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[[Image:medicalassociates.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Medical Associates clinic at Main and 12th in the 1970s]]MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC PC (THE). Iowa's largest and oldest fully accredited multi-specialty clinic. Medical Associates was founded in 1924 by Drs. [[HELES, John B.|John B. HELES]], [[LYNN, Clarence|Clarence LYNN]], and [[JOHNSTON, Wayne A.|Wayne A. JOHNSTON]]. The site of the first clinic was a house at 1200 Main. This building was renovated and expanded to eventually house twenty-eight physicians.  
CLARKE UNIVERSITY. The first liberal arts college for women in the State of Iowa and home of the nation's oldest small college computer science program. Clarke College was named for Sister [[CLARKE, Mary Frances|Mary Frances CLARKE]] who came to Dubuque in 1843 at the invitation of Bishop [[LORAS, Mathias|Mathias LORAS]]. On July 5, 1843, St. Mary's Female Academy opened on the northwest corner of Third and Bluff near [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. The students enrolled in the school were daughters of many of the region's most prominent men.  


By 1846 this school was so overcrowded that residents were moved to St. Joseph Prairie where St. Joseph's Female Academy on the Prairie was established. Transportation between Dubuque and Key West proved impractical, and in 1858 the Academy was returned to Dubuque. Its new location was in a building on 14th Street. In 1859 the name of the school became Academy of the Sacred Heart.  
By 1974 a new clinic with 66,000 square feet of space was built at 1000 Langworthy next to St. Joseph's Unit of Mercy Health Center. The size of the staff was nearly doubled. This building was expanded in 1978 by 22,000 square feet.


In September 1868, one hundred fifty students and the sisters moved into the Wellington mansion which became St. Joseph Academy at 13th and Main [[STREETS]]. Ten years later, again plagued with overcrowding, another and what became the final move was made.  
In 1978 Medical Associates Foundation was established to encourage health research, wellness, and health education activities.  


In 1878 Mother Clarke purchased 11.5 acres containing three mines near the summit of Seminary Hill on Old Mineral Road (now West Locust). Two miles from the city, the area seemed remote, but the price of two hundred dollars per acre plus three hundred dollars for the [[MINING]] rights was paid, with Dubuque industrialist [[COOPER, Augustine A.|Augustine A. COOPER]] guaranteeing the loan. Mount St. Joseph Academy was established in 1881.  
In 1989 Medical Associates employed 75 physicians and over 525 nurses and health care professionals. Through 1984 the clinic annually added from five to seven doctors and one new medical specialty. Satellite offices were opened throughout the tri-state region.


[[HEER, Fridolin|Fridolin HEER]], architect of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]], designed the first building on the campus of the new Mount St. Joseph's Academy. This building, later named Margaret Mann Hall, was chosen as the administration building and also housed a convent, dormitories, and classrooms.  
In December 1993, Medical Associates announced it had an option to purchase 100 acres of land east of the [[NORTHWEST ARTERIAL]]. The medical practice planned to build a 120,000 square-foot four-level facility. The musculoskeletal facility at Asbury Square would grow to 40,000 square feet. Plans for a 88,000 square-foot expansion proposed at the Langworthy location would be abandoned. (1)


[[Image:MFC.png|right|thumb|300px|M. F. Clarke Residence Hall]]Overcrowding soon led to the need for additional space and the construction of Rose O'Toole Hall that opened in September 1884. This building provided needed classrooms and living space along with an Assembly Hall and library boasting panels of Iowa walnut and white oak floors. The first Catherine Byrne Hall was built in 1894 as a guesthouse. This eventually became an art studio, music hall, dormitory, and finally science building. The building was demolished in 1965 for room to construct the computer center.  
The 1993 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1940 Elm, 1000 Langworthy, and Sports Medicine (Medical Associates at 2255 John F. Kennedy Road.


Mount St. Joseph Academy and College, which housed its first seventy-two students in Margaret Mann Hall, became a liberal arts college in 1901 and received its charter from the State of Iowa in 1902. The first bachelor of arts degree was conferred in 1904. The Sacred Heart Chapel in Mary Bertrand Hall with its focal point of twin spires and an extension for library and study hall was completed in 1902. In 1908 Eliza Kelly Hall was constructed as a fine arts building and linked to Margaret Mann Hall with a beautiful corridor eventually used to display class portraits.  
In early January 1997 Finley, Medical Associates, and the Tri-States Physicians Association submitted an application to the Iowa Department of Public Health to bring a permanent hospital-based magnetic resonance imaging center (MRI) to Dubuque. The application suggested that the center would be the fourth busiest in Iowa and would lower the cost of each MRI by 23%. Finley and [[MERCY MEDICAL CENTER]] were at the time using a mobile MRI on a part-time basis as a contracted service. The proposed Finley MRI was to be housed in an attached hospital addition and could provide MRI services 24-hours daily. The cost of purchasing the equipment, construction, and installation was estimated at $2.3 million. (2)


