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      <title>Four Iowa hospitals to hold simultaneous celebrations on May 7</title>
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      <title>New MercyCare Urgent Care clinic to open in Marion</title>
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      <title>Hospice House of Mercy celebrates 5th anniversary</title>
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      <description>The Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Cedar Rapids, IA, is celebrating its 5th anniversary on May 23, 2012.</description>
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      <title>New bronze sculpture greets patients at Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>UI Health Care, Mercy Medical Center announce collaboration</title>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center among first in Iowa to offer Single-Site da Vinci robotic surgery</title>
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      <title>Mercy opens doors to world-class cancer care at new Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Mercy supervisor honored by Department of Defense for extraordinary support of employees</title>
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      <title>Mercy launches new Hall-Perrine Cancer Center website</title>
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      <title>Mercy’s mobile mammography van marks 25 years on the road</title>
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      <title>"Messages from Within" now reside within the walls of Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Mercy is first hospital in the Corridor with fat fryer-free kitchen</title>
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      <title>Mercy sponsors “Pink in the Rink” in support of the Especially for You fund</title>
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      <title>Largest-ever Especially for You® Race raises $375,000 for EFY fund</title>
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      <title>U.S. News Ranks Mercy Medical Center as a High-Performing Hospital</title>
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      <title>Mercy is named among Top 100 Hospitals for Patient Experience by WomenCertified®</title>
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      <title>Mercy &amp; Alliant Energy join forces to promote the Power of Pink</title>
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      <title>Mercy &amp; Alliant Energy join forces to promote the Power of Pink</title>
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      <title>MercyCare Occupational Health welcomes new physician</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy hosts grand opening of Sister Mary Lawrence Community Center</title>
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      <title>Register now for 21st Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer</title>
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      <title>Oncology Associates at Mercy QOPI Certified</title>
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      <title>Ortho Ranked Number 1 in State</title>
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      <title>Mercy Named Among Most Wired</title>
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      <title>Mercy Wins Livestrong Community Impact Award</title>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates official groundbreaking of the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <description>Mercy Medical Center announced today that it will name its new cancer center the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. Mercy is recognizing Howard and Margaret Hall and Beahl and Irene Perrine because they have generously supported Mercy for five decades and collectively bestowed more than $25 million to develop cancer facilities, programs, and services.</description>
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      <description>Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce it has partnered with neighboring McKinley Middle School once again this year on a science project involving the school’s sixth grade students.</description>
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      <description>Mercy Medical Center is offering a new approach to cardiac catheterization that could shorten recovery time for patients.</description>
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      <title>Urgent Care Awareness Week</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/urgent-care-awareness-week/</link>
      <description>The Urgent Care Association of America has named November 8-12, 2010 as Urgent Care Awareness Week. Both MercyCare North and MercyCare South are members of this organization and will use this week to spread awareness for Urgent Care services throughout the community.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy Medical hosts local students for job shadow experience</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-hosts-local-students/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center hosts local students for job shadow experience</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-hosts-local-students/</guid>
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      <title>Dr. Sharon Bertroche Award</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/dr-sharon-bertroche-award/</link>
      <description>Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Bertroche who was named one of Waypoint’s 2010 Women of Achievement on October 6, 2010.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/dr-sharon-bertroche-award/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy nurse is named region’s Nurse of the Year</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-nurse-is-nurse-of-the-year/</link>
      <description>Mercy nurse is named region’s Nurse of the Year by Iowa Nurse’s Assn.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-nurse-is-nurse-of-the-year/</guid>
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      <title>2010 EFY RACE</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2010-efy-race/</link>
      <description>2010 Especially for You&amp;#174; race is largest in event’s 20-year history</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2010-efy-race/</guid>
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      <title>Iowa Physician Assistant of the Year</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/-iowa-physician-assistant-of-the-year/</link>
      <description>Marion health care provider named Iowa Physician Assistant of the Year</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/-iowa-physician-assistant-of-the-year/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy goes PINK</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-goes-pink/</link>
      <description>Mercy goes PINK in observance of national breast cancer awareness month</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-goes-pink/</guid>
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      <title>Chronic Disease Self Management Program selected for national study</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/chronic-disease-program-selected/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center, in partnership with Heritage Area Agency on Aging, announces its Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) is one of 20 programs (from a total of 600 CDSMP's) selected to participate in a national study. Mercy is the only site from Iowa.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/chronic-disease-program-selected/</guid>
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      <title>Free prostate cancer screening</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/free-prostate-cancer-screening/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center, in co-sponsorship with other area healthcare providers, is offering a free prostate cancer screening for men in the community who are uninsured or underserved.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/free-prostate-cancer-screening/</guid>
