Vinton, Iowa-based Virginia Gay Hospital will join UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids (Iowa) as an affiliate and end its previous agreement with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, according to The Gazette.
The new affiliation is effective May 1, after 16 years of partnership with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
"We feel that with our mission as a rural hospital, UnityPoint Health will help us fulfill that mission," said Mike Riege, Virginia Gay Hospital administrator. "The University of Iowa has always been a good partner, but we think UnityPoint has more to offer us as a rural hospital."