Health Care

UI professor wins 2025 Horwitz Prize for muscular dystrophy research
Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.…
UI Health Care opens newly-renovated inpatient unit at downtown campus
A previously shuttered inpatient unit at the University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus –…

UI awarded $49.4M in arbitration over faulty hospital windows
The University of Iowa has been awarded $49.4 million in damages by an arbitration panel…

UI Health Care to open new clinic in Urbandale, consolidating specialty services
University of Iowa Health Care will open a new clinic in Urbandale on Sept. 9,…

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026
The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…

UI Health Care chargemaster rates to increase beginning July 1
In addition to grocery store and building material costs, consumers – or in this case,…

Steindler Surgery Center receives dual accreditation status from AAAHC
Steindler Surgery Center (SSC) in North Liberty has achieved dual accreditation status from the Accreditation…

UI Health Care expands robotic surgery capabilities with da Vinci surgical system additions
University of Iowa Health Care has doubled its robotic surgery capacity with the addition of…

New state grant aims to boost health care workforce
A new health care grant aimed at boosting the industry’s workforce across Iowa was announced…

UI Health Care first in Iowa to offer new treatment option for coronary artery disease
University of Iowa Health Care has become the first in Iowa to offer drug-coated balloon…

UI Health Care named No. 1 “most humanizing” U.S. health care brand
For the second year in a row, University of Iowa Health Care was dubbed the…

Iowa City medtech startup earns state support for lung-monitoring device
Iowa City-based LSF Medical Solutions, LLC is among a handful of early-stage companies receiving state…

UI Health Care names Dr. Bevan Yueh first chief physician executive
University of Iowa Health Care has appointed Dr. Bevan Yueh as its first chief physician…

Mercy endoscopy unit earns national recognition
The Endoscopy Unit at Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a three-year renewal recognition for…

University of Iowa Health Care faculty receive national honors
Three University of Iowa researchers have received national honors for their work in virology and…

Mental Health First Aid helps make mental health a workplace priority
Megan Hammes says prevention is key when it comes to health and wellness — and…
