University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Comprehensive Care for Our Community and Beyond

Our primary and specialty care is provided by experts from all medical specialties, attracting patients from around the world. We offer our care in convenient, comfortable settings, using the most advanced approaches and with the best outcomes as our goal.

Listed as a Top 10 Hospital Nationally for Customer Loyalty

NRC Health and Becker's Hospital Review ranked University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics eighth in the country for customer loyalty in a 2018 national survey.

A Top Hospital Employer for Diversity

Forbes Magazine ranked UI Health Care on its 2020 list of “Best Employers for Diversity.” UI Health Care is No. 47 nationwide and No. 10 in its Healthcare & Social category.

One of Nation's Top Employers 2018

Forbes Magazine named University of Iowa Health Care as the No. 7 employer in the health care industry category and in the top 50 in all industries (2018). Forbes also places UI Health Care in the top 25 in the health care industry for its Best Employers for Women ranking (2018). 

Our Magnet Recognition

UI Hospitals & Clinics was the first hospital in Iowa to be designated a Magnet Hospital (2004) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the first hospital in Iowa to be re-designated three times (2008, 2013 and 2018).

Recognition for Our Services

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. In 2021-2022 four of our adult care specialties were ranked, including one in the top 10 among the nation’s best, including ophthalmology (7th), otolaryngology (23rd), gynecology (41st), and cancer (47th). Six additional specialties, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, orthopedics, pulmonary, and urology, were listed as "high-performing."

Our Commitment to Quality Care

We are committed to providing patient-focused care—available to every person, around the clock—in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes. UI Hospitals & Clinics and UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital together deliver quality care in collaboration with University of Iowa Physicians, the state's largest multi-specialty medical and surgical group practice composed of faculty physicians of UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. These partners work together as University of Iowa Health Care, to provide patient care, conduct biomedical research, and train the next generation of health professionals.