Iowa farmer Herman Carl Stille died in September 2020 at 94, leaving an estate worth about $10.9 million. His 2017 will directed the remainder to Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) in Charles City to establish a cancer centre for local residents. It also named the Mayo Foundation as the alternative recipient, for Alzheimer's research, if the hospital lost its independence and became part of a major healthcare corporation. Mayo went to court after the hospital found it could not provide radiation treatment. On May 1, 2026, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favour of the medical centre.
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