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      <title>All local contractors to begin work on new Cancer Center</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/all-local-contractors-to-begin-work-on-new-cancer-center/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center has selected &amp;quot;all local&amp;quot; contractors in the design and development of its new Destination Cancer Center.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/all-local-contractors-to-begin-work-on-new-cancer-center/</guid>
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      <title>Destination Cancer Center News Release</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/destination-cancer-center-news-release/</link>
      <description>Mercy announces plans to build a nonprofit Destination Cancer Center on its campus in the proposed Medical District. The new center will offer fully integrated and patient-centered cancer treatment in a state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot facility.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/destination-cancer-center-news-release/</guid>
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      <title>CR Heart Center relocation</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/cr-heart-center-relocation/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce a new tenant in the hospital’s 8th and 8th medical office building, 788 8th Street SE, Suite 400. Cedar Rapids Heart Center, P.C. (CR Heart Center), which has operated in Hiawatha since 2007, will begin seeing patients in the new location on the office building’s fourth floor, beginning Mon., Aug. 2.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/cr-heart-center-relocation/</guid>
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      <title>2010 Most Wired</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2010-most-wired/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation's MOST WIRED hospitals, according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals &amp;amp; Health Networks magazine, a trade publication published by the American Hospital Association. This award marks the third time Mercy has been recognized on the Most Wired list since 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2010-most-wired/</guid>
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      <title>Summer Safety Tips</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/summer-safety-tips/</link>
      <description>As the July 4th holiday weekend approaches, the local experts at Mercy's Wound Healing Center, a National Healing Corporation Wound Healing Center, offer the following safety tips to help keep your summer accident and injury free.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/summer-safety-tips/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy adds smart IV pumps</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-adds-smart-iv-pumps/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center is adding new Alaris smart IV pumps to all its private patient suites and outpatient units, beginning June 8. The pumps are computerized and programmed with specific drug dictionaries, making the administration of intravenous medication easier for staff and providing patients with the latest safety assurance technology. The smart pumps ensure that drugs are administered safely and accurately as prescribed by the physician and according to best practices, affording unsurpassed accuracy.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-adds-smart-iv-pumps/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy receives grant for establishment of non-profit community center</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-receives-grant/</link>
      <description>Mercy receives grant for establishment of non-profit community center</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-receives-grant/</guid>
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      <title>MercyHosts Local Students for Job Shadow Experience</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercyhosts-local-students-for-job-shadow-experience/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center Hosts Local Students for Job Shadow Experience</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercyhosts-local-students-for-job-shadow-experience/</guid>
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      <title>Information on Outdated Billing Statements</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/information-on-outdated-bills/</link>
      <description>Outdated Billing Statements Information</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/information-on-outdated-bills/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy to host Women of Hope Retreat</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-to-host-women-of-hope-retreat/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center will host the first Women of Hope Retreat on Sat., March 6, to benefit Basket of Hope – Iowa.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-to-host-women-of-hope-retreat/</guid>
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      <title>Area paramedics receive scholarships</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/area-paramedics-receive-scholarships-/</link>
      <description>Area paramedics receive scholarships for heart attack response training</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/area-paramedics-receive-scholarships-/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy gives students a look in the OR</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-gives-students-a-look-in-the-or/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center gives local students a look inside the OR</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-gives-students-a-look-in-the-or/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Kicks Off New ‘Walk With a Doc'</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-kicks-off-new-walk-with-a-doc-/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center is kicking off a new wellness initiative this month called ‘Walk with a Doc.’ Cam Campbell, MD, cardiologist at Cedar Rapids Heart Center P.C., will help launch the program at Lindale Mall on Thurs., Feb. 25 at 8:30 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-kicks-off-new-walk-with-a-doc-/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Aquatics Center to close</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-aquatics-center-to-close/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center has made the difficult, but necessary, decision to close the Mercy Aquatics Center, effective March 1.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-aquatics-center-to-close/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Installs new Medical Cardiovascular Imaging Technology</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/new-medical-cardio-imaging-technology-/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center has completed the relocation and construction of a new Electrophysiology (EP) Lab, along with installation of a new Siemens Artis Zee bi-plane, flat panel digital detector imaging system. This imaging system incorporates the latest advancements in medical cardiovascular imaging technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/new-medical-cardio-imaging-technology-/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Stirs up Donations for JDRF</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-stirs-up-donations/</link>
      <description>Employees at Mercy Medical Center will grill food and assist with duties in the dining room at HuHot Mongolian Grill to earn donations for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-stirs-up-donations/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Earns Surgical Designations From Wellmark</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-earns-surgical-designations-from-wellmark/</link>
