U-I Healthcare finds employee vaccinations cut COVID cases
Suresh Gunasekaran
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics plans to start scheduling patients to get the COVID-19 vaccinations next week.
CEO Suresh Gunasekaran says there is still a limited supply of vaccines as they enter the next phase. “So, U-I Healthcare is really quite concerned that many eligible patients patients who quality for Phase one B are going to be disappointed or even despondent when they find out over the next couple of weeks that getting a vaccine even though they are eligible is not very easy,” Gunasekaran says.
He says they are prioritizing the public doses for those 75 and over. “We’re not seeing mortality shoot up amongst 40 year-olds or 50 year-olds. What we are really seeing is still a pretty big correlation with age,” he says. “And so I am hoping with the vaccination program and phase one A and phase B having a substantial focus on seniors in Iowa that this will really
By Julia Bertino
Jan 25, 2021
(Rock Island, IL) A Rock Island man is behind bars, charged with attempted murder following a weekend shooting.
Police say around 2:00 Sunday morning, officers were called to the 900 block of 42nd Avenue for a reported shooting. Investigators say the responding officers found a car parked in the area with a gunshot victim inside. The victim, 40 year old Kelvin Bell, was taken to the hospital before being transferred to University of Iowa Hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
During the investigation, officers identified 39 year old Devin Johnson as a suspect. Johnson was charged with attempted murder and felony obstruction of justice.
Doctors join St. Luke s team
Five new doctors have joined the St. Luke s health care team. Scott Mikesell, DO, is now a member of St. Luke s Cardiology Associates. Jeffrey Speer, MD, is a member of St. Luke s Anesthesia Associates. And Brad Irwin, MD, Max Miranda, MD, recent.
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news@superiortelegram.com | 7:00 am, Oct. 15, 2010
Five new doctors have joined the St. Luke s health care team. Scott Mikesell, DO, is now a member of St. Luke s Cardiology Associates. Jeffrey Speer, MD, is a member of St. Luke s Anesthesia Associates. And Brad Irwin, MD, Max Miranda, MD, recently joined Drs. Waldo Avello and Aga Bednarz at St. Luke s Gastroenterology Associates, and Brigid Pajunen, MD, recently joined P.S. Rudie Medical Clinic, one of St. Luke s family medicine clinics, located at 26 E. Superior St., Duluth.
01/22/21
Contract negotiations between the Iowa Board of Regents and the union representing workers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics continued Thursday.
The SEIU Local 199 asked the board for a five percent increase per year over the next two years; the Regents countered yesterday with a 1 percent increase.
Michael Galloway is the chief negotiator for the Regents, and says their offer is more typical compared to the union’s offer made January 13
th.UIHC workers want to discuss issues like retention, recruitment and work environment as part of the negotiation, but the new collective bargaining law passed in 2017 stripped many negotiating issues away. By law, the only mandatory negotiation topic is wages. Galloway said the other issues should be brought up with UIHC management.
31-year old Gus Mormann passed away last Friday at Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines.
Mormann was airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on December 10
th after his motorcycle crashed on Highway 13 north of Manchester during a pursuit with authorities.
The Iowa State Patrol told KMCH on Wednesday that the incident still remains under investigation. They are not releasing any further information at this time and will provide a statement once the investigation is complete.
Funeral services for Mormann will be held Friday in Colesburg.
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