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University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital - where we work

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital 

Opened to patients in 2017, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in the state of Iowa. This 14-floor, 563,250-square-foot, 190 bed facility provides our patients with a family-focused environment for healing with spacious rooms, increased natural light, and new state-of-the-art technology everywhere you look. The staff consists of more than 200 pediatric trained physicians, surgeons and dentists. In 2019, our hospital cared for over 80,000 children, adolescents and young adults from all 99 Iowa counties, 45 states and 20 countries outside the US. 

Where we work 11th floor view

Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

The 11th floor (second from the top) is dedicated to the inpatient and outpatient care of patients treated at the University of Iowa Dance Marathon Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. The center includes our pioneering Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) program, the only pediatric BMT program in the state of Iowa. The inpatient unit has 18 large, private, HEPA filtered rooms with six dedicated to bone marrow transplant patients and one lead-lined room designed for patients receiving radiotherapeutics. The outpatient clinic features nineteen rooms; two dedicated for patient intake, eight for exams and nine for infusions (pictured above).

Iowa Wave - where we work

Iowa Wave

Called the greatest new tradition in college sports, the “Iowa wave” began during the first football season after the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital opened, built perched across the street from the Big Ten School’s Football Stadium. At the end of the first quarter the entire stadium, near 70,000 fans, players and officials turn to the hospital and show their support by waving to the children and their families on the inside. The Iowa wave is emblematic of the relationship between the Iowa community and its health care team. Support and encouragement through random act of kindness and recognition are a part of the culture. Talk to anyone who has experienced the Iowa wave and you will hear the power of such a simple gesture. It is hard to find a dry eye on either side of the glass.

 

UI Dance Marathon - where we work

University of Iowa Dance Marathon

This organization creates and sustains special projects to provide emotional and financial support and services for pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients and their families treated at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. They have also funded critical research and service needs of our patients. This student led organization has raised over 27 million dollars in its first twenty-five years and is one of the most successful in the country.