The Iowa City VA Health Care System in Iowa City is adding clinical space that will include a new Women’s Health Clinic.
Ground was broken last week for the $16 million, 27,500-square-foot expansion of Specialty Care Services. Completion of the addition is set for the fall of 2026.
The current clinic served more than 4,900 women veterans in fiscal 2024, with that number expected to grow by 160 percent over the next 10 years, the VA said in a news release.
The expansion adds two floors to an existing building on the southeast portion of the hospital property, with the Women’s Clinic on the top floor.
Moving the clinic to the new building will give women veterans larger, more modern spaces, and “appropriate separation from other areas, leading to more privacy and increased efficiency and satisfaction for veteran patients and staff,” the news release stated.
The Women’s Clinic will have four exam rooms, each with a private bathroom, a waiting room with an area for children and a procedure room for ultrasound-guided IUD placement, colposcopy and endocervical biopsy, the VA said.
“Providing essential health care and well-being services to our women veterans remains our highest priority,” said Bonnie Konkowski, manager of the Women’s Clinic. “Our new space will greatly enhance our patient’s experience.
“I am especially thrilled with the new layout and a lovely waiting room that will feel warm and welcoming.”
The clinic also will include controlled access to clinical areas, space for telehealth and private spaces for mental health and social work needs.
A new multipurpose room will host events such as the Women’s Clinic annual baby shower, breast Cancer Awareness events and other well-being activities.
Other services offered in the new space include comprehensive women’s and gender-diverse primary and preventive care, gynecology and urgent care.
“I am thankful to our executive leadership as they continue to recognize and prioritize women veterans’ health,” Konkowski said.
Valhalla Engineering designed the addition. Covenant Construction is the contractor.
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Ground was broken last week for the $16 million, 27,500-square-foot expansion of Specialty Care Services. Completion of the addition is set for the fall of 2026.
The current clinic served more than 4,900 women veterans in fiscal 2024, with that number expected to grow by 160 percent over the next 10 years, the VA said in a news release.
The expansion adds two floors to an existing building on the southeast portion of the hospital property, with the Women’s Clinic on the top floor.
Moving the clinic to the new building will give women veterans larger, more modern spaces, and “appropriate separation from other areas, leading to more privacy and increased efficiency and satisfaction for veteran patients and staff,” the news release stated.
The Women’s Clinic will have four exam rooms, each with a private bathroom, a waiting room with an area for children and a procedure room for ultrasound-guided IUD placement, colposcopy and endocervical biopsy, the VA said.
“Providing essential health care and well-being services to our women veterans remains our highest priority,” said Bonnie Konkowski, manager of the Women’s Clinic. “Our new space will greatly enhance our patient’s experience.
“I am especially thrilled with the new layout and a lovely waiting room that will feel warm and welcoming.”
The clinic also will include controlled access to clinical areas, space for telehealth and private spaces for mental health and social work needs.
A new multipurpose room will host events such as the Women’s Clinic annual baby shower, breast Cancer Awareness events and other well-being activities.
Other services offered in the new space include comprehensive women’s and gender-diverse primary and preventive care, gynecology and urgent care.
“I am thankful to our executive leadership as they continue to recognize and prioritize women veterans’ health,” Konkowski said.
Valhalla Engineering designed the addition. Covenant Construction is the contractor.
VA adding Women’s Health Clinic in Iowa City
Completion expected in the fall of 2026
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