Parents magazine ranks UI Children's Hospital

University of Iowa Children's Hospital ranks 20th among children's hospitals in America, according to a survey conducted by Parents magazine. In addition, the pediatric emergency care provided in the Emergency Treatment Center at UI Hospitals and Clinics is rated fifth in the nation.

Parents magazine surveyed more than 100 children's hospitals to determine where the more than three million American children hospitalized each year can get the best care possible.

New Ob-Gyn department head

Kimberly Leslie, MD, has been named head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Large bore MRI

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has installed an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that combines the ability to capture high-quality diagnostic images with a larger and shorter opening for obese, claustrophobic, and anxious patients.

The Siemens Medical Solutions MAGNETOM Espree® is the world's first high-performance 1.5 Telsa open bore MRI. The magnet's patient-friendly design makes it easier for many patients to have an MRI examination that produces the same outstanding image quality as smaller, closed bore MRI systems.

Questions?

Call UI Health Access 319-384-8442, ext. 409, or 800-777-8442, ext. 409.