UIHC $2 Billion Inpatient Tower
Sector: Car parking • Location: Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Source: The Gazette
The University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) planned to construct an 842,000-square-foot inpatient tower called the Jacobson Tower, funded by hospital earnings, equity, and private donations including $70 million from the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation. The project was initially scheduled to start in 2025 and complete by 2030 but has been delayed indefinitely due to federal health care funding cuts.
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Car parking, Hospital, Education, Automotive
- Location
- Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Gazette
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Description | The University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) planned to construct an 842,000-square-foot inpatient tower called the Jacobson Tower, funded by hospital earnings, equity, and private donations including $70 million from the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation. The project was initially scheduled to start in 2025 and complete by 2030 but has been delayed indefinitely due to federal health care funding cuts. Several enabling projects such as demolition of an old parking ramp and speech center, and changes to hospital entrance and skywalk are also on hold. Early work costing $72.5 million was approved for preparation of construction. |
Original sector | Health Care |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Iowa |
City | Iowa City |
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Source | The Gazette |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Car parking, Hospital, Education, Automotive |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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