February 2012

Number of Organ, Tissue Donors on the Rise
February 20 - Press-Citizen - The number of transplants conducted at the UI Hospitals and Clinics Organ Transplant Center has increased steadily in recent years, thanks in large part to an increased number of donors, said Ian Jamieson, chief administrative officer at the center.
UIHC Begins Routine Newborn Heart Screenings
February 14 - KCRG - Doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics began routine newborn heart screenings on Tuesday that test for seven types of heart defects. Those defects appear in about 4,800 births every year in the U.S.
Newborn Test at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Will Screen for Heart Defects
February 13 - Eastern Iowa Health - A new form of newborn screening at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics could save the lives of babies born with heart defects.
More Accessible, Welcoming Hospital Is Goal, UI Officials Report to Regents
February 7 - The Gazette - During the state Board of Regents meeting in Ames, UI Hospitals leaders presented an update on the new UI Children’s Hospital, which is in the planning stages, and the first update in about a year on the hospital’s long-range facilities plan.

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