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      <title>Mercy Birthplace replaces baby blankets with new sleep sacks</title>
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      <title>Mercy Birthplace replaces baby blankets with new sleep sacks</title>
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      <title>Longtime Cedar Rapids medical oncologist set to retire</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Longtime Cedar Rapids medical oncologist set to retire</title>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center-Cedar Rapids receives Blue Distinction® Center designations for quality &amp; efficiency</title>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center-Cedar Rapids receives Blue Distinction® Center designations for quality &amp; efficiency</title>
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      <title>MedQuarter to Hold Public Open House to Gather Community Input for Master Development Plan</title>
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      <title>Brad Archer, MD, named Executive Medical Director of MercyCare Community Physicians</title>
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      <title>Brad Archer, MD, named Executive Medical Director of MercyCare Community Physicians</title>
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      <title>Commit to getting healthier at Meet Me at the Market</title>
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      <title>Mercy named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven</title>
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      <title>Mercy nurses named among Iowa’s 100 Great Nurses for 2013</title>
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      <description>Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is pleased to announce that three of its nurses have been selected among the 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center physician named to state leadership role</title>
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      <title>Mercy launches first-in-nation pharmaceutical oncology robot</title>
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      <title>Mercy names design contest winners for Donor Memorial Wall</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy awarded March of Dimes partnership to give newborns healthier start to life</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UI Health Alliance Names Executive Director</title>
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      <title>General surgery clinic opens on Mercy campus</title>
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      <title>Moody’s and Standard &amp; Poor’s assign Mercy Medical Center A-level credit ratings with stable outlook</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hospice of Mercy ‘Love Lights’ honor loved ones this holiday season</title>
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      <title>Mercy hosts students for Health Academy Day job shadow experience</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy earns LEED certification through energy-efficiencies within new Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy earns LEED certification through energy-efficiencies within new Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Especially for You® Race raises more than $376,000 for EFY fund</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Especially for You® Race raises more than $376,000 for EFY fund</title>
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      <title>Mercy lights up its campus at Power of Pink event tonight</title>
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      <title>Mercy offers Flu Shot Clinic at Lindale Mall</title>
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      <title>Still time to register for Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer</title>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center is named among Best 100 Hospitals for Patient Experience by WomenCertified®</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercy kicks off design contest for Donor Memorial Wall</title>
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      <title>Register now for 22nd Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer</title>
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      <title>Hall-Perrine Cancer Center welcomes Pink Heals Tour on Aug. 13</title>
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      <title>Hospital visitors reminded of RAGBRAI street closures and detours</title>
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      <title>Mercy Medical Center again named among nation’s Most Wired hospitals</title>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates grand opening of Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates grand opening of Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Four Health Systems Launch Regional Alliance</title>
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      <title>Mercy sets the pace for hospital recycling in the Corridor with new trash compactor</title>
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      <title>Mercy launches Facebook fundraiser to help fight hunger</title>
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      <title>Mercy celebrates elite milestone of "perfect heart attack care"</title>
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      <title>National Cancer Survivors Day® celebration planned at Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>National Cancer Survivors Day® celebration planned at Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center</title>
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      <title>Four Iowa hospitals to hold simultaneous celebrations on May 7</title>
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      <title>Mercy supervisor honored by Department of Defense for extraordinary support of employees</title>
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      <title>What’s Your Lung Age? Mercy presents Save Your Lungs event</title>
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