University of Iowa Health Care and many other health care systems around the country track and report their involvement and investments in community benefit programs and services every year to showcase the overall benefit provided to the community.

Community benefits are programs and services that address identified community health needs, regardless of source or availability of payment, and provide measurable improvement in health care access, health status, and the use of health care resources.

A service counts as quantifiable community benefit if it addresses an identified community need and meets at least one of the following criteria:

 

  • Improves access to health care services
  • Enhances health of the community
  • Advances medical or health knowledge
  • Relieves or reduces the burden of government or other community efforts

UI Health Care impacts communities through some of the following programs and services:

Improves access to health care services
Skin cancer screenings, Free medical clinic, First aid stations at community events
Enhances health of the community
Food drives for local food pantries, Bicycle safety programs, Support groups open to community members
Advances medical or health knowledge
Continuing medical education for community providers, Job shadows, Scholarships for health care careers
Relieves or reduces the burden of government or other community efforts
Medication assistance center, Lodging for discharged patients, Transportation fees for patients

Our Commitment to the Community

Fiscal Year 2022 Community Benefit Impact

  • $355,157,188 invested into the community through the value of UI Health Care staff time in community benefit programs and activities, in-kind services, and financial donations
  • 522,175 persons served by community benefit programs and activities (more than a quarter the total population of the state of Iowa).

Fiscal Year 2021 Community Benefit Impact

  • $358,388,601 invested into the community through the value of UI Health Care staff time in community benefit programs and activities, in-kind services, and financial donations
  • 874,960 persons served by community benefit programs and activities (more than a quarter the total population of the state of Iowa).

Fiscal Year 2019 Community Benefit Impact

  • $352,999,561 in value of UI Health Care staff time, in-kind services, and financial donations reported in community benefit programs and activities
  • 864,873 persons served by community benefit programs and activities (more than a quarter the total population of the state of Iowa)

UI Health Care employees, learn how to report your impact by contacting the community benefit team, UIHealthCareCommunityBenefit@uiowa.edu.