The University of Iowa has been selected as an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health awardee to develop a new approach to combating ovarian cancer in women. Jill Kolesar, dean and professor at the College of Pharmacy, will lead a research team that aims to leverage the production of extracellular vesicles — small, fluid-filled sacs released by cells that…
UI Health Care Updates
UI Health Care Updates
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital is included in nine pediatric specialties in the 2024-25 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. The “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings also include state and multistate regional rankings. Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks as the No. 1 children’s hospital in Iowa and No. 11 in the Midwest…
When it opens in spring 2025, University of Iowa Health Care’s North Liberty medical campus will offer greater access and convenience for patients and families needing emergency medical care. The North Liberty campus will include a 24/7 Emergency Department providing emergency care for patients of all ages. “The Emergency Department at North Liberty will treat the same types of patients with the…
Jody Reyes, FACHE, MSBA, BSN, joined University of Iowa Health Care as the clinical enterprise’s chief operating officer (COO) at the end of June.As COO, Reyes will oversee clinical operations, ancillary services, and related support functions at UI Health Care. Working with hospital leaders, department executive officers, and others, she will develop and monitor operational strategies that…
University of Iowa Health Care and Mission Cancer + Blood today announced an agreement to create a comprehensive cancer care network uniquely positioned to tackle Iowa’s elevated cancer rates. Mission is expected to become part of UI Health Care in the coming months and will bring the most advanced oncology care closer to home for more Iowans, particularly in rural areas...
University of Iowa Health Care and Mission Cancer + Blood today announced an agreement to create a comprehensive cancer care network uniquely positioned to tackle Iowa’s elevated cancer rates. Mission is expected to become part of UI Health Care in the coming months and will bring the most advanced oncology care closer to home for more Iowans, particularly in rural areas. A cornerstone in cancer…
A new patient care tower is one of several major projects aimed at transforming UI Health Care’s ability to care for Iowans in future decades and generations. Several projects are required to ‘enable’ construction of the tower.Because the future patient care tower will be built on the footprint of existing Hospital Parking Ramp 1 and the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, several …
University of Iowa Health Care has received approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to proceed with planning to renovate and modernize areas of our downtown campus over the next several years. These improvements will help us stay at the forefront of health care, create a better working environment for providers and staff, and enhance the quality of care for patients...
In his role as IT director of the downtown campus, Justin Bierman and his team have played an important role in the launch of Epic and integrating IT systems into the university.Bierman shares more about his background and role in the interview below. I am in my 24th year in information technology (IT), and the past nine of those have been at Mercy Iowa City, now known as University of Iowa…
With the North Liberty campus set to open in less than a year, an increasing number of key decisions are being finalized. We spoke with Brad Haws, MBA, chief executive officer of the clinical enterprise and associate vice president of UI Health Care, to get the latest updates. Just as construction is coming together, we are also focusing on the important details of the administration and…