UIHC Facility Plans Revealed

'Coming Soon' UIHC facility plans revealed 

After promising for years that a University of Iowa Health Care facility would be "Coming Soon" to Forevergreen Road and Highway 965 in North Liberty, the hospital has unveiled plans for a new complex at the busy intersection, the Gazette reports. Included are a Level 4 emergency treatment center, urgent care services, outpatient clinics, diagnostic services, surgical suites and acute inpatient beds, all aimed at improving patient access and easing congestion at UIHC's main campus.

Despite solid population growth in the Corridor, emergency room demand is falling in Iowa City, at least at the UI's Emergency Department, the Press-Citizen reported last month. New urgent care clinics, such as the one opened in Coralville in January, have dropped the number of ER walk-ins, while ER ambulance volume has grown slightly.
More information here: https://medcom.uiowa.edu/theloop/announcements/ceo-update-north-liberty-and-iowa-rehabilitation-hospital