Iowa Correctional Institute for Women (ICIW) in Mitchellville, IA
The UIHC OBGYN Department has partnered with the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women (ICIW) in Mitchellville, IA to provide obstetrical and gynecological care within the prison setting. The goal of this service is to provide ethical and quality health care services to improve longitudinal health outcomes for the parent/infant dyad. This service is innovative and one of the first, if not only, program in the United States. In addition, pregnant patients within ICIW who are incarcerated for substance use disorder offenses will be offered medication assisted treatment (MAT), if needed, and offered Maternal Substance Use Disorder (MSUD) clinic visits when being seen at the UIHC OBGYN Clinic. Dr. Hardy-Fairbanks is MAT-waivered and can provide this service to incarcerated pregnant patients and council on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) for the infant, if needed.
Emma Goldman
Collaboration with the Emma Goldman Clinic is essential to the department, its residency program, and the broader community. The Emma Goldman Clinic allows residents to be trained in outpatient care procedures as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The clinic serves as a primary site where UI physicians provide care serves, refer patients, train residents, and engage in research in family planning.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization with affiliates in Iowa City and Des Moines. The department’s relationship with Planned Parenthood historically has been an additional site for resident and medical student education as well as research. UI Health Care providers currently do not provide care at Planned Parenthood locations.
Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System
A partnership with the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System has seen multiple areas of growth over the last few years with gynecologic surgical services available to veterans within the VA. The Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center is in close proximity to the UI medical campus, which facilitates contiguous care at UI Hospitals & Clinics to serve each patients’ individual needs.