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UnityPoint Health called top place to work

For the fifth consecutive year, UnityPoint Health has been recognized as one of the top places to work in health care. Becker’s Hospital Review named UnityPoint Health one of the 165 Top Places to Work In Health Care for 2026. In naming UnityPoint Health to this year’s list, Becker’s Hospital Review highlighted several ways the organization supports its team members. Those ways include: • A culture centered on the values of fostering unity, owning the moment, championing excellence and seizing opportunities. • Offering a personalized total reward benefits program that ...

Wound Center at Stewart Memorial receives honors

LAKE CITY — Stewart Memorial Community Hospital announced that its Wound Care Center has received two achievement awards from RestorixHealth for the July–December 2025 evaluation period. Stewart Memorial was honored with the Clinical Distinction Award, presented to wound centers that ...

UnityPoint at Home named a Best Home Health Agency for 2026

UnityPoint at Home has been named a Best Home Health agency for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. This recognition comes as part of U.S. News’ first-ever ranking of home health providers, identifying the top-performing agencies in the United States. Four UnityPoint at Home agencies in Iowa (Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Storm Lake and Waterloo) earned the “High Performing” designation – the highest level of recognition – for exceeding expectations in care quality and patient experience based on U.S. News’ methodology. Additionally, UnityPoint at Home agencies in Cedar Rapids, ...

Ochs-DeCoursey has new role at Friendship Haven

Friendship Haven announced that Heather Ochs-DeCoursey has joined the team as wellness coordinator. In this role, she brings a lifelong passion for fitness, health, and nutrition to the Friendship Haven campus. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames with a degree in animal ...

Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services welcomes new staff members

Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services welcomes Matthew Berry, funeral director, and Alyssa Pieper, funeral director, to its professional staff. Berry joined the staff of Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services as a funeral director in August 2025. He is an Iowa native who grew up in Corwith. He is a husband, father of three adult children, and grandfather. Berry’s life of service includes time in the United States Marine Corps, followed by a career with the Iowa Army National Guard, from which he retired from active duty in 2025. Also joining the Gunderson funeral ...

New therapist joins Community Health Center

Desiree Diemer has joined the staff of the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge as a mental health therapist. She has a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family ...