University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is a regional referral center and the clinical nucleus of UI Health Care, Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system.
In addition, UI Health Care includes UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown in Iowa City and outpatient clinic facilities across Iowa in population centers such as Waterloo, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids. With more than 250 specialty and subspecialty clinics, UI Hospitals & Clinics offers the most comprehensive health care in the state.
Faculty, staff, and students provide health care in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
The health care system employs nearly 20,000 individuals, including over 1,000 staff physicians and dentists, nearly 800 resident and fellow physicians, and more than 5,000 nursing staff members focused on providing an outstanding care and service for patients and their families.
UI Health Care comprises 1,083 inpatient beds, which includes 889 beds within UI Hospitals & Clinics and 194 beds at UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown.