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UIHC receives the Wellmark Blue Distinction quality designation for Cardiac Care

Jan. 5, 2017

The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics has received notification that it has been awarded the Wellmark Blue Distinction quality designation for Cardiac Care. Wellmark states that facilities with this designation "provide a full range of inpatient cardiac care services" and "demonstrate better quality care and improved outcomes for patients, including lower rates of complications following certain cardiac procedures." Selection criteria for this designation can be viewed in the BlueCross BlueShield documentation which can be found here. This designation is the result of hard work by many in the UIHC including the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, under the direction of Kalpaj Parekh, MBBS.

Date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017