David Lee, MD, a nationally recognized transplant surgeon, researcher, and educator, has been named director of the University of Iowa Health Care Organ Transplant Center, effective Dec. 31, 2026. Lee joins UI Health Care from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where he currently serves as surgical director of one of the nation’s leading liver transplant programs and is a member of…

UI Health Care leaders have appointed two Carver College of Medicine faculty members to serve in graduate and postdoctoral studies leadership positions that are crucial to recruiting top talent, strengthening education and professional development programs, and supporting PhD students and postdoctoral scholars across the college. Darren Hoffmann, PhD, has been named associate dean for graduate…

Brian Wolf, MD, MS, has been appointed chair and department executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at University of Iowa Health Care, effective immediately. Wolf, the Kim and John Callaghan Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine, has served as interim chair and DEO of the department since Jan. 31. “Dr. Wolf is an exceptional clinician, scholar, and leader who has…

Employees, patients, and visitors heading to Hawkins Drive this summer should expect to see changes near the main entrance. Crews will begin removing the old water tower and working on the Wendell Johnson building in July.  Removal of the old water towerPreparations to remove the water tower on Hawkins Drive — that is no longer in use — will begin on July 6 and continue during weekends…

Join us for our upcoming virtual nursing hiring event and learn how you can build your career — your way — with University of Iowa Health Care’s new nursing float pool!

University of Iowa Health Care will present details about three facilities projects at the June 15-16 meeting of the Iowa Board of Regents. The projects will serve a variety of needs, including helping to increase clinical capacity and replacing and modernizing other facilities used by UI Health Care faculty and staff. UI Health Care is requesting budget approval for the expansion of the…

University of Iowa Health Care faculty, staff, students, and volunteers celebrated UI Health Care Week on May 11-16, 2026 with a variety of festivities and giveaways. The annual event is held to recognize all the contributions made over the past year. Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, UI Vice President for Medical Affairs, the Tyrone D. Artz Dean, Carver College of Medicine, and the head of UI Health…

One year after opening its North Liberty medical campus, University of Iowa Health Care leaders anticipate continued growth in caring for patients throughout the community and across the state and region — to the point where plans are underway to complete and fill the facility’s existing shell space designated for future expansion.

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…