University Medical Center (Lubbock, Texas)

University Medical Center
UMC Health System
Geography
Location Lubbock, Texas, USA
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General and Teaching
Affiliated university Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Helipad FAA LID: TA79
Beds 412
History
Founded 1978
Links
Website http://www.umchealthsystem.com/
Lists

University Medical Center (UMC) is a public, non-profit 412 bed hospital in Lubbock, Texas. UMC is the primary hospital of the UMC Health System and is owned by the taxpayers of Lubbock County, Texas It serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).[1] UMC had the first Level 1 Trauma Center in Texas, and it is still the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region[2]. UMC's Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center is the only Burn Center in the region[3]. UMC's Children's Hospital is a part of the Children's Miracle Network and includes a pediatric intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit.[4].

References

  1. ^ "About UMC". UMC Health System. https://www.umchealthsystem.com/information/About.asp. Retrieved 13 April 2011. 
  2. ^ https://www.umchealthsystem.com/information/About.asp
  3. ^ https://www.umchealthsystem.com/BurnCenter/
  4. ^ https://www.umchealthsystem.com/ChildrensHospital/
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