Iowa officials launched the state's new behavioral health system this week. It is a significant overhaul of the previous system and is aimed at better connecting Iowans with mental health and ...

The VA Central Iowa Health System in Des Moines is reassigning 10 employees as it reduces domiciliary care beds from 60 to 40 due to low demand.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has opened a new 30-room unit for short-stay patients as the system continues to deal with stressful crowding and capacity issues, The Gazette ...

Floyd County Medical Center in Iowa taps chief ambulatory officer Jon Perin as COO to lead specialty and rural health services.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs House File 2673 into law at the new Foundation 2 Crisis Services headquarters in southeast Cedar Rapids on May 15, 2024. The law, which goes into effect July 1, 2025, combines ...

A new report ranked Iowa’s health system 18th in the nation, but experts said gains made in reducing the state's uninsured rate could be affected by federal proposals to cut health safety net programs ...

Iowa is seeking up to $1 billion in federal funding to bolster rural hospitals and clinics through a new program created under the sweeping Republican tax-and-spending law passed earlier this year — a ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced nearly $5 million in grants to help improve water access and health care facilities in rural Iowa communities.

Communities in rural Iowa will soon see USDA funds for use in safeguarding drinking water or improving hospitals and ...

System navigators will provide short-term support and guidance to all Iowans, regardless of insurance or income, according to Iowa HHS. They will help connect people to services by providing ...

For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul. Starting July 1, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral ...