Level 10: Walmart and Sam's Club 10th Floor Inpatient Unit

In Stead Family Children's Hospital

200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA 52242 United States

Level 10
Inpatient Unit
1-319-356-3601
Graphic representing 10th floor of UISFCH

The 10th floor is an inpatient medical/surgical floor. There are 28 private patient rooms. One patient per room enhances rest, privacy and promotes healing by helping prevent infection. Large windows in every room let in natural light.

Getting there: Take the public elevators to Level 10; look for the blue dragonfly icon. For the safety of all patients and visitors all inpatient units are secured to request entry, call the unit clerk from the phone in the elevator lobby. Once admitted to the unit, visitors must wash their hands as directed.

Helpful resources for patients and families while on Level 10

Each patient room will be divided into three areas. The care team zone includes a sink and access to supplies. The patient zone includes the patient’s bed, OneView TV (a interactive education and entertainment system for patients and families, and a colorful lighting system known as Drew’s Lamp. The family zone includes a sleeping area to support two adults. A nearby recliner lays flat for sleeping and has a glider feature for soothing patients and siblings.

Each family zone also includes a TV for the family and lights that can be controlled separately from other lights in the room. All rooms include a locking storage cabinet and a refrigerator, both for family use. 

Rooms are the same handed in design, meaning that the room layout is identical in every patient room on this level. As a result, beds will never share a common wall, cutting down on noise transfer between rooms. The layout improves staff efficiencies and patient safety so staff can focus more readily on patients.

Patients cared for by the following areas will stay on Level 10: cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery (including heart transplants), pediatrics, ophthalmology, oral surgery, otolaryngology, pulmonology, and rheumatology.

Level 10 will feature four safe rooms. These rooms will be used by patients who have both medical and psychiatric diagnoses. Two rooms on Level 10 will serve as isolation rooms for patients with contagious illnesses. These rooms will provide a negative pressure environment. (Space is designed to keep air flow from leaving the room and entering the hallway.) Two rooms have been designed to accommodate bariatric patients. They will include lifts, increased bed capacity, and reinforced bathroom fixtures.

This level will also have a large rehabilitation therapy room for pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation. It will be outfitted with a treadmill and other exercise equipment.

For the convenience of our families, the 10th floor inpatient unit offers:

  • Activity Room
  • Learning Classroom
  • Laundry Room
  • Family Lounge with Wi-Fi
  • Vending Machines