UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids

10/31/2025

Our tiniest patients celebrated their very first Halloween with a little help from our amazing NICU team!

10/31/2025

ALERT! Some UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids locations are experiencing a phone outage. Crews are working to resolve the issue. We will post an update when the issue is resolved.

Locations include:
UnityPoint At Home - Home Medical Equipment
UnityPoint Hospice Care Cedar Rapids
Diabetes and Kidney Center

10/31/2025

𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | Dr. Boothapuri Venkatesh, UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Heart Care Clinic at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids talks about peripheral artery disease (PAD) and what it is and how it is diagnosed.

10/30/2025

Feeling phlegmy and trying to decode your bodily goo? We've got just the chart for you. https://uph.link/c7c820

Phlegm, the ooey gooey g**k living in your upper respiratory system, gives helpful clues about what’s going on with your health. Brian Lindsay, MD, UnityPoint Health decodes the different textures and colors of phlegm, explaining what might be happening in your body and when the look and feel of p...

10/29/2025

Today is 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 - take time to review the warning signs of stroke and 𝗕.𝗘.𝗙.𝗔.𝗦.𝗧. The sooner you get to the emergency room, the faster you can be treated and the higher your likelihood of survival and preventing long-term brain damage.

10/29/2025

Women can experience unique heart attack symptoms. Hear from St. Luke's Cardiologist Dr. Laila Payvandi, who recently joined American Heart Association Iowa on KCRG-TV9's Everyday Iowa to explain what to look for. Dr. Payvandi will be speaking at AHA's Go Red for Women Luncheon on Nov. 6. Learn more at
bit.ly/WomensHeartAttackSymptoms

Dr. Payvandi talks cardiovascular disease & heart attacks in women, while Chase Grubbs shares details on the Cedar Rapids Go Red for Women luncheon

10/29/2025

Here's when you're in the clear. https://uph.link/lpb

10/29/2025

Congratulations to our team members, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻, on 4West Telemetry, who recently received a Guardian Angel Award!

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 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘦’𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 bit.ly/GuardianAngel-CR

10/28/2025

Brock Yotty, supervisor and physical therapist at St. Luke's Therapy Plus, explains the most common shoulder injuries for athletes and non-athletes.

10/28/2025

Plus, tips to make wrangling and sucking out snot a little easier. https://uph.link/ot4

Learn how to manage and relieve your baby's congestion with expert tips on understanding and treating baby’s snot. Discover helpful advice from UnityPoint Health to keep your little one comfortable and healthy.

10/27/2025

Congratulations to the St. Luke's Hospital leaders who celebrated their graduation from the Iowa Hospital Association Leadership Development Program. This achievement reflects their commitment to growth, leadership and excellence in healthcare.