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UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown is a 234-bed hospital that is a part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system.

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500 E. Market Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
United States

1-319-339-0300

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Monday:: All day open
Tuesday:: All day open
Wednesday:: All day open
Thursday:: All day open
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Saturday:: All day open

41.663561, -91.527917749168

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About University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown is a 234-bed hospital that became part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024. The medical center, formerly operated by Mercy Iowa City, continues a legacy of service dating back to 1873 and is committed to UI Health Care’s mission of changing medicine, changing lives.

Areas of Care

Emergency Medicine

Our Emergency Department is open 24/7 to provide expert care when you need it most. Our team is trained in emergency medicine and equipped to treat ad...

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Family Medicine

Your family medicine provider can see everyone in the family, in every generation, from birth, for life. And when anyone in the family needs specialty...

Heart and Vascular Services

Our cardiologists, heart surgeons, vascular surgeons, and other providers care for people with Afib, coronary artery disease, heart failure, periphera...

Provider and patient walk through the North Dodge clinic in 2019

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)

From Pap smears and pregnancy care to menopause management, we offer every OBGYN service you may need throughout your life.

Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Injuries and diseases in the bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissues can be painful and debilitating. Our orthopedics team provides surgica...

Primary Care

Find the right primary care provider for you and your family. UI Health Care has several options to fit your needs including Family Medicine, Pediatri...

Surgery

When you need surgery, experience and outcomes matter. Our surgeons and OR teams have expertise in the latest surgical techniques, including minimally...

Urology

Our experts provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment in the clinic setting as well as surgical interventions for all urologic system diseases an...

Dr. Gagam Kamal with simulated patient in the hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) room at the Wound and Vein Center at the University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Medical Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Patients are simulated patient actors.

Wound Care

UI Health Care’s experienced specialists offer you advanced and comprehensive care for chronic and non-healing wounds.

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Patient Stories

New eCPR program helps save Iowa man’s life

October 1, 2024

When traditional CPR wasn’t enough to restart Ken Platt’s heart after cardiac arrest, UI Health Care teams leaped into action to initiate extracorpore...

First-in-the-state heart procedure saves Iowa man’s life

August 20, 2024

When an Iowa man developed a bacterial infection on the wires of his implanted cardiac device and a nearly impenetrable layer of calcium surrounding i...

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New heart valve treatments offer minimally invasive options for high-risk heart valve disease patients

November 12, 2024

UI Health Care is the first in Iowa to offer non-surgical options for patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation.

Horwitz with team with tricuspid value repair and replacement

New AirCare base expands emergency response to Quad Cities

October 15, 2024

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Preparing for gender-affirming genital surgery

Preparing for male stress urinary incontinence treatment

Heart Transplant Medication Resource

Facts about pelvic organ prolapse surgery

Facts about pelvic organ prolapse

Using vaginal Valium

Sacral nerve stimulation FAQ

Facts about pudendal nerve block

Facts about vulvovaginal atrophy treatments

Preparing for a urodynamics test

Facts about urinary tract infections in people with a vagina

Preparing for anterior urethral stricture disease treatment

Preparing for ureteral stricture treatment

Preparing for buried penis repair

Helpful Hints with Hip Spica Cast

Care of the Hip Spica Cast

After Hip Spica Surgery

Before Hip Spica Surgery

Resources for Orthopedic Spine Patients and Families

Frequently Asked Questions About Joint Replacement

Patient Education Videos for Heart and Vascular Patients

Life After Bariatric Surgery

Information About Bariatric Surgery

Preparing for bladder neck contracture repair

IVF pregnancy guidelines

In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycle start instructions

Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) during IVF cycle

Progesterone supplementation

Ovulation predictor kits (OPK)

Clomiphene citrate therapy

After your penile implant surgery

The day before your penile implant surgery

One week before your penile implant surgery

Pre-operative checklist for your penile implant surgery

Penile implant surgical preparation

Vaginal dilator

Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy

Planned induction of labor

Treating vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) or condyloma lesions

Treating vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) or condyloma lesions

Clean intermittent self-catheterization

Pessary for treating prolapse

Stress urinary incontinence and urethral bulking injections

Urethral (indwelling) catheter care

Amniocentesis/chorionic villus sampling

Hormonal (progestin) intrauterine devices

Progestin only birth control pills

Etonogestrel Implant (Nexplanon®) Removal

Etonogestrel (Nexplanon®) Implant

Pre-operative instructions for women having a planned cesarean (C-section)

Emergency contraception (EC)

Combination birth control (COC) pills

Breastfeeding and Supplementation Guide

Lupron Depot

Depo Provera

Sharing the news and getting ready for birth after unexpected news

Care and support services after unexpected news

Journey to your baby after unexpected news

Antibiotics after joint replacement

Shoulder replacement follow-ups and emergencies

Medicines to avoid before and after total shoulder arthroplasty

Care after total shoulder arthroplasty

Risks of total shoulder arthroplasty

Hospital stay after total shoulder arthroplasty

On the day of total shoulder arthroplasty

Before your total shoulder arthroplasty

Shoulder injuries and shoulder anatomy

Foot, ankle, and toe exercises

Insulin use during pregnancy

Choosing your baby's doctor

Tools for change with bariatric surgery

Frequently asked questions about fasting guidelines for adults

Communicating during your doctor visit

Over-the-counter medications

Heart disease medication safety

Emergency burn care instructions

What you need to know about an epidural

A family guide to ECMO

Post-bariatric surgery

How to properly use your medications

Graduated return to play

Pre-operative bariatric surgery FAQs

Bariatric surgery hospital stay FAQs

Intimacy after burns

Preventing arm swelling after breast cancer surgery and radiation

What is gastric bypass surgery?

Instructions for patients wearing a cast

Dietary guidelines post bariatric surgery

Acclimatization (adjusting to the temperature)

The golden rules of bariatric nutrition and lifestyle guidelines

How to read your blood pressure

Exercise after bariatric surgery

Burn patient education videos

Going back to work after bariatric surgery

Vulvar skin care guidelines

Birth control and pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Should I have bariatric surgery?

Long-term follow-up for bariatric surgery

What is sleeve gastrectomy?

Potential problems following bariatric surgery

Prevention and treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension)

How effective is bariatric surgery?

Cold and flu medications pose risks for those with high blood pressure

Risks of bariatric surgery

3 ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer

Am I a candidate for bariatric surgery?

General FAQs about bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery diet-related FAQs

Cecostomy tube care: Pediatrics

Preoperative surgery instructions

Hip spica cast: A guide for patients

Awards and Recognition

Top heart attack program in U.S.

Our heart attack program is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best places in the country for patient care. Only the best hospitals nationally receive this rating based on patient survival, patient recovery, and more.

Heart attack care platinum performance achievement award

The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) named University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown one of the nation’s top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients. This award shows our commitment to a higher level of care for heart attack patients.