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…

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…

The University of Iowa is beginning to plan for the construction of a new cancer-focused research building on the west side of campus that will provide the ability to perform state-of-the-art cancer-themed research and enhance existing collaborations among the UI’s health sciences colleges and programs. “Iowa has one of the fastest-growing rates of new cancers in the country,” says Denise…

Providing a seamless experience for orthopedics patients—whether it’s walk-in, outpatient, short-stay recovery, or inpatient care—will be key to the University of Iowa Health Care medical campus in North Liberty. For patients needing orthopedic surgery, the North Liberty location will offer greater access and convenience, notes J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, professor and chair of the Department of…