To protect the health of our patients, their families, and our employees, University of Iowa Health Care has modified visitor guidelines in place. Visitor Ages, any visitor under the age of 14 must always be supervised by an adult. Visiting hours for all inpatient units are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Face masks are optional for all in our facilities, except for those who have symptoms of a respiratory…
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Twelve-year-old Kennedee Gates, of Marion, Iowa, dove right into swimming when she started in 2023, practicing five or six days a week. While Kennedee’s intentions were good, the result wasn’t. She was diagnosed with impingement syndrome, also called swimmer’s shoulder, in both shoulders—a condition in which a tendon or other connective tissue rubs against the shoulder blade. For Kennedee, it…
Rania Schreiber, MSN, RN, a nursing practice leader with UI Health Care, was walking her usual route to her car after work on Feb. 7 when she saw a woman headed past her with visible injuries on her face. The woman was Mary Ellen Lewis, a volunteer at UI Health Care, who had fallen on the sidewalk near Duane Banks Field and was now trying to wipe up the blood with some napkins. “Mary Ellen’s face…
UI Health Care is preparing to sell a clinic facility, located at 503 3rd St., Kalona, to Washington County Hospitals and Clinics (WCHC), pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. The proposed sale will enable the residents of Kalona and adjoining communities to be served by both UI Health Care and WCHC. "UI Health Care and WCHC have a long history of collaborating to care for the residents…
By many measures, cancer care at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in west central Iowa is going well. The 99-bed hospital located in Carroll, Iowa, a community of 10,000, opened an adjacent cancer center in 2020. It offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, and infusion therapies and draws some 15,000 patients a year from a 17-county area. But Lori Pietig, the hospital’s director of cancer…
In summer 2023, 17-year-old Jackson Webber enjoyed a sunny day on the golf course with Cassim Igram, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with University of Iowa Health Care. When the two first met, in January 2021, it was under very different circumstances. Jackson, who lives in Peosta, Iowa, had been goofing around in the snow with his friends when he tried to do a front flip off an electrical box. The…
How was Mary Harris—an 89-year-old matriarch for 5 kids, 16 grandkids, and 18 great-grandchildren—going to beat colon cancer? And, more importantly, would she maintain her independence when the standard treatment is major surgery? Worried about that surgery, Harris was grateful for another option with University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center in the form of a clinical trial that meant…
What happens when state-of-the-art technology meets a wealth of human expertise? Just look closely within University of Iowa Health Care’s Heart and Vascular Center, where a blend of faculty members who specialize in cardiac electrophysiology (EP) are working together to revolutionize outcomes and expand treatment options for patients. Paari Dominic, MBBS, MPH, is one of three cardiac…
Imagine sitting in a waiting room for your child’s doctor. Sure, the room is warmly decorated and there are games to occupy the little ones, but this is their third ear infection this year. Are you dreading going through their health history again, worried you might forget something or overstate it? Or maybe, you feel at ease because this is the doctor who sees all three of your kids as well as…
More and more people across the country are finding themselves affected by colorectal cancer. While researchers look for answers about that increase, now may be a good time to reflect on your own risk of developing cancer. Oncologists with University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center say there are a number of things you can do right now to protect yourself.