Our Facilities
Building overview
The various buildings that comprise the main UI Hospitals and Clinics complex have been constructed over the past 75 years. The first building—the General Hospital and its historic Gothic Tower, opened in 1928—is still in use.
Building complex
Eleven buildings or permanent building additions make up the main UI Hospitals and Clinics complex. They include:
- Boyd Tower
- General Hospital
- Southwest Addition
- Southeast Addition
- Tower Wing
- Pediatric Cardiology Addition
- South Wing
- Carver Pavilion
- Colloton Pavilion
- Pappajohn Pavilion
- Pomerantz Family Pavilion
- West Addition
Building floors
The number of floors varies from building to building. The buildings with the greatest number of floors are the Carver, Colloton, and Pappajohn Pavilions, each with nine floors (lower level through level eight) plus mechanical subbasements and penthouses. The Pomerantz Family Pavilion was designed to accommodate 10 floors. It includes five floors in the original addition, plus an additional three floors above ground in a new west addition.
Building directions
Total space
The total space consumed by the buildings within the main UI Hospitals and Clinics complex is 3.2 million gross square feet, covering 13.8 acres.
Height
The highest building is the General Hospital, which is 140' 40" from the ground level to the top of the Gothic Tower.
Length
The straight-line distance from the north edge of the Boyd Tower to the south edge of the Pomerantz Family Pavilion is 1,600 feet. This equals 0.3 mile or 3.6 blocks. The actual walking distance through the corridor system is about 2,000 feet.
Parking
Four parking ramps conveniently serve patients and families. Outpatients can park free in these ramps for clinic visits to UI Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, and the UI Family Care Center. Guest Services enables patients to access valet parking, patient escorts, and motorized transportation between distant segments of the main Hospitals and Clinics.
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