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For the third year in a row, Iowa City ASC has been ranked as a top ambulatory surgery center in the United States! Iowa City ASC achieved a rank of 7th nationally and 2nd in the Midwest region! The 2025 results were compiled by Newsweek in partnership with nationally-recognized market research firm Statista. The goal of the America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2025 survey is to provide patients with a fast and easy ability to search out reliable, high quality ASCs in their area.

Ear infections can have a significant impact on a child’s hearing development. That’s why it may be important to see an ENT for chronic earaches.

At Iowa City Ambulatory Surgery Center, we always aim to deliver high quality care to patients during every interaction and procedure. That’s why we were honored to say, for the second year in a row, Iowa City Ambulatory Surgery Center has been selected as a top ranked ASC in the United States! Patients of Iowa City ASC are receiving the #1 ranked ASC care in all of Iowa!

With over 5000 ambulatory surgical centers in the United States, patients can sometimes have a hard time selecting the highest-rated care settings. That’s why Iowa City ASC is thrilled to have been ranked as a top three ambulatory surgical center by Newsweek Magazine. This exceptional ranking recognizes the high quality of care delivered at Iowa City ASC–and makes it easy for patients to feel confident in their outpatient care choices.

Join us at OB/GYN Associates on Wednesday, October 26, from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm to get all of your breast questions answered!

At this fun event, you can discover what happens during breast lift surgery or explore how breast augmentation is different from breast reconstruction. Patients with questions about their breast health and breast aesthetics can get answers directly from plastic surgeon Dr. Iryna Chesnokova.

Iowa City, Iowa, May 18, 2021 — Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) is honored to announce that it has received the 2020 National APEX Quality Award. The award recognizes the Iowa City ASC’s commitment to creating exceptional patient experiences.

For everyone at the Iowa City ASC, receiving this award for 2020 is especially meaningful, given how tumultuous and challenging the past year has been for healthcare facilities across the country. That Iowa City ASC was able to help patients feel welcomed, relieved, and cared for in such an environment is a humbling and rewarding confirmation that healthcare’s central mission must always place the patient’s comfort and wellness first.

Save the Date to Save Lives this Summer!

Join us on 9/3/20 at noon to help save lives by donating blood!  All presenting donors will receive a voucher for a $10 gift card to use toward your choice of several great restaurants and retailers.

Full event details can be found on our Facebook Blood Drive event page.  Share it with your friends!

Updated 10/07/2021
Masks are mandated for all visitors.

We are discontinuing temperature checking for patients. COVID-19 tests still may be required if you are experiencing symptoms. We will continue limiting people with our surgical patients to 1 adult with an adult patient. We understand there may be exceptions, this will be handled on a case-by-case basis. For pediatric patients (age 0-18 years), please limit to 2 adults. We will be asking there be no additional children brought to the surgical center during this time.

Thank you for helping provide cloth masks for Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)!

Below you will find 2 different sets of instructions to guide you in sewing the cloth masks. Choose the layout that works best for you.

Iowa City Ambulatory Surgery Center was just awarded the prestigious CNOR (R) Strong Designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).

This honor is determined on an annual basis and is awarded to facilities in which 50% or more of their full-time nursing staff have achieved CNOR certification and the facility consistently recognizes and rewards nurses who achieved this designation. According to CCI, “Earning the CNOR designation is a mark of distinction and demonstrates a commitment to upholding the highest standards in patient safety.”

Additionally, “Research shows nurses who earn the CNOR credential have greater confidence in their clinical practice. Teams of CNOR-certified nurses who have mastered the standards of perioperative practice have been correlated to improved outcomes in surgical patients. We call that CNOR Strong.”