Health System with 3 hospitals across 1 state
| Health System | University of Iowa Health Care |
|---|---|
| Total Hospitals | 3 |
| Commercial/Acute Hospitals | 3 |
| Total Beds | 1351 |
| Commercial/Acute Beds | 1351 |
| Headquarters | Iowa City, IA |
| Website | uihc.org |
| Hospital | Type | Beds | Teaching | Recently Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center | Acute Care Hospital | 234 | No | Yes |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center | Acute Care Hospital | 1103 | Yes | No |
| Keokuk County Hospital & Clinics | Critical Access Hospital | 14 | No | No |
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Oversees the operational, strategic, and financial performance of Iowa's largest hospital and the state's only tertiary and quaternary medical center. [2] As associate vice president for UI Health Care, Haws plays a key administrative role in advancing the organization's tripartite mission of medical education and training, biomedical research, and patient care and service. [2] Before his appointment as CEO, Haws served as chief financial officer (CFO) with Emory Healthcare, part of Emory University in Atlanta. [2] He was the founding CFO of the Intermountain Medical Group and held that role for roughly 10 years. [2] Haws earned BA and MBA degrees from Brigham Young University. [2] He joined the University of Iowa in November 2023 as CEO of UI Hospitals & Clinics and associate vice president for UI Health Care. [7]
Began as the University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine on Aug. 1, 2023. [2] As vice president for medical affairs, she is responsible for integrated planning and operations for UI Health Care, which comprises UI Health Care Medical Centers; the UI Carver College of Medicine; and UI Physicians, the health system's multispecialty physician group practice. [2]
Has been chief medical officer of University of Iowa Health Care since July 2011. [2] She works closely with other hospital leaders to improve value for the patients, faculty, and staff. [2]
Joined University of Iowa Health Care in April 2021 as chief nurse executive (CNE) of UI Health Care. [2] From March 2022 through November 2023, she assumed additional leadership responsibilities as interim CEO of UI Health Care and interim associate vice president for UI Health Care. [2]
Douglas Van Daele serves as the Executive Director of University of Iowa Physicians and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa Health Care. He is also a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Van Daele is an alumnus of the University of Iowa, where he earned both his BS in Biomedical Engineering and his MD. He completed his general surgery internship and otolaryngology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and also served as an NIH-funded resident research fellow specializing in laryngeal physiology before joining the faculty in 2003. His clinical focus is on otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and he holds board certifications in Clinical Informatics and Otolaryngology. His research interests include areas such as the endoscopic management of Zenker's Diverticulum and swallowing physiology.
Mark Henrichs is the Associate Vice President for Finance & CFO at University of Iowa Health Care. He assumed the CFO role for UI Health Care in December 2021, overseeing the financial operations for the entire health system and collaborating with university and state stakeholders. Henrichs has a long history with the University of Iowa Health Care, having served as chief financial officer for UI Hospitals & Clinics for three years and as interim CFO for the system before his current appointment. He has held finance leadership roles within the organization for two decades. His prior experience includes leading financial planning operations at the University of Missouri Healthcare, serving as senior vice president and CFO for BJC HealthCare, and holding executive financial positions at University Hospitals Health System and Cleveland Clinic. His expertise spans business development, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial operations, and investment management in complex healthcare settings. Henrichs holds both an MHA and is a CPA.
Lee Carmen serves as the Associate Vice President for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer at the University of Iowa Health Care. He was appointed to his current associate vice president role in July 2007. Carmen has a long tenure at the University of Iowa, having joined the Carver College of Medicine in 1994 as the director of Information Systems, where he directed IT support for academic, research, and administrative initiatives. In 2001, he was named chief information officer and director of Health Care Information Systems for UI Health Care. Over his career at Iowa, spanning more than 30 years, he has been involved in significant technology developments, including integrating the IT systems of the Carver College of Medicine and the clinical enterprise, leading the implementation and optimization of Epic, and partnering to design, build, and operate a state-of-the-art data center. Lee Carmen has announced his intention to transition to retirement in the spring of 2025 and will remain in his position until a new leader is in place.
Christine Bachrach serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at University of Iowa Health Care. Some search results from 2015 also list a Christine Bachrach, CHC, as Chief Compliance Officer at the University of Maryland and as a co-author of "The Compliance Officer's Handbook," where she is identified as chief compliance officer and senior vice president for HealthSouth in Alabama. However, a detailed professional background specifically for Christine Bachrach in her role at University of Iowa Health Care is not available in the search results.
