Sports injuries don’t just happen during the season. Our sports medicine experts are available year-round, with online scheduling available for acute injuries. They can tailor a treatment plan to your specific injury and help get you back in the game. spr.ly/6013dlYfP

At 89 years old, Mary was worried about having major surgery when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. A new clinical trial led by one of our oncologists may get her the treatment she needs without the surgery. spr.ly/6011dw5ct #NCRM23 #ResearchSavesLives

The Iowa Lions Eye Bank honored the life-changing gifts of eye, organ, and tissue donors this week with the Celebration of Hope and Renewal at our University campus medical center. A total of 1,015 Iowa donors provided corneal transplant tissue for 732 recipients last year. 💛

How unlikely is it that two @iowamed alums would end up working side by side in a research station in Antarctica? Apparently, not very. spr.ly/6018dwiVa

We have enjoyed celebrating all of our employees and volunteers this week during UI Health Care Week. They are what makes it possible every day to change medicine and change lives. 💛

✅ Empathy.
✅ Compassion.
✅ Committed to delivering the best experience.

We are honored to have been named the No. 1 “most humanizing” health care brand in the U.S., according to research from 26,000 consumers. spr.ly/6012dpy8n

In 1999, Arnold Menezes, MD, treated 8-year-old Maria Davis, who had a brain tissue defect and a cervical spine disorder. Today, Maria is a certified physician assistant with UI Health Care.

Meet this world-renowned neurosurgeon with 50 years at University of Iowa: spr.ly/6010dROK2

Do you know how to tell if someone may be having a stroke? Or how quickly you should act to get them help? Take our quiz to learn more about strokes: spr.ly/6019dzkyZ

The Cedar County Cobras played some “boot-stompin'” blues as part of our UI Health Care Week celebration. Join us at noon today for James Tutson's heritage of soul music, and Friday for Kevin Burt unique blues, both in the Roy J. Carver Pavilion. 🎶

Ever feel like a hamster on a wheel? So much to do, constantly running, but not getting anywhere? Clinical psychologist Kelly Vinquist, PhD, EdS, offers some times for practicing self-care: spr.ly/6017d1Ln1 #MentalHealthAwareness

When Claudia Bedell, BSN, RN, noticed a mom struggling with breastfeeding, she immediately stepped into action. She also helped ease the patient’s pain following a C-section. Her empathetic guidance led to a DAISY Award. 💛 spr.ly/6010jh5t6

“A career in health care is a journey that is founded in a deep sense of purpose.”

Celebrating UI Health Care Week and recognizing all our employees for the incredible work they do to change medicine and change lives. 🩺🏥🥳

Seventy-three Iowa counties had no practicing psychiatrist as of fall 2022. New rotations across the state are equipping resident physicians with the experience they need to serve in critical access settings. spr.ly/6018jxYZi

Time matters when someone is having a stroke, which is why it’s important to BE FAST. The most important thing you can do if someone near you might be having a #stroke is to call 911. Learn more about how to BE FAST: spr.ly/6016jaIc2 #StrokeMonth

After more than a decade of research, a team including Brian Dlouhy, MD, has identified an area in the brain that may cause SUDEP, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy—responsible for more than 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. spr.ly/6010jt3Xk

When music is out of rhythm it’s annoying; when your heart is out of rhythm it’s dangerous. Our Heart and Vascular Center has the area’s largest and most experienced care team specializing in atrial fibrillation (Afib) and other heart arrhythmias. spr.ly/6012joCtk

We are so grateful for our nurses and their commitment delivering the highest quality of care to our patients and helping us change medicine and change lives.💛 Share a story about a nurse who made a positive impact on your life! 🩺🏥

New logo. Same mission.

Here’s what you need to know:
➡️ Our name is University of Iowa Health Care.
➡️ You will start to see the new logo in more places in the coming months.
➡️ This new look will better reflect our evolution as a health system.

Some of our recreation therapy patients took advantage of the nice weather recently by planting some new spring flowers. 🌻☀️

We have the only medical center in the state using contrast-enhanced mammography to spot cancers in areas a regular mammogram might miss, drastically improving the oncologist's ability to detect and treat breast cancer individually. Read more: spr.ly/6016jrgmp