University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital

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University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been dedicated to meeting the health care needs of children and families since 1919. As Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, we provide care for children from birth to young adulthood. Services range from promoting wellness to the care of general childhood illness, surgery, traumatic injuries, life-threatening and chronic illnesses, and developmental disabilities. As part of an academic medical center, UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital also performs groundbreaking research to help solve the mysteries of childhood diseases, in addition to training the next generation of health care
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Kid Captain Lily Sebastian was born with some of her organs outside her body, and spent the first 10 months of her life ...
10/12/2025

Kid Captain Lily Sebastian was born with some of her organs outside her body, and spent the first 10 months of her life in our neonatal ICU. Though her lungs were initially weak, they are now fully developed and she was able to finish a 10-mile bike ride with her classmates.

Thanks to the expert care from our specialists, she’s being celebrated as this week’s Kid Captain, including at her school! 💛🖤

10/11/2025

Meet our Kid Captain for today’s Hawkeye Football game, 12-year-old Lily Sebastian, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 💛

A lot has changed since 1929 — but providing the best care for the tiniest patients has been unwavering. 🍼👣
10/10/2025

A lot has changed since 1929 — but providing the best care for the tiniest patients has been unwavering. 🍼👣

Kid Captain Lily Sebastian was born nearly nine weeks early and with some of her organs outside her body. Though her twi...
10/09/2025

Kid Captain Lily Sebastian was born nearly nine weeks early and with some of her organs outside her body. Though her twin sister went home after five weeks, Lily’s life-threatening condition kept her in our hospital for almost 10 months.

“When Lily came home and then had to be hospitalized, we would only take her to UI Health Care,” says her mom, Amber, of Cedar Rapids. “They knew her. They knew her complications. For her, we felt there was no other choice.”

Now 12 and in the seventh grade, Lily plays the piano and trumpet and loves to ride her bike at the park.

Read her amazing story: https://uihc.pulse.ly/gc84zxxymf

Golf in November? ⛳ Absolutely — especially when it benefits our patients and families! There’s still time to register f...
10/08/2025

Golf in November? ⛳ Absolutely — especially when it benefits our patients and families! There’s still time to register for Swing Fore Stead, a four-person, 18-hole best shot competition at PinSeekers Tiffin on Nov. 7. https://foriowa.pulse.ly/1ruxcrg8j8

We are proud to announce that we have been listed among the nation’s best children’s hospitals for the 16th consecutive ...
10/07/2025

We are proud to announce that we have been listed among the nation’s best children’s hospitals for the 16th consecutive year! Our hospital — the only nationally ranked children’s hospital in Iowa—has received national rankings in six specialties from U.S. News & World Report. 🎉

Learn more about our ranked specialties: https://uihc.pulse.ly/ee45k1qwji

10/06/2025

Kid Captain Lily Sebastian was born with giant omphalocele, a rare birth defect in which her abdominal organs were outside her body, encased in a sac-like membrane. She had her first surgery — of many — the day after she was born and spent nearly 10 months in our neonatal ICU.

“Lily was a very sick NICU baby,” says Lily’s mom, Amber, of Cedar Rapids. “She almost gave up a few times, but the team did not let her. The doctors kept Lily alive.”

Read Lily’s inspiring story: https://uihc.pulse.ly/qdoulvwmqz

We celebrated the work of Michael Welsh, MD, and his team of University of Iowa researchers this week with the first pub...
10/05/2025

We celebrated the work of Michael Welsh, MD, and his team of University of Iowa researchers this week with the first public viewing of “Breath by Breath: Living with Cystic Fibrosis.” The documentary highlights more than 40 years of persistence, collaboration, and curiosity that helped transform cystic fibrosis (CF) from a fatal childhood illness into a manageable condition.

Watch it here: https://uihealthcare.pulse.ly/bt5zoxrzc5 .

Our current Kid Captains and the Hawkeye Football team may have the week off — but some of our former Kid Captains are s...
10/04/2025

Our current Kid Captains and the Hawkeye Football team may have the week off — but some of our former Kid Captains are stepping in to cheer them on! 💛 Swipe through to see a few familiar faces still showing their Hawkeye pride.

Links to each Kid Captain’s original story are included in the photo captions.

📣 Have a former Kid Captain in your family? We’d love to see how they’re showing their Hawkeye spirit—send us a recent photo and we may include it in a future post!

10/03/2025

“We are not only performing cutting-edge research, we are leading cutting-edge research.” - Ashley Cooney, PhD

After more than 40 years of persistence, collaboration, and curiosity, University of Iowa researchers have helped transform cystic fibrosis (CF) from a fatal childhood illness into a manageable condition for many. Watch “Breath By Breath: Living With Cystic Fibrosis” here: https://uihealthcare.org/cystic-fibrosis-research-iowa

🎉 Thank you to Costco Wholesale locations across Iowa for raising an incredible $204,000 for our patients and families t...
10/03/2025

🎉 Thank you to Costco Wholesale locations across Iowa for raising an incredible $204,000 for our patients and families through their recent Children’s Miracle Network Customer Ask Campaign! 💛

Thanks to the generosity of Costco team members and customers, these funds will directly support life-changing care, research, and family services for our young patients from throughout Iowa.🏥✨

Read more about their campaign at https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.pulse.ly/hvzd5d1z5n

Andee was disappointed being in the hospital meant missing her senior homecoming dance, so our dedicated care team of ch...
10/02/2025

Andee was disappointed being in the hospital meant missing her senior homecoming dance, so our dedicated care team of child life, music therapists, and a teacher brought homecoming to her! 💃 They transformed one of our rooms into a celebration of music, decorations, and joy.

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