Department of Emergency Medicine

General Information

The Department of Emergency Medicine operates eastern Iowa’s only Level 1 Trauma Center with pediatric commitment. This American College of Surgeons designation means that UI Hospitals and Clinics provides a team around the clock for critically injured patients, and that the facility is equipped to meet Level 1 trauma needs. The department treats over 35,000 patients annually.

Patient care includes:

• Blood transfusion
• Emergency cardiac care, including a Chest Pain Center
• Fracture reductions and splinting
• General medical evaluation, stabilization, and treatment
• Gynecological evaluation and treatment
• Laceration and wound repair
• Multi-systems trauma resuscitation
• Neurological evaluation and stabilization
• Procedural sedation
• Air flight programs including AirCare I based in Iowa City and AirCare II based in Waterloo

Assessment methods include:

• Angiography
• Computerized tomography
• Lumbar puncture
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Pulmonary function testing
• Radiography
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear Imaging

Information and referrals

For consultation or referral, or to obtain information on patients, please call UI Consult toll-free at 1-800-322-8442.

For the name and contact information of a physician, go to Physician profiles in this section or to Physician Index at the end of this Directory.

Consultations are enhanced if pertinent clinical information is mailed or faxed in advance, if possible. Referring entities who write to division faculty or send patient information should use the appropriate division address.

Correspondence addressed to departments and divisions can be directed to:

Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive,Iowa City, IA 52242-1090

Department Head

Eric Dickson, MD
319-356-2672
eric-dickson@uiowa.edu