IOWA CITY — A year after internal auditors found numerous security lapses at the new University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital — including the potential for worrisome building access — administrators have either failed to correct the issues or produce a report showing they’ve made the recommended fixes.
Among deficiencies revealed in the audit was a lack of background checks for construction workers, some of whom continued working on site after the 14-floor hospital began treating patients in February 2017.
“During construction of (Stead Family Children’s Hospital), two registered sex offenders were discovered working at SFCH for contracted construction companies,” according to the audit, produced in November 2017, which did not give a more specific time frame for when the lapse was found. “At the time of discovery, these persons were asked to leave the…
