From "A history of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Iowa, 1848-1980" by William Charles Keettel. Fredrick Falls was professor and head of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa College of Medicine,…
University Hospital was built in 1899 and was later known as East Hall and now Seashore Hall. When the new General Hospital was built on the west campus in 1929, the older building became home to other University departments.