Hospital Hill is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. The neighborhood is located between 22nd Street to 25th Street and Gillham Road

Gillham Road

Gillham Road is a major north/south main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri from 22nd Street to 46th Street. Gillham Road becomes Gillham Plaza from 31st Street to 34th Street. This causes Gillham Road to go over one block east into a residential neighborhood...

 to Troost Avenue

Troost Avenue

Troost Avenue or Troost is a major north/south main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri. It starts at 4th Street & Troost Avenue at Garrison Square and ends at Bannister Road & Troost Avenue. Troost Avenue was named after one of the founders of Kansas City, Dr...

. This name reflects not only the geography on which the buildings rest, but also a history of public hospitals on the same site dating back to 1870. Hospital Hill grew in concordance with the construction of local hospitals, and was further populated as the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine was established.

Today

Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill

Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill

Truman Medical Center–Hospital Hill is an acute care and outpatient hospital located in Kansas City, Missouri at 2301 Holmes Street.-Hospital background:...

 and Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric hospital located in Kansas City, Missouri that provides medical care to patients from birth to 18 years of age. Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is the only free-standing children's hospital between St. Louis and Denver.-The Berry...

, along with the University of Missouri – Kansas City schools of medicine, pharmacy

Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...

, nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

, and dentistry

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry

The School of Dentistry is a dental school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.It was established in 1881 as the Kansas City Dental College and was originally part of Kansas City Medical College....

, are located on Hospital Hill.