Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System
located in the University City
section of West Philadelphia
. The hospital was founded at its current location in 1874 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
, making it the oldest university-owned teaching hospital in the country. For 2010, U.S. News & World Report
ranked HUP as #8 on its list of the best hospitals in the nation.
's new Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
which houses the Abramson Cancer Center as well as the Roberts Proton Therapy Center.
along with several other health related organizations including a medical school, a nursing school, radiology technologist school. veterinary and dental medicine schools, research laboratories and outpatient facilities. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
is also on this campus. Although it engages in many collaborative efforts with Penn, CHOP is not part of the Penn Health System.
University of Pennsylvania Health System
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is a diverse research and clinical care organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1993, it currently operates under the direction and auspices of Penn Medicine, a division of the University of Pennsylvania...
located in the University City
University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University City is the easternmost region of West Philadelphia.The University of Pennsylvania has long been the dominant institution in the area and was instrumental in coining the name University City as part of a 1950s urban-renewal effort...
section of West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and...
. The hospital was founded at its current location in 1874 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
The Perelman School of Medicine , formerly the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was founded in 1765, making it the oldest American medical school. As part of the University of Pennsylvania, it is located in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is widely...
, making it the oldest university-owned teaching hospital in the country. For 2010, U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranked HUP as #8 on its list of the best hospitals in the nation.
Facilities
HUP operates a Level I Trauma Center which includes PennSTAR, a fleet of 6 helicopters used to transport critically injured patients to the hospital. PennSTAR serves eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. HUP is also located next to the University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
The Perelman School of Medicine , formerly the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was founded in 1765, making it the oldest American medical school. As part of the University of Pennsylvania, it is located in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is widely...
's new Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
The Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine is located at 34th and Civic Center Blvd, on the former site of the Philadelphia Civic Center, on the campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The $302-million project was designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and completed in 2008...
which houses the Abramson Cancer Center as well as the Roberts Proton Therapy Center.
Campus
The hospital is located on the campus of the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
along with several other health related organizations including a medical school, a nursing school, radiology technologist school. veterinary and dental medicine schools, research laboratories and outpatient facilities. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for...
is also on this campus. Although it engages in many collaborative efforts with Penn, CHOP is not part of the Penn Health System.
See also
- Pennsylvania HospitalPennsylvania HospitalPennsylvania Hospital is a hospital in Center City, Philadelphia, affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System . Founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond, it was the first hospital in the United States...
("Pennsy") - A separate hospital, on a different campus, that is also part of the Penn Health System. Founded in 1751, it is billed as "America's first hospital"