University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center.
We are committed to providing patient-focused care—available to every person, around the clock—in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
Between 2009 and 2010, we employed 700 staff physicians and dentists, 738 resident and fellow physicians and dentists, 1,591 nurses, and about 5,000 other staff members. We are assisted each year by a dedicated corps of more than 1,300 volunteers.
UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Childrens Hospital together deliver quality care in collaboration with University of Iowa Physicians, the states largest multi-specialty medical and surgical group practice composed of faculty physicians of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. These partners work together as University of Iowa Health Care, to provide patient care, conduct biomedical research, and train the next generation of health professionals
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. We are committed to providing patient-focused care—available to every person, around the clock—in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
Comprehensive multidisciplinary care is a hallmark of an academic medical center. The full spectrum of specialty and subspecialty care draws patients from Iowa, the region, and around the world. Our research has led to some of the most important discoveries in treatments for cancer, heart attack, stroke, eye diseases, hearing loss, genetic diseases, birth defects, and many other conditions. Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) and the University of Iowa Health System, the nonprofit corporation that supports the clinical, academic and research programs of University of Iowa Health Care, announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly own a 40-bed, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital currently under construction in Coralville, Iowa.
