Celebrating the team behind a changing University of Iowa Health Care

University of Iowa Health Care looks a bit different than it did six months ago.

It could be our updated logo, or the growing number of campuses. Or it could be new team members who have joined us. These changes are all part of our evolution as an integrated health system committed to serving all Iowans.

No matter what change we go through, our mission stays the same: “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.” UI Health Care continues to provide the same high-quality care you know and trust.

As we celebrate UI Health Care Week , May 12-18, we are honoring the providers, faculty, staff, trainees, and volunteers who live our mission every day. Our team members are dedicated to changing medicine and changing lives across the state.

A note of thanks to employees and volunteers at:

• Downtown campus (formerly Mercy Iowa City)

You’ve been through numerous changes over the past year. Through it all, you have maintained your passion and commitment to providing compassionate, hospitable, high-quality patient care. We are thankful for your resilience and adaptability, and for choosing to join the UI Health Care team. Your hard work and partnership with leaders and staff from the university campus helped make this a successful transition. Thank you for sharing in our mission of “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.”

• University campus

You’ve embraced a changing UI Health Care, welcoming new leaders and colleagues across the organization. You work tirelessly on behalf of our patients, overcoming challenges as we work to increase access to care. Through collaboration, we are bringing innovative research to the bedside and training the next generation of scientists and clinicians. We know it hasn’t always been easy, but together we are advancing medicine for the entire state and beyond. Thank you for sharing in our mission of “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.”

• Our community clinics

You care for patients in their community, right where they live. You are making a difference in the health of Iowa’s communities by providing easily accessible primary and preventative care. Whether you work at Iowa River Landing in Coralville, or one of our many clinics across the state in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Quad Cities, Sioux City or another community, we are proud to have you as our patients’ first point of access to UI Health Care. Thank you for sharing in our mission of “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.”

• North Liberty campus

You are building a new state-of-the-art academic medical campus that will serve the entire state. You started with a blank slate—green space with no existing infrastructure—yet today the project is nearing completion and opening day is one year away. We couldn’t be more grateful for your hard work behind the scenes to prepare for operations, optimize the patient experience, and recruit talented faculty and staff. Thank you for sharing in our mission of “Changing Medicine, Changing Lives.”

Please join us this week in celebrating the many UI Health Care providers, faculty, staff, trainees, and volunteers who change lives every day. Share a story about a team member who made a positive difference in your life on social media with the tag #UIHealthCareWeek.

Together, we are changing medicine, changing lives.

Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH University of Iowa Vice President for Medical Affairs and the Tyrone D. Artz Dean, Carver College of Medicine

Patricia Winokur, MD Executive Dean, Carver College of Medicine

Brad Haws, MBA Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Enterprise Associate Vice President, UI Health Care

This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Celebrating the team behind a changing University of Iowa Health Care