In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins DriveIowa City, IA 52242United States
Please call 911 or seek emergency care
For severe shortness of breath, allergic reactions, bleeding that does not stop after 10 minutes, sudden and/or severe pain, head injuries, seizures, poisoning, major injuries or broken bones, coughing or vomiting blood, suicidal or homicidal feelings, fainting or signs of a heart attack or stroke, fever of 100.4 or higher in an infant younger than 3 months, active labor, or for any other condition that results in acute symptoms requiring immediate attention from a health care provider.
1 Roy J. Carver Pavilion (RCP)
Level 1, Elevator E
Emergency Room
1-319-356-2233
Location hours
Open
- Sunday:
- All day open
- Monday:
- All day open
- Tuesday:
- All day open
- Wednesday:
- All day open
- Thursday:
- All day open
- Friday:
- All day open
- Saturday:
- All day open
Current Emergency Department wait times
Adult
3 hours
59 minutes
Last 3 Hours
3 hours , 59 minutes
Last 6 Hours
3 hours , 59 minutes
Pediatric
0 minutes
Last 3 Hours
0 minutes
Last 6 Hours
0 minutes
Wait times at other emergency departments
UI Health Care operates three emergency departments within Johnson County, Iowa.
You can view the other emergency department wait times here.
- Downtown Campus
- North Liberty Campus
Above are the average wait times experienced in the past hour, three-hour, and six-hour time frames. Please note:
- You will be seen immediately if your medical condition is deemed to be life-threatening.
- You will be screened quickly, even if your wait time appears to be long. "Wait time" is defined as the time you arrive in the Emergency Department to when you are placed in an exam room.
- Displayed wait times are averages and may not be your experience. Your wait may vary, based on your medical condition and rapidly changing conditions within the Emergency Department.
- Patients may be transferred to another UI Health Care Emergency Department location if necessary.
- Afternoon and evening hours are generally busier and more likely to require a longer wait. We will do our best to see you as soon as possible.
For illnesses and injuries that are not life-threatening and don’t require emergency medicine, visit our same-day care page to find health care options that fit your needs.
Emergency medicine services at university campus
The Emergency Department at the university campus is the only Level 1 trauma center for both adult and pediatric patients in the state. Here, we provide care for the most critically ill children and adults from all over the region. The multidisciplinary services work closely with medical and surgical departments at UI Health Care and UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital to optimize the care and outcomes of patients of all ages.
What the Level 1 trauma center designation – the highest designation available – means for patients:
- Our providers can offer total care for every aspect of injury.
- In-house coverage by general surgeons is available 24/7, with prompt availability of orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and radiology.
- Our hospital is a comprehensive referral resource for communities in nearby regions—including, but not limited to, central and eastern Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
- An emphasis on education—public education for injury prevention, training the next generation of emergency providers, and continuing education for our staff.
The Emergency Department on the university campus also offers:
- Access to many specialties for consultation and admission—including, but not limited to, anesthesia, cardiology, internal medicine, orthopedics and orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, pediatrics, psychiatry, and trauma surgery.
- The state’s only emergency medicine residency training program.
- Air transportation via AirCare, the only flight program in the state affiliated with an emergency medicine residency program and the only flight program in the state supplementing its medical crew with flight physicians.
- Eastern Iowa’s only board-certified pediatric emergency medicine specialists, with access to more than 200 pediatric specialists in dozens of medical fields.
