University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

• Our Vision
• Our Mission
• Our History

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, a 760 plus-bed regional referral center and academic medical center, and one of the nation's largest university-owned teaching hospitals, is committed to providing world-class health care to every person.

At UI Hospitals and Clinics, more than 750 staff physicians and dentists, 470 resident physicians and dentists, 191 fellow physicians, 1,300 professional nurses, and 4,000 other professional and support staff provide specialized care for hospital and clinic patients.

High quality health care at UI Hospitals and Clinics is delivered in collaboration with the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine under a partnership called UI Health Care. This partnership is committed to providing the best possible patient-centered health care, cutting edge medical research, and training for the next generation of health care professionals.

This collaboration includes the following academic departments supporting clinical services:

• Anesthesia
• Cardiothoracic
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Hospital Dentistry
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
• Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
• Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Urology

Our Vision
We will be the Midwest hospital that people choose for innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes. We will be an internationally recognized academic medical center in partnership with the UI Carver College of Medicine.

Our Mission
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in compliance with the Code of Iowa, serves as the teaching hospital and comprehensive health care center for the State of Iowa, thereby promoting the health of Iowans regardless of their ability to pay. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in concert with the University of Iowa health science colleges, functions in support of health care professionals and organizations in Iowa and other states by:

• offering a broad spectrum of clinical services to all patients cared for within the Center and through its outreach programs;
• serving as the primary teaching hospital for the University; and,
• providing a base for innovative research to improve health care.

• Timeline 
• Generous Benefactors
• UI Hospitals and Clinics History