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MOVERS & SHAKERS Kathy Wilden has been named emergency management and safety specialist in the Department of Security and Environmental Safety at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. April Golwitzer, of UnityPoint – St. Luke’s Hospital, was awarded Kirkwood Community College’s 2017 All Stars of the Creative Corridor workforce award. Sara Wattnem, of Virginia Gay Hospital Clinics, was awarded Kirkwood Community College’s 2017 All Stars of the Creative Corridor workforce award. Matt Lapka, of MediRevv, was awarded Kirkwood Community College’s 2017 All Stars of the Creative Corridor workforce award. CC Lee has joined Mercy Medical Center as medical director of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery services. Melissa Coulter, of UnityPoint Health, was awarded an Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation scholarship. Michelle Pappas, of UnityPoint Health, was awarded an Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation scholarship. Erin Roberts has been appointed total joint program manager at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital. Roberta Bean, nursing department administrative assistant at Mount Mercy University, received the Distinguished Staff award. Jennifer Schulte joined the American Heart Association as the development director for the Cedar Rapids Go Red For Women luncheon and Heart Ball. Stephanie Wilson joined the team of health care providers at MercyCare North Urgent Care. Jeffrey Westpheling joined MercyCare Occupational Health at Prairie Creek in Cedar Rapids. Send Movers & Shakers to news@corridorbusiness.com Include name, title, company, brief description and a high resolution (300 dpi) head and shoulders photo. Keeli Irwin, of Mercy Pediatric Clinic, was named 2017 Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners. Diane Smith joined the American Heart Association as the development director for the Iowa City Go Red For Women luncheon and Heart Ball. Dilli Bhurtel joined UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids Cardiology Clinic as a pediatric cardiologist. 14 CBJ BALANCE - FALL 2017
QUICK BITES Health Solutions acquires CarePro Worksite Wellness Cedar Rapids-based Health Solutions LLC in July acquired CarePro Worksite Wellness, a provider of corporate wellness programming under the CarePro Health Services umbrella. The two companies offer many of the same services, including health risk assessments, biometric screenings, health coaching and wellness plan design, although Health Solutions officials said the merger will offer CarePro customers an expanded range of wellness technologies and predictive data analytics. “This integration will allow Health Solutions to grow our footprint within our community, offer enhanced services to the CarePro clients, provide the opportunity to CarePro team members to do what they are passionate about with expanded resources, and support and allow CarePro to expand their clinical services,” Health Solutions Founder and President Jen Musick stated in a press release. “It is a winwin for both organizations.” CarePro Health Services, one of the largest health and wellness firms in the Corridor, will now focus on its other lines of business, including pharmacies, home medical equipment sales and home care services. Health Solutions was founded in 2004, and has grown to around 60 employees from its home at 151 Fifth Ave. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PCI to build new facility in Cedar Rapids’ MedQuarter Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa is moving forward with plans to build a second facility on the current PCI campus in the downtown Cedar Rapids Medical District. “Our physician shareholders are not only committed to health and wellbeing in Cedar Rapids, they’re committed to the economic development and growth of the MedQ,” Michael Sundall, PCI CEO, stated in a press release. “These new construction plans come at a critical time for the MedQ, as the district advances through a strategic plan to become a regional medical destination.” Initial plans approved by the group are for a 98,000 square-foot, three-story medical facility and a new 400-plus space parking ramp. “These new facilities will accommodate PCI’s continued growth and attract other non-PCI health and wellness-related services,” Mr. Sundall continued. “When we opened the first medical pavilion four years ago, the intent was to fill the space over five years. It was full after just three years, making additional expansion a priority.” The planned medical facility will be constructed on the PCI campus on what is currently a parking lot south and west of Firestone Tire, between Second and Third avenues SE. It could potentially house PCI specialties, tenants and a sports rehabilitation and performance center. The 400-car parking structure will be located on the south side of the PCI campus, along Third Avenue SE. Current plans are to connect the new medical facility to the existing parking structure via walkway. Covered walkways will be constructed from the new parking structure to the existing PCI Medical Pavilion. Mercy’s Hiawatha Medical Park opens Mercy Medical Center opened the new 60,000-square-foot Hiawatha Medical Park at 1195 Boyson Road in July. The Hiawatha Medical Park consists of three separate components. The third floor of the building is the site of Mercy’s new outpatient surgery center, where eye surgeries are performed. Included on that floor are 11 pre-op and post-op rooms and two operating rooms, with additional space for future expansion. The second floor is home to Wolfe Eye Clinic, offering multi-subspecialty medical and surgical eye care. The building’s first floor is scheduled to open later this year as an extension of Mercy’s clinic services. Those services will include an Urgent Care, pharmacy, imaging and lab. “We are responding to significant demand for conveniently located and more accessible care,” Tim Mercy Medical Center’s Hiawatha Medical Park, which opened this summer, includes Mercy’s outpatient surgery center, Wolfe Eye Clinic and Mercy Urgent Care. Photo Mercy Medical Center Charles, Mercy president and CEO, stated in a press release. “The needs and wants of our patients are evolving. There’s been a push for many years to provide more treatment on an outpatient basis.” Mercy is leasing the space for the Hiawatha Medical Park from a local developer. The site was previously occupied by Duffy’s Collectible Cars. Helping older adults remain independent. Call Today: 319.398.3644 www.abbehealth.org Services for older adults and caregivers. Healthy Aging programs and activities. Adult Day Health Centers in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Iowa City. CBJ BALANCE - FALL 2017 15
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