Speed was of the essence. In just three days, Christina Kopp, ARNP, the lead advanced nurse practitioner for UI Urgent Care, and Robert Linnell, MPAS, PA-C, who oversees operations for UI QuickCare, swung into action to launch a telemedicine triage service.
Watch the replay of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Chief Medical Officer Theresa Brennan, MD, answering questions about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a Facebook Live broadcast from Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Research by University of Iowa virologist Wendy Maury, PhD, has helped facilitate the launch of a new clinical trial in the United Kingdom of a drug that might help treat patients with COVID-19.
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
We’re excited to welcome Pam Johnson-Carlson, DNP, RN, NE-BC, to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital team as our new chief administrative officer! Thanks to the search committee, led by Ian Law, MD, and special thanks to Amy O’Deen, who served as the interim administrative leader of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
With in-person visits to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics patients temporarily suspended as a COVID-19 safety precaution, a team of specially trained nurses has stepped in to make sure every patient is able to stay in touch with loved ones.
University of Iowa Health Care will now accept homemade cloth masks from individuals or manufacturers. This comes after guidance UI Health Care issued to its employees today who do not have face-to-face contact with patients that they can choose to wear their own cloth masks in addition to their mandatory face shield to help prevent asymptomatic spread of COVID-19.
Watch the replay of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Chief Medical Officer Theresa Brennan, MD, answering questions about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a Facebook Live broadcast from Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Vanesa Campoverde wasn’t thrilled with the idea of having a large needle inserted into her arm for a plasma donation, but she knew the end result would be worth it.
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have started a new clinical trial to determine if plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can help treat patients currently hospitalized with the disease.
