We are pleased to announce that the next move of patients into the new University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital will occur on Saturday, March 25.
Luckily, when Eric started having health issues, his lifelong friend, Mary Beth Murray, had a special connection with organ donation and was willing to help. Since his transplant, Eric's care has been managed by UI Post Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Coordinator Lou Ann Reynolds, RN. Reynolds stresses the importance of becoming an organ donor.
Cassidy Reinken chose to work with a midwife at UI Health Care for her second pregnancy. The excellent care she received lead her to come back for her third birth, due July 2017.
Fibrosing mediastinitis. Most people probably have no idea how to pronounce it, let alone know what it is. Unfortunately, Cody Fry of Davenport, Iowa, is all too familiar with the term. It’s become something of an enemy that he literally has to fight with for his very life.
“We have a system where we promote the well-being of the diabetes patient in an ongoing way. The goal is to focus on getting patients to embrace the lifestyle and other changes that need to happen in order to successfully manage their condition.”--E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
People with achalasia often experience regurgitation, heartburn, and chest pain. But thanks to a per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), Dan Schmertman's eating is now a whole lot easier.
