Rockwell to be honored for child care program
Rockwell International in Cedar Rapids will be honored today by the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues as a leading employer response to the day care crisis. The Rockwell Employees Child Development Centers serve about 200 children on-site with preschool, before and after school care, plus a summer program for ages 6 to 14, supported by a $700,000 annual budget with Rockwell covering 20 percent of costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Congressional Caucus For Women’s Issues
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Rockwell
Tom Tauke
Lowa
Tauke
Rockwell Employees
Ex Gov Ray to head panel on rural health care voice
Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray was named chairman of a new national panel to ensure rural areas receive equal consideration in federal health policy. Rep Tom Tauke called the panel a step to give rural America a greater voice in policy, with the panel operating within HHS Office of Rural Health Care.
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Rural America
Tom Tauke
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House Rural Health Care Coalition
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Office of Rural Health Care
Coalition
Penny sized heart pump a first in Iowa
A tiny experimental device named the Nimbus HEMOPUMP will be available at Mercy Hospital Medical Center Des Moines next week for testing. It is inserted through the femoral artery into the left ventricle and can provide full blood flow, allowing the heart to rest. The pump, tested with the Texas Heart Institute and Humana Hospital, requires FDA approval before general use.
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Steven Phillips
Richard K. Wampler
Phillips
University of Oregon
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Nimbus Medical Inc
Rancho Cordova
Calif
O.H. Fraer
Texas Institute
Cullen Cardiovascular Gical Research Laboratories
Colorado
Frazier
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