University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has a proud history of being a good community citizen. The benefits accrued from this citizenship range from community service and education to economic and social influences that make Iowa a better place to live.

CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE

• The Cancer Information Service managed over 6,300 contacts last fiscal year to help Iowans better understand cancer and their options in seeking cancer care.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

UI Hospitals and Clinics sponsors and/or its individual staff members support many non-profit organizations, agencies, and events, including:

• Alzheimer's Association; American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association
• Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women; Cub Scouts
• Eagle's Flight Minority Health Fair; Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair; Englert Theatre
• Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Inc.
• Hancher Auditorium
• Iowa Arts Festival; Iowa City Hospice Inc.; Iowa City Jazz Festival; Iowa Gym-Nest; Iowa Lions Foundation; Iowa Medical Society Scholarship Program
• Johnson County United Way; (UI employees donated over $191,000 via payroll deductions)
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• March of Dimes
• Nest of Johnson County
• Ronald McDonald House, Run for the Schools
• Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services; Special Olympics Iowa
• Win With Wellness.

PROJECT ART

• Project Art conducted multiple art activities and services to promote healing and respite, including a permanent collection of over 3,600 original works of art and 2,200 reproductions, 19 temporary exhibits, and 53 performing arts events.
• Over 45,000 people toured the Medical Museum to learn more about medical history.

DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS

• UI staff are first in line to volunteer when the DeGowin Blood Center experiences a special need. Employees also contributed generously to 20 blood drives last year; countless others are monthly platelet donors.
• Many employees are registered donors in and supporters of the Iowa Marrow Donor Program, providing hope for patients in need of unrelated marrow or stem cell transplants.
• More than 1,000 volunteers give their time and talent to the hospital.
• Hundreds of employees voluntarily participate in our research trials.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

• UI Hospitals and Clinics fuels the local economy through an economic impact of $426 million and taxable retail sales of $153 million (source: Iowa Hospital Association).
• As one of the state's 10 largest employers, the hospital is a major banking and investment client and purchaser of goods and services in the region.
• The hospital attracts thousands of visitors annually, adding to the local economy through purchases, accommodations, dining, and entertainment.

EDUCATION

• The hospital's clinical departments collaborate to conduct multiple accredited health professional education programs.
• The hospital provides supervised clinical settings for Kirkwood Community College programs in nursing education, surgical technology, and respiratory therapy.
• The Iowa Statewide Perinatal Program helps provide updated perinatal education to every hospital in the state that delivers and cares for babies.
• Iowans receive the latest information on a wide range of health-related topics during free "Health for Your Lifetime" seminars.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• UI Hospitals and Clinics participates in county-wide emergency preparedness drills.
• The hospital participates in the statewide bio-emergency preparedness planning group and manages grant/purchasing activities for bio-terrorism preparedness.
• The hospital sponsors a Disaster Medical Assistant Team to respond to any disaster statewide; our smallpox response team is available should the need arise.
• The hospital is helping develop plans for treating mass casualty victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents.
• Staff members participate in Iowa Partnership for Homeland Security workshops and preparedness exercises.
• The hospital is a member of the National Disaster Medical System, which ensures that our nation is prepared to respond to mass casualties.

CHARITY CARE

• The hospital provides medically necessary services to all Iowans regardless of ability to pay, and helps patients apply for governmental and charitable programs to assist with paying for health care services.
• The hospital received a State of Iowa appropriation of $27.4 million for its Indigent Patient Care Program but rendered hospital services valued at $70.3 million. Hospital physicians waived an additional $30.2 million in professional fees.
• Over 100 staff physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and students volunteer at the non-profit Iowa City Free Medical Clinic.

HEALTH ADVOCACY

• The hospital provides input to legislative leaders to help shape health policy. It had active participants in state discussions regarding indigent patients and Medicaid funding. Medicare reimbursement, Medicaid state plan amendments, and funding for the NIH were topics addressed with Iowa's congressional delegation.

INTEGRATED CALL CENTER

• Free health information was provided during 1,662 telephone calls received by UI Health Access nursing staff.
• The center's nursing staff triaged 11,618 contacts in which callers were assisted in making informed health care decisions.
• UI Consult was used 58,696 times by referring providers.

OUTREACH

• Hospital staff participate in career days and offer insights into topics such as diabetes, burn prevention, and fire safety.
• Outreach clinics support the community-based health care system by providing 35 specialty and subspecialty clinics in 48 Iowa towns and cities.
• UI Family Care clinics offer health care services for people of all ages in their home communities.
• Renal dialysis outpatient units serve needs of many Iowa children and adults.
• UI HealthWorksTM partners with employers and other health care entities to improve the health status of workers and to lower work-related health care costs.

PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE

• The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children provides free information on nutrition, healthy foods and referrals for other services.
• The Department of Ophthalmology partners with Lions Club of Iowa to provide free vision screening for children under four years of age in 260 Iowa communities.
• Free blood pressure checks are provided at the Iowa State Fair and the Johnson County Fair, and free cholesterol and vascular screenings are offered at health fairs.