University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics recorded more than 669,000 clinic visits during fiscal year 2003-2004, plus over 184,000 clinic visits to off-site clinical outreach and UI Community Medical Services Inc. sites. Pediatric services are provided through University of Iowa Children's Hospital, an advanced pediatric facility within UI Hospitals and Clinics.

2003-2004

Staffed Beds

• Inpatient beds 763
• Acute care 582
• Intensive care 79
• Minimal care 102
• Ambulatory patient specialty diagnostic clinics 281

Patient Services

• Total patient admissions 50,324
• Adults and children (acute) 25,083
• Newborns (births) 1,545
• Total acute 26,628
• Subacute 23,696
• Total patient days of care 198,565
  • Adults and children (acute) 176,188
  • Newborn nursery 2,842
  • Total acute 179,030
  • Subacute 19,535
• Clinic visits (UI Hospitals and Clinics, Outreach, UICMS) 853,468
• Outreach Clinic Visits 17,972
• Emergency-Trauma Center visits 31,626
• Major surgical operations 20,644
• Cardiac operations 497
• Organ and tissue transplant 317
  • Bone marrow 84
  • Cornea 120
  • Heart 13
  • Kidney 73
  • Liver 24
  • Pancreas 3
• Minor surgical procedures 69,236
  • Digestive diseases procedures 9,771
• Cochlear implants 77
• In vitro fertilization/related procedures 659
• Fetal diagnosis and therapy procedures 534
• Cardiac catheterization procedures 9,866
  • Adult 7,133
  • Child 1,307
• Cardiac electrophysiology studies 1,426
• Units of blood and blood products transfused 34,076
• Days of ventilator care 22,091
• Pulmonary diagnostic procedures 12,292
• Hyperbaric oxygen treatments 10,107
• Radiographic examinations and treatments 213,995
  • Diagnostic 156,627
  • P.E.T. scans 2,235
  • Head and whole body scans 35,071
  • Magnetic resonance 12,349
  • Nuclear medicine 7,713
• Radiation oncology treatments 40,500
• Electrocardiograms (ECG) 39,789
• Echocardiograms (ECHO) 27,463
• Electroencephalograms (EEG) 4,405
• Electromyograms (EMG) 10,882
• Laboratory tests 2,956,830
• Pharmacy orders 1,618,000
• Social Service consultations 57,278
• Renal dialysis treatments 21,474
• Meals served 2,291,435
• Pounds of laundry processed 5,139,545

Patients transported by:

• Air and Mobile Critical Care services 1,298
• Helicopter service 1,003
• Fixed wing aircraft 20
• Mobile ground unit 275
• Hospital transportation 7,054

Human Resources

• Staff physicians and dentists 754
• Resident physicians and dentists 470
• Fellow physicians 191
• Professional nurses 1,361
• Other professional staff 1,518
• Other hospital staff 2,935
• Total staff 7,229
• Volunteer Services hours 75,502
• Volunteers 1,274

Educational Programs

University health science college students in training

• Medical students 544
• Dental students 72
• Nursing students 386
• Pharmacy students 99
• Subtotal 1,101
• Resident and Fellow physicians and dentists in training 661
• Other Iowa health professional students in training 549
• Total in health education at UI Hospitals and Clinics 2,311