Childrens | Stead Family Children's Hospital

Childrens | Stead Family Children's Hospital
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Care and expertise that changes kids’ lives
We’re Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, providing world-class pediatric care that families trust—and kids deserve.
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What sets us apart
At Stead Family Children’s Hospital, we have the expertise and experience to offer the highest level of care, comfort, and compassion for pediatric patients and their families.
Nationally ranked specialties
We’re Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital, with
six pediatric specialties
listed in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report rankings of “Best Children’s Hospitals.”
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‘Only at Iowa’ experts and services
We’re home to the state’s only Level 1 trauma center for pediatrics and pediatric surgery team. We also have Iowa’s only pediatric specialists in dermatology, genetics, renal dialysis, urology, and pediatric organ and blood and bone marrow transplants.
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NICU expertise
Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is Iowa’s only Level 4 NICU. Our survival rates for babies born at 22, 23, 24, and 25 weeks are significantly higher than survival rates at other U.S. hospitals.
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World-class care, convenient locations
Find the right care at the right place to fit your child's medical needs—from our nationally ranked children’s hospital in Iowa City, or one of dozens of offsite locations throughout Iowa.
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