AGP Executive Report
Last update: 19 hours agoHospital Expansion: Floyd County Medical Center will hold a July 18 ribbon-cutting and open house in Charles City for its hospital expansion and a new rural health clinic. Public Health Alert: Iowa HHS confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2026 in a vaccinated central Iowa adult after international travel, and released a list of possible exposure spots in Des Moines, Webster City, and Altoona with guidance for anyone there to monitor symptoms for 21 days. Behavioral Health Response: 43 North Iowa received opioid settlement grant funding to expand its Community Crisis Response Team to 24/7, seven-day-a-week behavioral health crisis coverage for North Iowa. Workforce & Care Delivery: UnityPoint Health confirmed layoffs tied to Revenue Cycle outsourcing, including transitions of certain functions to Omega Healthcare, affecting less than 1% of its workforce. Patient Access: Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids added Spanish-language navigation to its MyChart patient portal to reduce language barriers for Spanish-speaking patients. Safety & Emergencies: Coralville police are investigating a fatal drowning at the Coralville Aquatics Center; separately, Mason City police are investigating a death of a man found in Lester Milligan Park with no threat to the public reported.
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