The curriculum was reorganized in 1913, and degree work changed from a three to four year program. The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools gave the college accreditation in 1918.  
Medical Associates claimed many of the area's "firsts" in health care. The area's first [[HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION]] (HMO) was opened by the clinic in 1982. The first walk-in emergency room, Acute Care Facility, was added in 1983. The same year the Midwest's first low-dosage radiation mammography equipment, used in the detection of breast cancer, was purchased by the clinic.


[[Image:clarkecl.png|left|thumb|250px|Cacheted cover from 1944]]Mary Frances Clarke Hall was dedicated in 1924 as a residence hall. Recreation for the residents came from the theater, union, [[SWIMMING POOL]] and gym named for Terence Donaghoe and completed in 1928. The same year the Academy closed, and the college was renamed Clarke College in honor of its founder.  
The West Campus of Medical Associates at 1500 Associates Drive was formally opened on May 17, 1997. (3)


Recognized for its academic quality, Clarke added graduate level studies in 1964 and granted its first master's degree in 1967. Clarke's computer science program, established in 1964, was begun by the renowned Sister [[KELLER, Mary Kenneth|Mary Kenneth KELLER]]. Clarke became coeducational in the spring of 1979.  
In April 2011 Medical Associates introduced Patient Station, an online patient portal and personal health record. Using the program, a patient could link to all of their Medical Associates' physician and provider offices, request appointments and prescription refills, and communicate securely and directly with the physician and office staff through secure messaging. (4)


In 1970 the size of the college nearly doubled in campus area with the purchase of the Bradley property on Clarke Drive adjacent to the school. Prior to the purchase of the 51-acre tract for $200,000, the college covered 58 acres. (1)
[[Image:medicalassocwc.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Medical Associates West Campus in 2010]]
[[Image:LEAD.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Diane Harris]]
[[Image:ccgroundbreaking.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
In 1984 a disastrous fire swept Clarke College destroying the administrative offices, chapel, library, and art and music halls. Administrative offices of the President [[DUNN, Catherine|Catherine DUNN]], who took office eleven days before the fire, were set up in Mary Josita residence hall. Dedication ceremonies for the new buildings were scheduled to occur with the 1986 Homecoming celebration beginning on Friday, October 17.
 
Beginning in 1976 Clarke presented an Every Woman's Day Award following a benefit luncheon used to raise funds for scholarships to nontraditional-age students.
 
In May 1997 Sister [[DUNN, Catherine|Catherine DUNN]] announced plans for the next five years. The first goal was to increase the enrollment to 1,400 students. The school had seen nine consecutive years of increase. A three-story apartment was planned for the corner of West Locust and Clarke Drive to house one hundred students. The second goal was the construction of an addition between the Kehl Center and Mary Frances Hall. This addition would house a cafe, lounge, game room, student organization center and meeting rooms. Additional construction projects included renovation of Mary Josita and Mary Benedict residence halls, Catherine Byrne Hall; at addition to Byrne Hall to provide sixty-five faculty offices; expansion of the library; and construction of gateways to identify the campus. The third goal was to expand fundraising activities. (2)
 
In May, 2010 the college's Board of Trustees unanimously voted in favor of renaming the college to Clarke University effective August 1, 2010. At the time of the announcement, other news was also released.  The university within the next five years would have a new science facility, athletics facility and gateway to the campus. President [[BURROWS, Joanne|Joanne BURROWS]] stated that Clarke had operated as a university without the university distinction for several years. In addition to many undergraduate programs, four graduate programs and one doctoral program, a second doctoral program--doctor of nursing practice--was being planned.
 
In 2013 Clarke was granted approval by the Higher Learning Commission to offer a second master's degree in business--the Master in Organizational Leadership (MOL). This degree was unique from the university's Master's of Business Administration in that it was offered through a partnership with Dardis Communication--a developer of professional leadership and coaching programs.
 
