July 2003
U.S.News & World Report ranks University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics among "America's Best Hospitals"; ten specialties rank among the nation's top 50
As part of an effort to improve safety, the Burn Treatment Center joins a nationwide effort to collect data about serious clothing-related burns to children
A 49-year-old Illinois man becomes the 2,500th patient to receive a kidney transplant at UI Hospitals and Clinics, a milestone for a program launched in 1969
August 2003
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at UI becomes the first center in Iowa to offer MammoSite Radiation Therapy®, which delivers radiation directly to the tissue surrounding a breast tumor, minimizing radiation exposure
Eric Dickson, M.D., head of emergency medicine research at University of Massachusetts, recruited to direct Emergency Medicine at UI Hospitals and Clinics
Specialists at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at UI help conduct a nationwide clinical trial of lung cancer screening methods to test their potential for detecting the disease in its early stages and for improving survival
September 2003
CEO Donna Katen-Bahensky is Honorary Chair of Light the Night Walk to support research, patient services, education, and advocacy for lymphoma and leukemia patients
Anthony DeFurio, former senior VP and CFO for Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals in South Carolina, is named associate director and CFO of UI Hospitals and Clinics
UI Hospitals and Clinics, in conjunction with partner St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, receives approval to begin training resident physicians in emergency medicine
October 2003
Under a new certified dog visitation program called Furry Friends, patients can experience the joy of a visiting pet, either their own or a dog certified for visits to UI Hospitals and Clinics
Sally Kruse, who gave 4,000 hours of volunteer service after 34 years of employment, and the Volunteer Service Corps Information Desk pilot, each receive 2003 Governor's Volunteer Awards
UI Sports Medicine Center announced as a new multidisciplinary service for athletes of all ages and skill levels; orthopaedic specialist Ned Amendola, M.D., named director
November 2003
In conjunction with a celebration of Project Art's 25th anniversary, the Patient and Visitor Activities Center is named in honor of Joyce Summerwill, the first director of Project Art
UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Carver College of Medicine introduce revised logos that more greatly emphasize the two University of Iowa Health Care partners
Improved patient safety and identification are the anticipated outcomes of a new bar-coded patient ID band system being implemented by UI Hospitals and Clinics
December 2003
Hospital volunteers donate 100 new transport chairs to UI Hospitals and Clinics; the new chairs are ergonomically designed and have double the weight capacity
The UI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences ranks third for "Best Overall Program" in a yearly survey released by Ophthalmology Times
Nearly 170 University of Iowa Health Care physicians are selected for inclusion in the 2003 Best Doctors in America® database
January 2004
UI Hospitals and Clinics learns it has become Iowa's first Magnet hospital following a congratulatory phone call from the American Nurses Association.
Mark Wilson, M.D., recruited for the position of Graduate Medical Education Director; Mark Iannettoni, M.D., recruited as the new chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
UI Heart Care opens a new Chest Pain Center within the Emergency Treatment Center at UI Hospitals and Clinics; also opens a new clinic at UI Family Care, Southeast Iowa City
February 2004
Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory is the only one of two such facilities to receive national accreditation and the only fetal echocardiography program accredited in Iowa
Linda Everett, Ph.D., associate director and chief nursing officer, elected treasurer of the board of directors of the Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation
The 10th anniversary UI Dance Marathon raises a record $625,758 to benefit families served by University of Iowa Children's Hospital, with an emphasis on pediatric oncology
March 2004
A UI study suggests that inhibiting a certain protein involved in inflammation might be a therapeutic benefit in organ transplantation, heart attacks, and possibly stroke
Enhancements to UI Hospitals and Clinic's food services reflect best practices in health care food and nutrition programs throughout the industry
The state health registry report, "Cancer in Iowa: 2004," projects that more than half of all new cancer cases will be prostate, colon and rectum, female breast, and lung
April 2004
New board committee structure for UI announced by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa: Amir Arbisser, M.D., named chair of the Hospital Executive Board Committee
Edward Bell, M.D., director of the University of Iowa Division of Neonatology, receives an Above and Beyond Award from Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack
A new UI Maternity Center, along with sophisticated new neonatal and pediatric intensive care units at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, begins serving patients and families at UI Hospitals and Clinics
May 2004
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa offers cancer patients a new complementary and alternative medicine clinic
New Caring Clown program staffed by volunteers provides stress-reducing antics for adult cancer patients receiving treatment at UI Hospitals and Clinics
Strategic alliance with Siemens Medical Solutions assures UI Hospitals and Clinics will be world-wide diagnostic imaging and medical technology leader for years to come
June 2004
UI Heart Care surgeon Jeffrey Everett, M.D., performs Iowa's first mitral valve repair using the da Vinci® robotic surgical system, which improves patient recovery time
Kevin Campbell, Ph.D., and E. Peter Greenberg, Ph.D., elected to membership in the nation's most distinguished scientific organization, the National Academy of Sciences
The first class of physicians in Iowa's only residency training program in emergency medicine begins its studies in the hospital's Emergency Treatment Center |
