO, N.D.—A merger between North Dakota’s largest hospital and a South Dakota-based health system could create the largest rural health network in the country, the hospital’s chief executive said.
The merger of MeritCare of Fargo and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The new health system would serve about 2 million people in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska.
posted in: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, news, North Dakota, South Dakota
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Iowa Health System among nation’s best, report says
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A report from Thomson Reuters ranks Iowa Health System among the nation’s top health systems for quality and efficiency.
The Finley Hospital is an affiliate of Iowa Health System.
The 100 Top Hospitals: Health Systems Quality/Efficiency Study evaluated 252 health systems, with 1,720 hospitals.
posted in: Iowa, news
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Trinity offers independent study Parish Nurse orientation course
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Trinity"s Parish Nurse program is now offering a new orientation scheduling option for nurses interested in merging their health-care experience and their personal faith to better serve the community. Nurses may now begin the orientation at any time of the year by completing six independent study modules to better accommodate individual needs and church vacancies. Topics more appropriate for lecture and class discussion will continue to be offered through six weekly classes held in the fall.
posted in: Iowa, news
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Clarke receives $54,484 for its nursing program
Monday, August 17, 2009
About $78,000 was awarded to two colleges, one of them a local college, for their nursing programs.
Clarke College was awarded $54,484 and Allen College in Waterloo was awarded $23,420.
posted in: Iowa, news
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U.S. Sen. Harkin: $78,000 in funding for nursing programs in Dubuque, Waterloo
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that a total of $78,904 in grants has been awarded to Clarke College in Dubuque and Allen College in Waterloo for their nursing programs through the US Departments of Health and Humans Services’ (HHS) Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP). The funding was secured through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the economic recovery package. Harkin chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that funds nursing initiatives.
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Community Health Centers - Iowa’s Best Kept Secret?
Thursday, July 30, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa - The second week in August is “National Health Center Week,” recognizing the contributions of community health centers. Iowa has 13 such centers, that provided affordable health care to more than 140,000 in the last year. Tori Squires, senior program director for the Iowa/Nebraska Primary Care Association, says many people may not know these facilities’ services are available, on a sliding fee basis, to the uninsured or underinsured.
“There is indeed affordable, quality health care out there for those who may not have the resources to pay for it, or may not have insurance, or don’t have adequate insurance for primary and preventive services.”
posted in: Iowa, news
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Nursing graduates find tighter job market
Monday, July 06, 2009
New nursing school graduates are having an unusually tough time finding jobs after years of efforts to recruit people to the profession.
Experts continue to warn of a looming shortage of nurses in Iowa and across the nation. And some nursing schools are touting the profession as a safe alternative for workers who have been laid off from other careers.
But for the moment, at least, nursing jobs - like jobs in dozens of other fields - are relatively scarce.
posted in: Iowa, news
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Visiting Nurses has supported Burlington for 100 years
Monday, June 22, 2009
Marian Brunken remembers the days when Medicare didn’t exist.
When she started her career as a nurse with the Visiting Nurses Association of Burlington in 1958, completing extensive paperwork for patients was not part of her daily duties.
“We had no charts. We just went and made our visit,” said Brunken, 87, who worked for the non-profit home health care agency for 41 years before retiring in 1999. “That’s why we could make so many calls in the day.”
posted in: Iowa, news
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