Program provides financial awards to eligible health care professionals who commit to practicing in high-demand fields serving high-need counties across Iowa    Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Departments of Education and Health and Human Services today announced they are seeking qualified applicants for the state’s new Health Care Professional Incentive Program, which is designed to recruit and retain medical professionals to meet health care demands in high-need counties across Iowa.

Iowa facilities are currently able to prohibit residents’ use of camerasBy Clark KauffmanAn Iowa Senate committee has rejected legislation that would prevent nursing homes from barring residents’ use of in-room cameras to guard against abuse or neglect.

Legislation from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is now law after President Trump signed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package today.

—State announces intent to award $78.6M in federal funds that support Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns Project— Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the intent to award more than $78.

Attached you will find your edition of the February 2026 Words on Wellness newsletter.This month’s topics include:Beating the Afternoon Slump Without CaffeineRecipe for HummusCleaning vs.

Virginia Gay Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Collin Haben, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in total joint replacement, to its outpatient orthopedic clinic.

Monthly Meeting Agenda📅 Date: February 2, 2026⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (CT)📍 Location for in-person:   Van Horne Community Center, 508 1st Ave, Van Horne, IA  Virtual — Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 709 517 1854 | Passcode: 39bTnv1.

Join us this month in donating blood at the January 23, 2026 blood drive!   From 11:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. a clinic will be set up at Virginia Gay Hospital in the Conference Room.

The next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, January 22nd from 12:30-5:30 at the skate center.Please call 1-800-red-cross or go to  redcrossblood.

 Mercy Medical Center and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center have become the first in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery using SCOUT MDâ„¢, an advanced, radar-based guidance system that improves surgical precision and patient comfort.