State board votes 3-2 to block University of Iowa hospitals plans for a North Liberty campus
Ultimately, the board sided with other providers in the area, including Mercy Iowa City, Mercy Cedar Rapids and UnityPoint Health, whose leaders decried the proposal as unnecessary and a threat to their businesses.
Iowa City Press-Citizen
A state council rejected an application by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Wednesday, effectively putting a halt to its plans for a $230 million campus in North Liberty. We haven t decided what s next, UIHC CEO Suresh Gunasekaran said after the decision was announced, but we are exploring ways to move forward with the project.