Forbes magazine has once again rated University of Iowa Health Care as one of the best places to work in the U.S.

UI Health Care was named the No. 7 employer overall and the No. 1 employer in the health care industry category across the country. In 2015, UIHC, Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center, was ranked the No. 12 employer overall and the No. 1 health care employer.

“Our nurses, physicians, and all of our staff are intensely focused on service excellence, which makes UI Health Care not just great for patients but also a great place to work,” says Jean E. Robillard, UI vice president for medical affairs. “Our employees are not only outstanding at what they do, they thoroughly enjoy doing it.”

UI Health Care leaders also credit the faculty and staff’s efforts to foster a culture of excellence that values, engages, and enables the workforce. Those efforts, they say, create a welcoming environment and a respect for diversity.

Forbes surveys more than 30,000 American workers, asking them two simple questions: "On a scale of 0–10, how likely would you be to recommend your employer to someone else?" and, "How about other employers in your industry?" The result was a list of 500 companies from industries including retail, education, health care, restaurant, and information technology.

Ken Kates, CEO of UI Hospitals and Clinics, says, “I am continually awed by the loyalty of our employees, and personally proud to serve Iowa with each and every one of them. Our employees work hard every day to provide safe, high-quality care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.”

University of Iowa Health Care is the state’s only comprehensive academic medical center, dedicated to providing world-class health care and health-related outreach services to all Iowans. Based in Iowa City, UI Health Care includes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals,” recognized by Forbes as No. 7 on its 2016 America's Best Employers list, and winner of the 2014 Magnet Prize® for Nursing. University of Iowa Children’s Hospital is the only hospital in Iowa nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the country’s best children’s hospitals. 

UI Health Care also includes the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, known for curricular innovation and breakthrough research, and University of Iowa Physicians, the state’s largest multi-specialty physician group practice, with more than 1,400 physicians, residents, and fellows. UI Health Care is a founding member of the UI Health Alliance, formed in 2012 to advance high-quality health care with hospitals and clinics throughout Iowa and contiguous communities. For more information, visit University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' About Us page.