To our employees, providers, and community: We are pleased to announce that the sale of Mercy Iowa City to University of Iowa was approved by the bankruptcy court this morning. For 150 years, the University of Iowa and Mercy Iowa City have served the health care needs of patients in our community and beyond. From the beginning, both our institutions have focused on bringing accessible health…

On Oct. 11, we announced that we were unsuccessful in our attempt to acquire Mercy Iowa City as part of its bankruptcy process. It was not the outcome that we had hoped for, but our commitment to preserving access to health care and jobs locally has not waned. Recent events related to the ownership of Mercy Iowa City have unfolded quickly and the bondholder determined its previously selected bid…

In August, we wrote to you to share our commitment to assist Mercy Iowa City as it entered bankruptcy. Today, we learned the university’s offer to potentially transition Mercy Iowa City to become part of University of Iowa Health Care was not selected as the preferred bid. We are disappointed in this outcome because we believe there is value in having patient care delivered by an Iowa-based…

Denise J. Jamieson, the James Robert McCord Professor and Chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine and chief of gynecology and obstetrics for Emory Healthcare, has been named vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa...

Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA, is a runner. He’s up early every morning, jogging several miles to start his day.Running is an apt metaphor for what it takes to lead an academic medical center: commitment, discipline, stamina, coordination and balance, and the ability to adjust to prevailing headwinds.Jackson joined the University of Iowa in late November 2017 as vice president for medical affairs and…