UI Health Care has launched a search for the next chief administrative officer of its North Liberty campus. The selected leader will provide executive leadership for campus operations and help guide its continued development as UI Health Care expands access and strengthens its system of care The search begins in advance of the planned retirement of Amy O’Deen, MHA, BSN, the campus’s inaugural…

Updated facilities strategy shifts from new hospital tower to increasing access sooner for Iowans

For the third-straight year, University of Iowa Health Care was ranked the No. 1 “most humanizing” health care brand in the United States, according to a recently published brand report drawing on in-depth research from more than 29,000 consumers. The Humanizing Brand Experience report by the brand experience company Monigle ranks more than 220 brands across 75 markets with consumers ranking…

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…