UI Health Care Updates

Student and teacher become coworkers, bringing 100 years of combined experience to UI Health Care
Mar. 01, 2024 | uihc.org
Mark Brown was 10 years old when he first came to the University Hospital School for children with disabilities in the early 1970s as a resident student. While there he met Ron Lough, who taught industrial arts—woodworking, graphic arts, metal working—at the school now known as the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), located on the University of Iowa Health Care main campus in Iowa…
HR leader Jana Wessels announces retirement
Feb. 28, 2024
Jana Wessels, JD, MBA, associate vice president for human resources with University of Iowa Health Care, has announced her plans to retire in May 2024.Through 35 years of service at the university, including the past 18 years with UI Health Care, Wessels has held key leadership roles across campus. As associate vice president for UI Health Care, she has overseen human resources activities for the…
UI Sports Medicine serves as care provider for Iowa Heartlanders
Feb. 22, 2024 | uihc.org
UI Sports Medicine is the official medical provider of the Iowa Heartlanders, the professional minor league hockey team based in Coralville, Iowa. Terese Whipple, MD, serves as the Heartlanders’ team lead physician, and Jason Geisler, LAT, ATC, is the team’s athletic trainer. Whipple and Geisler are care providers with UI Sports Medicine, part of the UI Department of Orthopedics and…
Neuroscience researcher awarded prestigious fellowship
Feb. 20, 2024 | now.uiowa.edu
One University of Iowa faculty member’s research on how drugs affect the brain’s function has been recognized on a national stage. Stephanie Gantz, Carver College of Medicine assistant professor in molecular physiology and biophysics, was named one of the 2024 Sloan Research Fellows by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The honor, one of the most prestigious awards given to early-career scholars,…
UI seeking approval on lease agreements, lab renovation
Feb. 19, 2024
Iowa Board of Regents to consider requests for new pharmacy services space, renovation of research labThe University of Iowa is seeking approval of two lease agreements and the renovation of the Histology Research Laboratory in the Medical Research Center from the Iowa Board of Regents at its next meeting on Feb. 28.One of the proposed lease agreements would allow the relocation of some UI Health…
Meet the mother-daughter pair leading two generations of nursing with UI Health Care
Feb. 07, 2024 | uihc.org
Jeanie Finnegan, RN, CNOR, and her daughter Ashley Finnegan, BSN, RN, CNOR, represent two generations of nursing with UI Health Care. Although they work in different departments on opposite sides of the organization, they have a lineage of providing patient care that amounts to more than 30 years. Jeanie was drawn to UI Health Care four years ago for ophthalmology. With more than 25 years of…
Nominations open for UI Stead Family Children's Hospital's 2024 Kid Captain
Feb. 01, 2024 | uihc.org
Do you know someone who would make a great Kid Captain? Since 2009, Kid Captain has been a partnership between University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes, featuring stories of strength, courage, and inspiration. If your child has a life-changing story, consider nominating them for the 2024 Kid Captain program.
Mercy Iowa City officially transitioned to University of Iowa Health Care
Jan. 31, 2024 | uihc.org
IOWA CITY, Iowa. – Approximately 1,000 former Mercy Iowa City providers and team members joined University of Iowa Health Care today as ownership of Mercy Iowa City officially transitioned to UI Health Care, preserving local access to health care and jobs in eastern Iowa. “This marks a new and exciting chapter for health care in our state,” said Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, UI vice president for…
New urgent care welcomes patients in Davenport
Jan. 23, 2024 | uihc.org
Providers are now seeing patients at University of Iowa Health Care’s first urgent care clinic in the Quad Cities. The walk-in clinic at 2705 E 53rd St. in Davenport opening on Tuesday, Jan. 23, with extended hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Patients of all ages can be seen at any UI Health Care urgent care location. Clinics such as this…