4.7 The University of Iowa Health System
(Amended 8/15)
The University of Iowa Health System (UIHS) is a nonprofit corporation organized and operated to support the clinical, academic, and research programs of the Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Physicians, and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics by establishing a continuum of relationships with health care providers and payors. UIHS is legally and organizationally separate from the The University of Iowa and governed by a board of directors. UIHS conducts its functions primarily through subsidiary organizations in which it owns an interest.