Our Mission
Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
University of Iowa Health Care is changing medicine through:
- Pioneering discovery
- Innovative interprofessional education
- Delivery of superb clinical care
- An extraordinary patient experience in a multi–disciplinary, collaborative, team-based environment
University of Iowa Health Care is changing lives by:
- Preventing and curing disease
- Improving health and well–being
- Assuring access to care for people in Iowa and throughout the world
Our Vision
- World Class People.
- Building on our greatest strength.
- World Class Medicine.
- Creating a new standard of excellence in integrated patient care, research, and education.
- For Iowa and the World.
- Making a difference in quality of life and health for generations.
Our ICARE Core Values
- Innovation
- We seek creative ways to solve problems.
- Collaboration
- We believe teamwork is the best way to work.
- Accountability
- We behave ethically, act openly and with integrity in all that we do, taking responsibility for our actions.
- Respect
- We honor diversity and recognize the worth and dignity of every person.
- Excellence
- We strive to achieve excellence in all that we do.
2017-2020 UI Health Care Strategic Plan At a Glance