Joseph B. Clamon is the Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Counsel for University of Iowa Health Care, a position he assumed in April 2014. In this capacity, he oversees legal services for all components of UI Health Care. He is also referred to as Chief Clinical Strategy Officer or Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining UI Health Care, Clamon served as in-house counsel at UnityPoint Health and was an attorney specializing in health law and life sciences at the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery. He also served as a judicial clerk. Clamon is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and the University of Notre Dame. He is licensed in Iowa and Illinois and holds adjunct faculty positions at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and previously at Drake University.
Jana R. Wessels served as the Associate Vice President for Human Resources at University of Iowa Health Care. She was appointed to this role on March 1, 2011, and was responsible for all human resource activities within the University of Iowa Health System. She announced her plans to retire in May 2024, concluding a 35-year career at the university, with 18 of those years at UI Health Care. Prior to her appointment as Associate Vice President, Wessels held positions as Assistant Vice President for Human Resources for UI Health Care and Director of the Carver College of Medicine Human Resources. Her experience at the University of Iowa also included administrative roles such as Director of Operations for the Division of Performing Arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Director of the Executive MBA program in the Tippie College of Business. Before her time at the University of Iowa, she spent five years as a lead officer in the Operations Division of ACT, Inc., where she was Director of National Recognition Programs. Jana R. Wessels holds both JD and MBA degrees from the University of Iowa. She is a member of professional organizations including the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Iowa Bar Association. She has also served as an adjunct associate professor in the UI College of Public Health.
Christine Thiriet is the Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications at University of Iowa Health Care. She holds a MAC degree.
Phillip R. Boothby, MBA, is the Executive Director of Capital Management and Facilities Planning for the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics and Carver College of Medicine. In this role, he provides executive-level leadership and day-to-day management of UI Healthcare's capital program, focusing on creating patient and family-centered healing environments and advancing teaching and research initiatives. His oversight covers the hospital campus and specialty clinic network. Before joining UI Health Care, Mr. Boothby managed the Capital Program for Cook County, Illinois, where he was responsible for a nearly $2 billion capital outlay over a five-year infrastructure program spanning the health system, corporate facilities, and public safety portfolios. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration. He is also listed as a director on the Board of the University of Iowa Research Park. In 2018, he was involved in a presentation on emerging healthcare trends influencing clinic designs.
Karen Butler has served as chief of staff to the vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa Health Care since July 2007. She also served as chief of staff to the dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine since 2005, and joined the university in October 2004 as assistant director in the Office of Alumni and Collegiate Relations in the Carver College of Medicine. Before moving to Iowa in 2003, Butler was the director of communications for the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. Prior to that, she served as a legislative aide on health and disability policy to U.S. Senator Alan Cranston of California. Butler holds a master's degree in communications management from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, San Diego.
Jody Reyes is the Chief Operating Officer at University of Iowa Health Care, a role she assumed at the end of June. She oversees clinical operations, ancillary services, and related support functions. Reyes is a registered nurse with over 20 years of executive leadership experience in the healthcare sector, having spent most of her clinical career in oncology. Prior to joining UI Health Care, she served as the senior vice president and COO at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and as the interim COO at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Her background also includes senior leadership positions at safety-net hospitals, National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, and the U.S. Navy. Reyes holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master's degree in business administration and management from Boston University. She also earned a Wharton Nursing Leaders Certificate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Reyes was recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as "One of 60 Academic Medical Center COOs to Know".
Melissa Whisler is the Administrative Chief of Staff at University of Iowa Health Care. She holds a dual Master of Business Administration and Health Administration degrees from the University of Iowa, obtained in 2006. Whisler began her career at University of Iowa Health Care in 2008 as the Manager of Strategic Business Planning. She later served as the clinical department administrator for the Emergency Department from 2012 to 2015 and as clinical department administrator in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics from 2015 to 2019. Whisler was appointed administrative chief of staff in June 2019, a role in which she collaborates closely with the CEO and hospital executives on strategic initiatives. Additionally, she served as the interim chief administrative officer for UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital from January 2023 through July 2024, overseeing daily operations and pediatric care initiatives.
James Murphy, MD, is the Chief Quality Officer at University of Iowa Health Care. He assumed this role on May 1, 2022. Prior to this, Dr. Murphy worked at Boston Medical Center for more than 17 years, concentrating on quality improvement, patient safety, and critical care and pulmonary medicine. He also held the position of Medical Director of Inpatient Quality, Critical Care Quality, and Respiratory Therapy at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Murphy obtained his medical degree from Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at NYU School of Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Additionally, he is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa. His professional interests include process improvement within critical care and general medicine.