The faculty, staff, and volunteers at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have a proud history of service, volunteerism, education, and outreach. Community contributions during FY 06-07 included:

Community Service

UI Hospitals and Clinics sponsored and/or its individual staff members supported many non-profit organizations, agencies, and events, including:

• Alcoholic's Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women
• Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control
• Community Health Charities
• Community Mental Health Center for Mid-Eastern Iowa
• Crisis Center
• Cub Scouts
• Eagle's Flight Minority Health Fair
• Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair
• Englert Theatre
• Girl Scouts of the Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
• Goodwill Industries of the Heartland
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hancher Auditorium
• Iowa Arts Festival
• Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
• Iowa City Free Medical Clinic
• Iowa City Hospice Inc.
• Iowa City Jazz Festival
• Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance
• Iowa Gym-Nest
• Iowa Lions Foundation
• Iowa Shares
• Iowa Medical Society Scholarship Program
• Iowa Women's Foundation.
• Johnson County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Johnson County Cultural Alliance
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• March of Dimes
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• The Nest of Johnson County
• 10,000 Hours Show
• Preeclampsia Foundation Walk-a-thon 2007
• Ronald McDonald House
• Run for the Schools
• Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services
• Special Olympics Iowa
• Thanksgiving in July Food Drive
• United Way of Johnson County
• Walk from Obesity
• Win With Wellness

Economic Impact

Research by the Iowa Hospital Association documented the following about UI Hospitals and Clinics:

• 7,285 health care jobs
• $350 million in worker salaries
• 11,841 total jobs impact
• $460 million in total employee income impact
• $172 million in retail sales
• $8.6 million in sales tax revenue
• One of the state's 15 largest employers
• Attracted thousands of visitors annually, adding to the local economy through purchases, accommodations, dining, and entertainment.

Donors and Volunteers

• UI staff are first-in-line to volunteer when the DeGowin Blood Center experiences a special need. Employees also contributed generously to 25 in-house blood drives and 193 community blood drives last year; others are monthly platelet and regular whole blood donors.
• Many employees are registered donors/supporters of the Iowa Marrow Donor Program. During FY 06-07, the program sponsored four campus-wide marrow donor drives, resulting in 477 new members willing to give the gift of life.
• 1,325 volunteers contributed 96,004 hours for an estimated $1.8 million equivalent value to UI Hospitals and Clinics.
• Hundreds of employees voluntarily participated in our research trials.
• 160 University of Iowa Health Care faculty and staff were members of the UI Presidents Club, the most generous philanthropic contributors to the university.

Education

• The hospital's clinical departments collaborated to conduct multiple accredited health professional education programs.
• The hospital provided supervised clinical settings for Kirkwood Community College (and virtually every community college in Iowa) programs in nursing education, surgical technology, and respiratory therapy.
• The Cancer Information Service managed 7,265 contacts to help Iowans better understand cancer and their options in seeking cancer care.
• Cancer-related materials were exhibited at 51 conferences, health fairs, and exhibits.
• The Cancer Information Service created the Iowa Cancer Web Portal (www.canceriowa.org), a project of the Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control. The Web portal informs Iowans about screening, risk factors, cancer types, clinical trials, and supportive resources available in each Iowa county.
• The Iowa Statewide Perinatal Care Program provided updated perinatal education to every hospital in the state that delivers and cares for babies.
• Iowans received the latest information on health-related topics during free "Health for Your Lifetime" seminars.
• The Iowa Emergency Medicine Residency program supported state efforts to increase the number of board-certified emergency medicine specialists.
• The Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center (EMSLRC) offered emergency medicine educational programs for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, EMTs, and paramedics at the hospital and throughout Iowa and the nation.
• The EMSLRC's Medical Simulation Laboratory features patient simulators that talk, breathe, have heart sounds and a pulse, enabling learners to practice under realistic conditions.

Emergency Preparedness

The hospital:

• Annually participates in state, regional, county-wide, and National Disaster Medical System emergency preparedness drills.
• Annually participates/leads statewide, regional, community and UI bio-emergency preparedness and other large-scale disaster and major emergency planning groups.
• Actively sponsors a Disaster Medical Assistant Team to respond to any disaster statewide; a smallpox response team is available should the need arise.
• Annually participates in the development of plans for treating mass casualty victims of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents.
• Actively participates in Iowa Partnership for Homeland Security workshops and preparedness exercises.
• Is an active member of the National Disaster Medical System, which ensures that our nation is prepared to respond to mass casualties.
• Uses the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System for responding to major bio-emergencies, natural disasters and major biological, radiological, nuclear, or chemical incidents

IowaCare Program

• UI Hospitals and Clinics was one of two hospitals in the state, and the only tertiary health care center, that participated in the IowaCare program serving low-income Iowans ages 19 to 64 who lack health insurance and are not eligible for Medicaid.
• The hospital operated a pilot pharmaceutical and durable medical equipment program to help IowaCare beneficiaries access these products without cost.

