Facilities projects at university, downtown campuses to be presented to Iowa Board of Regents

UI Health Care is requesting budget approval for the expansion of the perioperative second-stage recovery area on Level 5 of the John Colloton Pavilion at university campus.

The project is needed to increase clinical capacity to meet ongoing growth in patient volumes and service demand. This will accommodate UI Health Care’s current need for operating rooms while providing flexibility for expansion and future procedural needs in a recovery environment that reflects current healthcare design standards and best practices.

The proposed project would provide approximately 45 private patient rooms to serve UI Health Care’s existing and future main operating rooms. The newly constructed rooms, which would be located adjacent to the main operating rooms, will bring us to industry standard ratios for pre- and post-operative rooms. The rooms will be set up to flexibly serve both pre- and post-operative functions to optimize use and capacity based on patient volume and staffing.

Along with the private rooms, additional enhancements to the space include ADA-accessible toilets, sound privacy, and layout of accommodations for diverse patient sizes and mobility requirements.