University of Iowa Children’s Hospital has been dedicated to meeting the health
care needs of children and families since 1919. As Iowa’s only comprehensive
children’s hospital, we provide care for children from birth to young
adulthood. Services range from promoting wellness to the care of general
childhood illness, surgery, traumatic injuries, life-threatening and chronic
illnesses, and developmental disabilities.
As part of an academic medical center, UI Children’s Hospital also performs
groundbreaking research to help solve the mysteries of childhood diseases, in
addition to training the next generation of health care professionals.
Quick Facts
- 194-bed “hospital within a hospital” on the UI Health Care campus
- More than 40 pediatric specialties
- More than 140 pediatric physicians and surgeons
- More than 500 specially trained pediatric nurses
- During fiscal year 2012, UI Children’s Hospital cared for 6,228 hospitalized
children, performed 4,931 surgeries, and provided 208,959 outpatient visits.
Our Philosophy
UI Children's Hospital is a leader in family-centered care, which includes the family as members of the multi-disciplinary care delivery team.
We measure the quality of your care by how well we meet your expectations and the highest national standards of safety and effectiveness.
Our Excellence
University of Iowa Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art pediatric facility that is part of the comprehensive resources of UI Hospitals and Clinics. Our physical facilities will grow considerably when the UI Children's Hospital building, designed from top to bottom with the needs of pediatric patients and their families in mind, is completed in the spring of 2016.
University of Iowa Children's Hospital is one of the most respected children's hospitals in the world. It is highly ranked nationally by many entities. It attracts outstanding health professionals who are engaged in the missions of healing, research, and teaching.
Our Team
Our Leadership
- Raphael Hirsch, MD, Physician-in-Chief, UI Children's Hospital, Chair and Department Executive Officer, Department of Pediatrics
- Jody Kurtt, RN, MA, Director, Nursing and Patient Care Services, University of Iowa Children's Hospital
- Joel Shilyansky, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
- Scott Turner, Executive Director, University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Physicians
More than 200 physicians and surgeons with special expertise and certification in the care of children provide the medical and surgical care. These specialists include board-certified physicians in pediatrics and many specialties.
Nurses
More than 400 specially-trained pediatric nurses provide care to children at UI Children's Hospital. These nurses strive to build on our traditional missions of patient care, education and research.
Child Life Specialists
Child Life specialists provide a variety of activities to promote normal child development as well as care for the emotional needs of children and their families.
Be Part of Our Work
- Family Advisory Council
- The Family Advisory Council, made up of parents whose children receive care at UI Children's Hospital, seeks to enhance the delivery of health care at UI Children's Hospital.
- Family as Faculty Program
- This unique program allows individuals to share their stories to aid in the teaching of patient-and-family-centered care at UI Children's Hospital.
- Youth Advisory Council
- Current or former UI Children's Hospital patients work to enhance the quality of care for children and families.
- Ways to Give
- The ability to offer the best possible care for our pediatric patients and their families in a welcoming environment is due, in part, to our generous supporters. With your help, we can do even more to help children and their families.
- Graduate Medical Education
- Residency and fellowship training is available in general pediatrics and in wide range of pediatric specialties.
- Nursing Opportunities
- Experienced RNs and new graduates find a wealth of employment opportunities in both hospital-care and clinic-care settings at UI Children's Hospital.