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Iowa Health System Inc.

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Initially formed in 1995, Iowa Health System is the state's first and largest integrated health-care system, serving nearly one of every three patients in Iowa. Iowa Health System includes hospitals in seven large Iowa communities and in Rock Island and Moline, Ill., a system of hospitals in 14 rural communities and group practices of physicians and clinics in 71 communities in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Iowa Health System has one of the largest workforces in the state, with nearly 20,000 employees and annual revenues of $2 billion. Each year, through more than 1.8 million patient visits, its hospitals and clinics cover virtually every medical specialty and provide a full range of care. Iowa Health System is the seventh largest nondenominational health system in America.

President & CEO
Bill Leaver
Number of Employees 18,375
Contact Information

1200 Pleasant St

Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1406

www.ihs.org

(515) 241-6212

NAICS Code Office Administrative Services: 561110

Recent Events

  • RSNA Exhibitors Introduce Products

    12/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Vendor Notebook - eClinicalWorks delivers EMR to physicians network

    11/13/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Iowa Health System Makes the Move to McKessons Solution for Medical Imaging

    11/05/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Iowa Health System uses 'cloud' for disaster recovery to survive flood

    10/21/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Vendor Notebook: 7 Medical Systems, Inc., deploys PACS at University of Minnesota Boynton Health Services

    10/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Fitch Withdraws Iowa Health System VRD Health Facils Revs S-T 'F1+' Rating

    8/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bill Leaver President & CEO
Duncan Gallagher Chief Operating Officer
Barry Spear Vice President System Development
Cheri Bustos Vice President, Public Rel & Comm
Denny Drake Vice President
James Zahnd Vice President, Public Affairs
Pryce Boeye Vice President
Sara Votroubek Vice President Human Resources
Steve Schafer Vice President Finance
David Burlage Associate Counsel
David R Laughrun
Gail Nielsen Patient Safety Administrator
James Hoffman Treasurer
Mark Baldwin Secretary
Mark Purtle Physician
Wanda Goranson Aha Training Center Coordinator
William E Olson
William R Irey
William R Wanner
Bill Prowell Director
Bruce Sherman Director
Craig Bainbridge Director
Gene Blanc Director
Kathy Eno Secretary
Kevin Schminke Director
Larry Liebscher Director
Mark Parise Director
Paul Brandt Director
Paula Arnell Director
Peg Armstrong-Gustafson Director
Ronald Klosterman Director
Terri Christoffersen Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David Oman Board of Directors
John Gleeson Board of Directors
Kurt Pittner Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. President & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Iowa Health Current
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Vice Chair Current
CHARACTER COUNTS! In Iowa Board of Directors Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry COO & Executive Vice President Former
Iowa Health System, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
KPMG International Former
University of Minnesota Masters Degree In Finance Former
University of South Dakota BA In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President System Development Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Vice President, Development Former
Northeast Missouri State University Masters Degree In Administration Former

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President, Public Rel & Comm Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry General Counsel & Vice President Former
Iowa Health System, Inc. General Counsel Former
Stanford University doctorate from Drake University Law School Former
Drake University Law School Juris Doctorate Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President, Public Affairs Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Vice President, Public Affairs Former

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Vice President Former

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President Human Resources Current
United Heart Associates Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Vice President, HR Former
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director of Practice Operations Former
Iowa Health System, Inc. Practice Administrator Former
The University of Iowa Family Practice Residency Program Former
Iowa Eye Center Practice Administrator Former

Mr. Schafer joined Iowa Health in 1999 as Assistant Vice President and Controller until he assumed his current position in 2004. Mr. Schafer received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Prior to joining the system, Mr. Schafer was Vice President of Finance and Treasury for Texas Health Resources, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Vice President of Finance for Presbyterian Health System, Dallas, Texas.

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health Vice President and Controller Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Vice President Finance Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Controller Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting Former
Iowa State University Business Administration Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health - Des Moines Vice President of Legal Current
Michael R. Myers Hospital Vice President of Legal Current
Iowa Health Foundation Vice President of Legal Current
Laser Eye Center of Iowa Vice President of Legal Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Associate Counsel Current
Denver Bar Association Member Current
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Law Degree Former
Harvard University Undergraduate Degree Former
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Current
The George Washington University Medical School Former

Gail Nielsen is the Patient Safety Administrator for the Iowa Health System. In this position she is responsible for a 10-hospital collaborative patient safety improvement effort that is changing culture to improve patient safety and spreading successful interventions across system hospitals. She is also the System's improvement advisor for IHS' collaboration efforts in conjunction with the IMPACT Network: Patient Safety, Flow Through Acute Care, and Office Practice and Outpatient Settings. She is the Collaborative Director of the System's Falls Prevention Collaborative. Mrs. Nielson is a Safety Scholar of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Project Manager for IHI's Quantum Leaps Community on Falls. She is a member of the Workgroup for the CDC Grant supported Iowa Patient Safety Demonstration Project. In the Spring of 2004 Mrs. Nielsen was named a Merck Scholar at the IHI and the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a Faculty member at the IHI and speaks nationally on patient safety issues.

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Patient Safety Administrator Current
Safety Leaders Current

Jim Hoffman serves as an adviser to the AdTrack leadership team. He is a retired president of Alliant Energy Resources and a former executive vice president of business development for Alliant Energy. Jim has more than two decades of experience in the utility and telecommunications industries. He has held positions as chief information officer and senior vice president in the areas of system engineering, system engineering support services and special services engineering at MCI; executive vice president of information services at Telecom; and executive vice president of corporate services at Teleconnect. Currently, Jim serves as Chairman for the Iowa Health System, a member of the US Bank Board of Directors and a member of the Belin-Blank Center Advisory Board for the University of Iowa. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa.

Organization Position Status
Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. President Current
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Treasurer Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Treasurer Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Chairman Current
Adtrack Corporation Board Member Current
Teleconnect Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Teleconnect Inc. Executive Vice President of Corporate Services Former
Alliant Energy Corporation Executive Vice President of Business Development Former
Counselling Center And Blank Psychiatry Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Secretary Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Michael R. Myers Hospital Vice President Medical Affairs Current
Iowa Health - Des Moines Vice President Medical Affairs Current
Laser Eye Center of Iowa Vice President Medical Affairs Current
Iowa Health Foundation Vice President Medical Affairs Current
University of Iowa College of Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Physician Current
Iowa Medical Society Member Current
Iowa Medical Society Member Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Physician and Vice President Former
Creighton University Bachelor of Science In Chemistry Former
University of Iowa College of Medicine Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Aha Training Center Coordinator Current
Iowa Ecc Ecc Committee Chair Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

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Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Earthpark Executive Director Current
Black Hawk Broadcasting Employees David Oman's Professional Current
Iowa Health System, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Earthpark Board of Directors Current
KWWL-TV Anchorman Former
The Press Secretary Former
University of Northern Iowa Former

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Iowa Health System, Inc. Director Current
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