Health And Fitness
Schedule a blood donation for March 28 at Virginia Gay Hospital
It takes less than one hour to donate
blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will
save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the liv...
Nominations open for UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital Kid Captain
Do you know a child with an inspiring story of courage and resilience? The University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes are now accepting nominations for the...
Hawkeye Community College and Des Moines University Partner for Iowa’s Health
Des Moines University Medicine and Hawkeye Community College’s Health Sciences have formed an alliance to increase medicine and health sciences education in the state of Iowa. The partnership with H...
Cybersecurity attack affects community-based blood centers
In response to the devastating cybersecurity attack on
New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) who has neighboring community-based blood centers
in Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Wis...
Public Health Leaders Call for RSV Protection Awareness
This month, Virginia Gay Hospital is joining forces with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to raise awareness about the risks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and encoura... BLOOD DONORS ARE COMMUNITY HEROES
It takes less than one hour to donate
blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will
save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the liv...
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC Receives 2025 Customer Experience Award
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is thrilled to announce that it has received a 2025 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights, formerly Pinnacle Quality Insight, the leading provider of trainin... Memory Cafe Friday, February 14 at the Library
WOW February Newsletter
Attached you will find the February 2025 Words on Wellness newsletter. This edition features:Be Sugar SavvyRecipe for Frozen Fruit CupsSNAP for Health!It’s All about Handwashing! Check out...
COURT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO ENSURE IOWA’S CHILDREN RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
State submits Implementation Plan outlining steps for improving the delivery of responsive, effective mental and behavioral health care services for childrenLast Friday, a federal court preliminarily ...