Tracy Tvedte of North Liberty, Iowa, was skeptical about his cardiac consultation last fall. Six years after an aortic dissection, he was still searching for a way to end the blackouts and irregular heartbeat episodes that had affected his quality of life.
Grant Day credits the care he received at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics after a snowmobile accident with being able to later join the National Guard and become a firefighter.
Life with an infant and toddler can be a bit hectic at times, but Alisha and Ross Stottmeister of Tiffin, Iowa, are grateful for every moment. They know their daughters Mila, 3, and Charlotte, who was born in May 2021, might not be here today if it weren’t for the in-vitro fertilization specialists, ob/gyn physicians, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) team at UI Health Care.
For two weeks in late August and early September 2020, Jaime Humes stayed isolated in a hospital room near her hometown of DeWitt, Iowa, diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia and unable to see family or friends. The only human contact she had was with the members of her care team, who monitored her oxygen levels, administered medications, or changed her body position.
