By HFT Staff

The University of Iowa recently received a $70 million gift from the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation to support a new patient care building for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. The gift, the largest in the 175-year history of the university, will help the University of Iowa Health Care expand service by increasing patient capacity while modernizing its care facilities. The new building will help the system meet the complex care needs of all Iowans. 

The new patient care tower, planned for the University of Iowa Health Care’s main campus, will be named in honor of the late Richard O. Jacobson and his philanthropic legacy. The building is part of the university's 10-year revitalization plan that encompasses academic, health care, and research buildings on its central campus. 

Featuring single inpatient rooms, state-of-the-art operating rooms, and intensive care unit beds, the new tower will help resolve capacity issues, rising health care demands, and aging facilities. UI Hospitals & Clinics is consistently at, and often above, full capacity, which affects UI Health Care’s ability to fulfill its commitment to care for all Iowans.