By the end of 2023, Marcia Robinson-Rouse needed two hands to count all that she had lost as her health declined from Meniere’s disease, an inner ear condition that usually affects one ear, causing vertigo and hearing loss.

On a warm spring evening, Libby Scott, BSN, RN, stood on the Rooftop Terrace at the university campus, watching her patient and family take in the orange glow of the setting sun.

Imagine a 3-year-old boy waking up from a groggy sleep surrounded by tubes and wires like some sort of robot. He’s out of a successful surgery, but the road to recovery is just beginning. That’s the situation Chad and Amanda Zenisek found themselves in this past summer as their youngest son, Evan, recovered from open-heart surgery at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Hear from a licensed mental health counselor at University of Iowa Health Care about ways to practice, foster, and develop gratitude in our day-to-day lives.

If you live in Iowa, you’ve probably seen news stories about cancer in our state. The headlines can be upsetting — cancer rates are rising, and people are trying to figure out why. But there’s good news, too. Right now, more people and organizations than ever before are working together to fight cancer in Iowa. Across the state, teams are following a strong action plan created by the Iowa Cancer…

After nearly five years of thoughtful planning, design, and construction, University of Iowa Health Care opened the doors to the beautiful new North Liberty campus on April 28, 2025. Six months later, the campus is surpassing expectations, becoming an anchor for the growing community and drawing patients from across the state and the country to receive care at the state-of-the-art campus...

Joe Judge sums up his eldest daughter Millie’s early days of life succinctly: “Everything was going fine, until it wasn’t.” Millie was born at a hospital in Ottumwa, full-term and with little indication of anything wildly out of the ordinary, according to her mom, Betsy Judge. When Millie started having trouble breathing, her doctor then recommended a transfer to University of Iowa Health Care…

Sharon Chamberlin was vigilant about her annual lung cancer screening. Though she’d quit smoking after three decades, Chamberlin’s risk of developing lung cancer was high. Cigarette smoking is the No. 1 risk factor for lung cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Elizabeth Moore, MBA, BSN, RN, is a third-generation nurse. Her dad entered nursing as a second career. Moore’s grandmother, Esther Bechtel, became a nurse after graduating from University of Iowa in 1939.

Through collaboration and access to technology, UI Health Care is helping rural hospitals deliver high-quality care close to home.