In January 2015, Clarke announced that it would field a football team for the 2018 season. University trustees voted on January 30, 205 to add football to the intercollegiate sports program.  The team would be part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Recruiting would start in the summer of 2017. (3)
 
In 2015 the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], Clarke University, [[LORAS COLLEGE]], and the Northeast Iowa Community College were named to the 2016 Military Friendly Schools list by Victory Media. The list designates the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools that do the most to support military service members, veterans, and their spouses as students and ensure their sucess on campus and after graduation. (4)
 
See also: [[SULLIVAN, Mary St. Clara (Sister)|Mary St. Clara SULLIVAN (Sister)]]
[[Image:clarkep.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:SMEDWARDDOLAN.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Sister Mary Edward Dolan with television personality Fran Allison.]]


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1. "51 Acres Are Added to Clarke Campus," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 4, 1970, p. 1
1. Bergstrom, Kathy. "Clinic Seeks West-Side Site," ''Telegraph Herald'', December 30, 1993, p. 1
 
2. Gwiasda, Susan B. "Prognosis: Finley's MRI Busy, Fee Lower," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 22, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


2. Krapfl, Mike. "Clarke Plan: More Students, More Elbow Room," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 16, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970516&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
3. Insert. ''Telegraph Herald'', May 14, 1997. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970514&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


3. "Clarke to Add Football," ''Telegraph Herald'', February 1, 2015, p. 13A
4. Medical Associates Clinic: Embracing the Brave New World of Healthcare Information Exchange," Julien's Journal, May 2013, p 49


4. "Clarke, Loras, NICC, UD, UW-P on Pro-Military List," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 12, 2015, p. 3A


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Revision as of 20:51, 21 June 2016

The Medical Associates clinic at Main and 12th in the 1970s

MEDICAL ASSOCIATES CLINIC PC (THE). Iowa's largest and oldest fully accredited multi-specialty clinic. Medical Associates was founded in 1924 by Drs. John B. HELES, Clarence LYNN, and Wayne A. JOHNSTON. The site of the first clinic was a house at 1200 Main. This building was renovated and expanded to eventually house twenty-eight physicians.

By 1974 a new clinic with 66,000 square feet of space was built at 1000 Langworthy next to St. Joseph's Unit of Mercy Health Center. The size of the staff was nearly doubled. This building was expanded in 1978 by 22,000 square feet.

In 1978 Medical Associates Foundation was established to encourage health research, wellness, and health education activities.

In 1989 Medical Associates employed 75 physicians and over 525 nurses and health care professionals. Through 1984 the clinic annually added from five to seven doctors and one new medical specialty. Satellite offices were opened throughout the tri-state region.

In December 1993, Medical Associates announced it had an option to purchase 100 acres of land east of the NORTHWEST ARTERIAL. The medical practice planned to build a 120,000 square-foot four-level facility. The musculoskeletal facility at Asbury Square would grow to 40,000 square feet. Plans for a 88,000 square-foot expansion proposed at the Langworthy location would be abandoned. (1)

The 1993 Dubuque City Directory listed 1940 Elm, 1000 Langworthy, and Sports Medicine (Medical Associates at 2255 John F. Kennedy Road.

In early January 1997 Finley, Medical Associates, and the Tri-States Physicians Association submitted an application to the Iowa Department of Public Health to bring a permanent hospital-based magnetic resonance imaging center (MRI) to Dubuque. The application suggested that the center would be the fourth busiest in Iowa and would lower the cost of each MRI by 23%. Finley and MERCY MEDICAL CENTER were at the time using a mobile MRI on a part-time basis as a contracted service. The proposed Finley MRI was to be housed in an attached hospital addition and could provide MRI services 24-hours daily. The cost of purchasing the equipment, construction, and installation was estimated at $2.3 million. (2)

Medical Associates claimed many of the area's "firsts" in health care. The area's first HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) was opened by the clinic in 1982. The first walk-in emergency room, Acute Care Facility, was added in 1983. The same year the Midwest's first low-dosage radiation mammography equipment, used in the detection of breast cancer, was purchased by the clinic.

The West Campus of Medical Associates at 1500 Associates Drive was formally opened on May 17, 1997. (3)

In April 2011 Medical Associates introduced Patient Station, an online patient portal and personal health record. Using the program, a patient could link to all of their Medical Associates' physician and provider offices, request appointments and prescription refills, and communicate securely and directly with the physician and office staff through secure messaging. (4)

Medical Associates West Campus in 2010

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1. Bergstrom, Kathy. "Clinic Seeks West-Side Site," Telegraph Herald, December 30, 1993, p. 1

2. Gwiasda, Susan B. "Prognosis: Finley's MRI Busy, Fee Lower," Telegraph Herald, January 22, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3. Insert. Telegraph Herald, May 14, 1997. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970514&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4. Medical Associates Clinic: Embracing the Brave New World of Healthcare Information Exchange," Julien's Journal, May 2013, p 49

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