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MercyOne Expands Telehealth Services for At-Risk Pregnancies

News Desk — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:00:17 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa – Telehealth has surged in popularity during the pandemic, allowing doctors and medical professionals to meet patients from anywhere, virtually. Providing telehealth services for women with at-risk pregnancies isn’t anything new for MercyOne, what’s expanding is where they’re being offered. Dr. Neil Mandsager with MercyOne Perinatal has provided these telehealth appointments for […]

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Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine Can Mimic Signs of Breast Cancer

News Desk — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:48:59 +0000

CLIVE, Iowa — Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can cause different reactions depending on the person. One side effect is causing some concerns among women. The vaccine can cause swollen lymph nodes, specifically under the arm where the shot was received. While that’s a normal reaction, it can be confused with signs of breast cancer and […]

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MercyOne ‘Holiday Guide’ Provide Ways to Give to Patients, Providers and Hospitals During Pandemic

News Desk — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 22:34:46 +0000

DES MOINES, IOWA — MercyOne hospitals and clinics is launching an online resource for charitable giving to its hospitals, clinics, nurses, physicians and patients this holiday season. The 2020 Holiday Guide offers more than a dozen ways to give, from one-time donations and annualized giving to online shopping through the Amazon Smiles program. MercyOne says […]

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Behind the Scenes: Front Line Support at Metro Hospitals During the COVID-19 Crisis

News Desk — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:49:24 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa — They aren’t the first people you think of when you hear about those working on the front lines caring for COVID-19 patients, but they are still risking their lives to care for Iowans infected with the virus. Some of the sickest patients, the men and women facing life and death, arrive […]

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Locals Hospitals Reach Capacity as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Increase

News Desk — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:50:45 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 1,000 people in Iowa are hospitalized with the coronavirus, a grim milestone reached Monday for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic and quickly surpassed on Tuesday. As of 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, 1,135 Iowans are hospitalized with 196 patients in the ICU. There have been 166 patients […]

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