Articles Tagged: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

The state public health department estimates that deaths in Iowa due to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, rose from 31 percent of all overdoses in 2016 to 87 percent in 2021.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics CEO Suresh Gunasekaran — just three years after arriving — has been recruited away to the No. 9-ranked University of California San Francisco Academic Health System.

The highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has become the dominant strain in Iowa, and its continued spread will result in a peak of new infections by the end of the month, University of Iowa Health Care officials say.

Even as crews and cranes are digging and developing a new 469,000-square-foot hospital on 60 acres in North Liberty, University of Iowa Health Care is airing plans for another tower on its main campus in Iowa City – along with a new College of Medicine building and clinic.

Dr. George Weiner, who’s led the 41-year-old University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center for over half its existence, recently announced plans to step down after 24 years.

Throughout much of the pandemic, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics offered its cardiac rehabilitation services through a virtual format, helping patients from the comfort of their own homes. But other hospitals opted to keep rehabilitation facilities open, noting that most patients prefer the benefits of in-person care.

On Dec. 14, 2020, an emergency department nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics became the first person in Iowa to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. One year later, nearly 2 million Iowans have been fully vaccinated, but UIHC say there’s still work to be done in order to control the pandemic.

Police say over $3,500 in tools and welding equipment was stolen.

Although UIHC in reapplying for a state “certificate of need” didn’t amend its project cost or size, officials did change how they described it - and the council highlighted that as a “significant” difference between the initially rejected and subsequently approved applications.

A 41-year-old former immigration attorney facing numerous theft charges in Colorado is being held in the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City, accused of fabricating a positive COVID test from the University of Iowa in an attempt to avoid a mandatory in-person court appearance in Boulder.

University of Iowa Health Care is planning a $300 million bond sale to help finance its new $395 million hospital in North Liberty — but not until January, prompting the Board of Regents next week to consider action that would make proceeds from the debt sale retroactive.

The University of Iowa has identified 77 more damaged or at-risk windows in its Stead Family Children’s Hospital that need an emergency “safety film” — costing another $771,516.

A month has passed since federal officials adjusted the distribution system for monoclonal antibody treatments. In that time, no provider has reported issues with meeting patient needs, state public health officials say.

A Johnson County surgical group is posturing to sue member surgeons associated with Steindler Orthopedic Clinic, accusing them of violating a no-compete agreement by seeking state permission to build a new Steindler North Liberty Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Booster shots as well as additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Iowans to help boost their immunity against the coronavirus. But how do you know if you qualify? Here’s what you need to know.