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'''UnityPoint Health''' (known as '''Iowa Health System''' until 2013) is a [[hospital network]] in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The system began in 1993, when Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines merged, forming the state's largest provider of hospital and related health services. The organization grew to encompass eight metropolitan areas and changed its name in 2013 to reflect that it was no longer exclusive to Iowa.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.journal-eureka.com/news/jones_county/article_c2b55294-adf0-11e2-855c-0019bb30f31a.html| title=Iowa Health System changes name to Unity Point Health| newspaper=Journal-Eureka| location=Anamosa, Iowa| date=April 25, 2013| access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Becker>{{cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/10-things-to-know-about-unitypoint-health.html|title=10 things to know about Unitypoint Health|website=Beckers Hospital Review|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
'''UnityPoint Health''' (known as '''Iowa Health System''' until 2013) is a [[hospital network]] in [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]] and [[Wisconsin]]. The system began in 1993, when Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines merged, forming the state's largest provider of hospital and related health services. The organization grew to encompass eight metropolitan areas and changed its name in 2013 to reflect that it was no longer exclusive to Iowa.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.journal-eureka.com/news/jones_county/article_c2b55294-adf0-11e2-855c-0019bb30f31a.html| title=Iowa Health System changes name to Unity Point Health| newspaper=Journal-Eureka| location=Anamosa, Iowa| date=April 25, 2013| access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Becker>{{cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/10-things-to-know-about-unitypoint-health.html|title=10 things to know about Unitypoint Health|website=Beckers Hospital Review|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>


In 2022, UnityPoint Health spun off Methodist, Proctor and Pekin hospitals in Peoria, IL, to nonprofit Carle Health. <ref>https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/unitypoint-health-signs-deal-handing-over-its-central-illnois-network-carle-health</ref>
In 2022, UnityPoint Health spun off Methodist, Proctor and Pekin hospitals in Peoria, IL, to nonprofit Carle Health. <ref>https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/unitypoint-health-signs-deal-handing-over-its-central-illnois-network-carle-health</ref>

Revision as of 22:56, 25 January 2024

UnityPoint Health
FormerlyIowa Health System
Company typeNonprofit organization
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1993
FounderSteven Weinkselbaum
Headquarters
Des Moines, Iowa
,
USA
Area served
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
Key people
Scott Kizer, CEO
Productshospitals, clinics and home care services
Websitewww.unitypoint.org

UnityPoint Health (known as Iowa Health System until 2013) is a hospital network in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The system began in 1993, when Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines merged, forming the state's largest provider of hospital and related health services. The organization grew to encompass eight metropolitan areas and changed its name in 2013 to reflect that it was no longer exclusive to Iowa.[1][2]

In 2022, UnityPoint Health spun off Methodist, Proctor and Pekin hospitals in Peoria, IL, to nonprofit Carle Health. [3]

Each year, UnityPoint Health serves nearly 8 million patient visits of all different types, including around 100,000 surgeries and delivering more than 20,000 babies. UnityPoint Health is the nation's fifth largest non-denominational health system.[4]

Hospitals

Hospital Location Emergency department Trauma Centers Founded
John Stoddard Cancer Center Des Moines, IA
Red XN
1993
Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
1914
Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines, IA
Green tickY
 Level I Trauma Center
1901
Blank Children's Hospital Des Moines, IA
Green tickY
 Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
1944
Methodist West Hospital West Des Moines, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
2009
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA
Green tickY
 Level III Trauma Center
1884
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA
Green tickY
 Level III Trauma Center
1890
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
1973
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital Marshalltown, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL
Green tickY
 Level II Trauma Center
Trinity Moline Moline, IL
Green tickY
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA
Green tickY
 Level III Trauma Center
1966
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA
Green tickY
 Level III Trauma Center
1925
UnityPoint Meriter Hospital Madison, WI
Green tickY
1898
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA
Green tickY
 Level IV Trauma Center
1967

References

  1. ^ "Iowa Health System changes name to Unity Point Health". Journal-Eureka. Anamosa, Iowa. April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "10 things to know about Unitypoint Health". Beckers Hospital Review. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/unitypoint-health-signs-deal-handing-over-its-central-illnois-network-carle-health
  4. ^ "About UnityPoint Health". www.unitypoint.org. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
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