Hospitals in Cedar Rapids, IA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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St Lukes Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1026 A Ave Ne, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
Ratings: Phone: (319) 369-7211

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 701 10th Street Se, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
Ratings: Phone: (319) 398-6011

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Medical research is essential to improving the economy and bettering lives

Health care in the United States is expensive, but its funding is crucial because it also is a major contributor to the economy and can better lives, according to an essay appearing in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Because of the cost of health care, this is not time to shrink the budget at the National Institutes of Health, which funds medical research that leads to potentially curative therapy.

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