Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Written by: Tom Moore

University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced this morning that University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City appears again on "Best Hospitals" listing compiled annually by U.S. News & World Report.

exterior of UIHC
File photo by Tom Jorgensen.

At UI Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center, nine specialties are ranked overall.

  • Cancer
  • Cardiology and Heart surgery
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Gynecology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Urology

Jean Robillard, M.D., vice president for medical affairs with University of Iowa Health Care, said, "These rankings reflect the outstanding quality of our programs and confirm that we stand among the nation’s elite health care leaders."

University of Iowa Children’s Hospital was also previously ranked in eight specialties by U.S. News & World Report.

“This wonderful news demonstrates again that Iowans can be justifiably proud of the excellent patient care, teaching and research done here at Iowa, proving once more that we have world-class outcomes across the board,” says Debra Schwinn, M.D., dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

UI Hospitals and Clinics is also recognized as “high-performing” in the following specialties:

  • Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  • Geriatrics
  • Pulmonology

“Our team is very focused on providing health care that is highly efficient and effective,” says Kenneth Kates, associate vice president of UI Health Care and CEO of UI Hospitals and Clinics. “These rankings show that we are among the best in the nation at achieving our goals of offering excellent service, outstanding care and exceptional outcomes for our patients.”

Health professionals caution that no one should make decisions about their health care based solely upon rankings. Patients should consider an array of factors and consult their physicians about what is best for them.

The 2014-2015 health care rankings are accessible today online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals or www.uihealthcare.org.