Later this calendar year, UI Health Care will bring its affiliate, UI Community HomeCare, together with its home health services to create a single, unified home health program. This integrated model will bring skilled home health nursing, home infusion, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies under one coordinated program, helping patients transition safely, smoothly, and confidently…

Marta Van Beek, MD, MPH, has been named the executive medical director of ambulatory services for UI Health Care. In this role, Van Beek will drive and support alignment and consistency across all ambulatory sites, to guide access, patient experience, and patient-centered care. Van Beek — who has served in a similar position supporting the university campus ambulatory clinics for the last four…

Justin Buzick, MD, finds a great sense of purpose serving Iowans in both urban and more rural areas as he begins his career at Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care.

UI Health Care will present three projects at the Feb. 25–26 meeting of the Iowa Board of Regents aimed at modernizing aging infrastructure to improve patient care and research capabilities.

As one of the largest and best employers in the state, University of Iowa Health Care offers a wide range of rewarding careers, many of which do not require an advanced degree. In fact, some roles only require a high school diploma or equivalent. From hands-on patient care positions to behind-the-scenes roles that keep the health system running smoothly, UI Health Care is a place to build and…

After completing a fellowship in hematology/medical oncology at the University of Colorado, Sydney Brehany, MD, started her first position at a private practice setting in Colorado. She learned essential skills from the experience, specializing in breast, gynecologic, and hereditary cancers.A native of the north-central Iowa community of Algona, Brehany decided to move back to Iowa in 2025,…

For 17 years, financial counselor Amber Judge has served Mission Cancer + Blood, part of UI Health Care, with her specialized expertise, tenacity, and passion.

Ryan Kamerick, medical laboratory scientist, at Mission Cancer + Blood, part of UI Health Care, brings his experience as a lab tech across clinics and hospitals — and as a medic in the U.S. military — to a new fight: cancer care.

Melissa Whisler, MBA, MHA, has been named the executive director of UI Health Care's Transformation Office, which will drive and support alignment between strategy, implementation, and operational efforts across the enterprise missions of research, education, and patient care. Whisler has served in this position on an interim basis since July and will assume the role on a permanent basis,…