Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, doing business as Central Hospital, is a tax-exempt nonprofit hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, that provides medical services, pharmacy compounding, resident physician education, and occupational health services to federal agencies as a prime contractor and grant sub-recipient. The hospital competes full-and-open with no set-asides across its federal footprint and operates as a subsidiary of Iowa Health System (Unitypoint Health).

Central Hospital's federal contract work centers on pharmacy compounding space rental and sterile compounding services for the Department of Veterans Affairs under a single-award indefinite-delivery contract. Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 awarded a $228,025.49 IDC on August 1, 2024, with a five-year base period through July 31, 2029 and four one-year option periods; four delivery orders have been issued to date, including a $37,350 firm fixed-price order for sterile compounding services in September 2024, a $41,778 order for pharmacy compounding space rental in October 2025, a $6,930 daily-fee order in August 2025, and an $11,979 order in August 2026. Central Hospital also holds a historical definitive contract with the VA for resident physician education in Coralville valued at $100,879.70 running through June 30, 2028, which implements Executive Order 14398 diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within resident education programming. A single purchase order from the Department of the Army's Iowa Army National Guard in September 2022 covered 116 occupational health physical and dermatological exams, 75 lab draws, and blood-level testing for full-time staff, valued at $24,549.09.

Central Hospital's recent award activity shows growth from two awards in 2022 to a peak of 21 awards in 2024, with 12 awards in 2025 and 8 through early October 2026. Across 197 total awards (prime and sub-recipient combined), the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Pekin dominates by award count with 82 awards valued at $1.7 million, while Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 ranks second with 15 awards valued at $1.1 million combined potential value. Federal Emergency Management Agency (18 awards) and the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (12 awards) account for additional volume but carry minimal dollar exposure. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $113 thousand. Central Hospital's top NAICS classification is General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (86 awards), with Medical Laboratories (5 awards) and Offices of Physicians (4 awards) supporting the clinical portfolio. The vendor acts as prime on 80% of recent awards and as sub-recipient on 20%, primarily under grants managed by Iowa state agencies including the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department (multiple Emergency Protective Measures sub-grants), the Iowa State Department of Justice (child protection center funding), and the Iowa Department of Public Health (infectious disease preparedness). One research sub-grant from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center involved patient recruitment and biomarker collection for approximately 600 subjects under a cancer-screening protocol.