University of Iowa Health Care leaders have announced two interim leadership appointments aimed at strengthening its academic and strategic initiatives. Darren Hoffmann, PhD, has been named the interim associate dean for graduate and postdoctoral studies in the Carver College of Medicine, effective this month, as enterprise leaders complete a national search for the permanent associate dean…

A new University of Iowa Health Care location will open soon in Urbandale, bringing a several of the system’s existing Des Moines-based specialty services together under one roof, providing patients living in central and western Iowa with more convenient access to care, close to home. The new clinic, located at 2901 NW 86th Street in Urbandale, is scheduled to open on Sept...

UI Health Care will begin a national search for the next chair and department executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation to oversee daily operations, strategic planning, and financial management of the department.

Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD, has been named the enterprise chief strategy officer for University of Iowa Health Care, expanding his executive leadership responsibilities while he continues as professor and chair of the Department of Pathology. Starting July 1, Karandikar will be shaping and driving the long-term strategic direction across UI Health Care’s clinical, research, and education missions…

Jennifer Bixby, RN, OCN, outreach clinic infusion coordinator, has spent 23 years serving oncology patients in various roles. Now at Mission Cancer + Blood, part of UI Health Care, she’s been able to build her job from scratch, leaning on both her deep knowledge of oncology care and her love for organizing. We asked her to share more about her role, and her outlook on the integration of Mission…

H. Henry Lai, MD, has been appointed chair and department executive officer of the Department of Urology at University of Iowa Health Care. He will start his new role on Jan. 31, 2026.  Lai, who will serve as the Rubin H. Flocks Chair of Urology, is an international leader in benign urologic diseases. He currently serves as the Gerald L...

UI Health Care is requesting permission from the Iowa Board of Regents to sign a lease for a medical clinic at 2751 Northgate Drive on the east side of Iowa City. The new clinic will provide patients and community members with convenient, accessible primary care services and serve as the new home for UI Health Care’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.

A new patient care tower on the university campus is one of several major projects aimed at transforming UI Health Care’s ability to care for Iowans in future decades and generations. To advance the planned future patient care tower construction, several early phase projects are necessary.

University of Iowa Health Care was once again 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 27,000 consumers, the Humanizing Brand Experience report by the brand experience company Monigle ranks more than 200 brands across 71 markets...

Faculty, staff, and volunteers at University of Iowa Health Care celebrated a week of festivities to honor one another and their shared mission of care for all of Iowa.