UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids

04/01/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱! Here's what a recent patient had to say:
"𝘋𝘳. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵! 𝘋𝘳. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳!

𝘋𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭!"

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 – 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘦’𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘦’𝘴.
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04/01/2026

In honor of National Donate Life Month, St. Luke’s Hospital raised the Donate Life flag and displayed a butterfly memorial in our skywalks to recognize the impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Large butterflies represent those who have given the gift of life, while smaller butterflies symbolize the many lives saved or enhanced through their generosity.

One donor can save up to eight lives and impact many more. Registering to be a donor is simple—visit iowadonornetwork.org to get started.

04/01/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 is the treatment of heart valve diseases, defects and structural issues using minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques rather than open heart surgery. St. Luke's Heart Care team is the area leader, bringing to Cedar Rapids advanced procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mitral valve repair using MitraClip and hole closures -- so you can stay close to home for nearly all your heart care.

Learn more at uph.link/CR-heart or call 319-364-7101 to connect with a cardiologist.

03/31/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 is the treatment of heart valve diseases, defects and structural issues using minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques rather than open heart surgery. St. Luke's Heart Care team is the area leader, bringing to Cedar Rapids advanced procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mitral valve repair using MitraClip and hole closures -- so you can stay close to home for nearly all your heart care.

Learn more at uph.link/CR-heart or call 319-364-7101 to connect with a cardiologist.

As the area's nationally recognized leader in heart care, St. Luke's Heart and Vascular Center offers a full range of cardiovascular services, from prevention through treatment.

03/31/2026

This Thursday evening is our Project SEARCH Information Night from 5:30 - 7:00 PM at the UnityPoint - St. Luke's Medical Office Plaza. Be sure to get registered to attend this informative event.

Project SEARCH is a nationally recognized program that prepares young adults with disabilities for success in community employment. The Arc of East Central Iowa is the only agency in this area that offers this program.

Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BEuYM4pHz/

03/31/2026

The parent hack you need. Pop into MyUnityPoint and cross "schedule annual physicals" off your checklist today. https://uph.link/MyUnityPoint

03/31/2026

Whether it’s building a relationship of trust from the very first visit or the focus they bring to every patient’s concern, the dedication of our physicians is undeniable. They wear many coats — expert, listener and healer— but at the core of it all is a compassionate heart for people.

Today, we’re saying a huge "thank you" to our doctors for being the incredible physicians they are. Our communities are better places to live and grow because of your care. Happy Doctors' Day! 💙 https://uph.link/GratefulPatient

03/30/2026

Today is Doctors’ Day and we’re celebrating our physicians for the many ways they help, heal, care and lead. We recognize the years of training and dedication they’ve put in to get where they are today, and the amazing work, sacrifices and victories made along the way. They help create exceptional experiences for their patients and lead our organization with unity and excellence.

03/30/2026

Our physicians often say the most rewarding part of their day isn't just the science — it's the stories. It’s the trust created and privilege of being there for life’s most vulnerable moments. On Doctors’ Day, we celebrate the humanity and heart our doctors bring to every patient they meet. 💙🩺 https://uph.link/JoinOurTeam

03/29/2026

Dr. Douglas Purdy, gastroenterologist with St. Luke’s Gastroenterology, dispels the myth that colonoscopy prep is awful and explains why it's so crucial to a successful exam.

If you are 45 years or older, talk to your primary care provider today about scheduling your screening colonoscopy with St. Luke’s Gastroenterology, or fill out this form to request a colonoscopy: https://uph.link/Gastroenterology-Screening-Form

03/28/2026

It's the 3rd most common cancer and is increasingly found in younger people.

Colon cancer is more common than people might think, which can cause the warning signs to be overlooked. Learn more about the early signs and symptoms of colon cancer and when you should get screenings.