      <description>Mercy Earns Surgical Designations From Wellmark</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-earns-surgical-designations-from-wellmark/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy cited with lowest readmission rates in the nation</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-cited-with-lowest-readmission-rates-in-the-nation/</link>
      <description>Mercy cited as having some of the lowest readmission rates in the nation</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-cited-with-lowest-readmission-rates-in-the-nation/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy's New Web Site</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-s-new-web-site/</link>
      <description>Welcome to Mercy's New Web Site!</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-s-new-web-site/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Breaks Ground on a New Steam Plant</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-breaks-ground-on-a-new-steam-plant/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center is breaking ground this week on a new on-site steam boiler plant.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-breaks-ground-on-a-new-steam-plant/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Receives GWTG Award</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-receives-gwtg-award/</link>
      <description>Mercy Receives American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-receives-gwtg-award/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center Takes Stand on Mammography Guidelines</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stand-on-mammography-guidelines/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center Takes Stand on Mammography Guidelines</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stand-on-mammography-guidelines/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Fitness Center Earns National Accreditation</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-fitness-center-earns-national-accreditation/</link>
      <description>Mercy Fitness Center Earns National Accreditation</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-fitness-center-earns-national-accreditation/</guid>
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      <title>Stress Testing for Emergency Chest Pain Patients Added to Mercy ER Services</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stress-testing-for-emergency-chest-pain/</link>
      <description>Stress Testing for Emergency Chest Pain Patients Added to Mercy ER Services</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stress-testing-for-emergency-chest-pain/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center welcomes Stim LabTM Mobile Simulator System</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stim-labtm-mobile-simulator-system/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center Welcomes Stim LabTM Mobile Simulator System</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/stim-labtm-mobile-simulator-system/</guid>
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      <title>New Cancer Wellness Program</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/new-cancer-wellness-program/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center and the Mercy Regional Cancer Center announce the re-launching of a popular cancer wellness program with a new name and an expanded scope of services. The new Thrive Cancer Fitness &amp;amp; Wellness program, formerly called Especially for Me, is designed to empower all cancer patients-women and men-and their families with the tools they need to deal with the physical, spiritual and emotional effects of cancer. Mercy has enhanced the program based on participant and caregiver feedback.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New simulation lab at Mercy provides real-life scenarios</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/new-simulation-lab/</link>
      <description>New simulation lab at Mercy provides real-life scenarios for healthcare workers</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2009 Especially For You® Race is Largest in Event's 19-year History</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2009-especially-for-you-is-largest-history/</link>
      <description>2009 Especially For You Race is Largest in Event's 19-year History</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/2009-especially-for-you-is-largest-history/</guid>
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      <title>Cedar Rapids Hospitals Limit Number of Patient Visitors</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/cedar-rapids/</link>
      <description>Cedar Rapids Hospitals Limit Number of Patient Visitors</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/cedar-rapids/</guid>
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      <title>EXPLORE LINN COUNTY!</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/explore-linn-county/</link>
      <description>EXPERIENCE history DISCOVER art EXPLORE nature IMPROVE your health &amp;amp; fitness</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/explore-linn-county/</guid>
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      <title>Mercy adds new cancer fighting tool to its Regional Cancer Center</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-adds-new-cancer-fighting-tool/</link>
      <description>Mercy adds new cancer fighting tool to its Regional Cancer Center</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy Offers Iowa’s First Single-port Surgery to Remove Ovary, Cyst</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/single-port-surgery/</link>
      <description>Mercy Offers Iowa’s First Single-port Surgery to Remove Ovary, Cyst</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy partnering w/ Heritage Area Agency on Aging to Sustain Chronic Disease Program</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercy-partnering-w-heritage-area-agency/</link>
      <description>Mercy partnering w/ Heritage Area Agency on Aging to sustain chronic disease program</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy Ranks in the Top 2% Nationally in General Surgery</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/gen-surgery-award/</link>
      <description>Mercy Ranks in the Top 2% Nationally in General Surgery</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates opening of newly renovated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/NewNICU/</link>
      <description>Mercy celebrates opening of newly renovated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates opening of new parking ramp and 10th Street entrance</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/10thstreetparkingrampopen/</link>
      <description>Mercy celebrates opening of new parking ramp and 10th Street entrance</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Moody’s assigns Mercy A2 credit rating with stable outlook</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/Moodysratings/</link>
      <description>Moody's Investors Service has assigned initial A2 long-term and underlying ratings, with a stable outlook, to Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE. The credit analysis factors the financial performance of Mercycare Service Corporation and related organizations such as Mercy Care Management, Inc., physician practices, and the Mercy Medical Center Foundation.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy offers area's only intensive outpatient treatment program for adolescents</title>
      <link>http://www.mercycare.org/news/2009/mercyoffersonlyintensiveoutpatienttreatment/</link>
      <description>Mercy Medical Center's Sedlacek Treatment Center, 5975 Rockwell Dr. NE, this month begins offering the community's only aftercare program for adolescents who have completed a substance abuse treatment program. The adolescent aftercare group is designed to meet the needs of teens, ages 13-19, whose continued care needs are different than those of adults seeking to remain sober through self-help programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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