Health Advocacy

The hospital:

• Provides input to legislative leaders to help shape health policy.
• Participates through the American Hospital Association, the Iowa Hospital Association, and the Association of American Medical Colleges, among others, in providing input to federal legislative leaders.

International Relations

As an internationally recognized academic medical center, UI Hospitals and Clinics collaborates with other organizations around the globe on various projects involving patient care, education and research. During the past fiscal year:

• Donna Katen-Bahensky, senior associate vice president for medical affairs and CEO, traveled to Japan and toured many health care institutions presenting to various groups as a visiting professor.
• In collaboration with various organizations—including Rotary International and the Center for Citizen Initiatives—the hospital hosted delegations from Russia and India. Each group learned about strategic planning, effective clinical operations, quality and safety initiatives, and the role of technology in health care delivery.
• A delegation of health care administrators from Japan spent one week with members of the University of Iowa Health Care team for an international seminar focusing on today's complex health care environment.
• Physicians from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, visited the hospital as part of a Slovak-American Medical Exchange Program coordinated through the U.S. Embassy in Slovakia.

Integrated Call Center

• Provided free health information to 1,465 callers seeking assistance from UI Health Access nursing staff.
• Triaged 9,740 contacts in which callers were assisted in making informed health care decisions.
• UI Consult was used 49,149 times by referring providers.

International Relations

As an internationally recognized academic medical center, UI Hospitals and Clinics collaborated with other organizations around the globe on various projects involving patient care, education and research. During the past year, the hospital:

• Hosted a delegation of physicians/administrators from Russia on a visit organized through the Center for Citizen Initiatives and several Quad-Cities area Rotary Clubs. The Russian delegates learned about strategic planning, effective clinical operations, quality and safety initiatives, and the role of technology in health care delivery.
• Similarly hosted a delegation from India, also in conjunction with Rotary.
• Hosted Japanese health care administrators and doctors who come for week-long sessions to learn about American health care and UI Hospitals and Clinics.
• Hosted a group of Slovokian visitors who toured the hospital and a research laboratory in the UI Carver College of Medicine.
• Additionally, Senior Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs and CEO Donna Katen-Bahensky was a visiting professor and made several presentations at various universities and health care organizations on topics related to U.S. health care and initiatives at UI Hospitals and Clinics.
• On an individual basis, many UI Hospitals and Clinics staff members volunteered to participate in medical mission trips, providing humanitarian services to underserved people both within the United States and abroad.

Outreach

• Hospital staff participated in student career days and offered insights into topics such as diabetes, burn prevention, and fire safety.
• Outreach clinics supported the community-based health care system by providing 226 specialty and subspecialty clinics in 62 Iowa communities.
• The Burn Treatment Center offers a free, interactive puppet program that teaches third-graders how to prevent burn injuries and keep their families safe.
• Free screenings were offered for skin cancer, colorectal cancer, and head and neck cancer.
• Thirteen UI Family Care clinics offered health care services for people of all ages in their home communities throughout eastern and central Iowa.
• Renal dialysis outpatient units served the needs of many Iowa children and adults.
• UI HealthWorks partnered with employers and other medical care providers to improve the health status of workers and to lower work-related health care costs.
• High school students possibly interested in health careers benefited from their participation in the hospital job shadow program
• Career seminars were offered through the summer Junior Volunteer Program.
• The Workplace Learning Connection, in partnership with Kirkwood Community College, introduced school children to potential careers in health care.
• Ophthalmology partnered with Lions Clubs of Iowa to conduct the Iowa KidSight program, which last year provided free vision screening to over 23,000 Iowa children under the age of four.
• Free health screenings were provided to Iowans attending the Johnson County and Iowa State fairs, and at various health fairs.
• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children provided free information on nutrition, healthy foods and referrals for other services.
• Staff participated in the Girl Scout "Grow Strong, Live Long" and "Women in Science" programs.
• The "Reach out and Read" program through UI Family Care clinics encouraged young children to read with parental involvement.

Project Art

• The program conducted multiple art activities and services to promote healing and respite, including a permanent collection of over 3,996 original works of art and 2,168 reproductions, 20 temporary exhibits, and 50 performing arts events.
• Over 43,154 people toured the Medical Museum to learn more about medical history and current issues in health care.