The objective of the Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia is to provide pain management for patients with prolonged, treatment-resistant pain. Patients have frequently been evaluated and treated elsewhere without success before they are seen here. Evaluation and treatment programs utilize an interdisciplinary approach that includes specialists in pain medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, oncology, gynecology, pediatrics, and alternative medicine, amongst others. We offer no guarantee of pain relief but work with patients and their families to explore options designed to maximize quality of life and overall function.

Operations Research performs research into the development and implementation of quantitative methods to reduce peri-operative costs. Techniques involving discrete-event and Monte-Carlo computer simulation, operations research, and statistical analyses of discharge and operating room databases are used to study the mathematics and economics of operating room efficiency, staffing, scheduling, workload, case duration predictions, etc. We work with hospitals, anesthesia groups, and industries worldwide to help them implement the latest methods for efficient delivery of operating room and anesthesia services.

Our Patient Simulator Center provides a safe place to practice putting basic knowledge and skills to use in the delivery of quality anesthesia care. These medical knowledge training sessions focus on both routine and highly unusual anesthetic cases. Much like mom told you about piano lessons or spelling tests, practice really does make a big difference.

The Peter J.R. Jebson Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care Facility is a division of the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  Our physicians are all board-certified anesthesiologists who have received additional training in hyperbaric medicine. The Hyperbaric Medicine Service operates the only multiplace chamber in the state, which has a capacity of up to six patients. We treat all Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society-approved indications including: late radiation tissue injury, problem wounds, crush injury/compartment syndrome, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc.

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit is one of the the largest intensive care units in the United States with over 2000 admissions per year. Our goals are to provide superb medical care and a supportive atmosphere for the patient’s family. We foster professional medical education and strive to gain new medical knowledge to improve the care of the critically ill.