| UAMS Medical Center | |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | |
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| Main Hospital Entrance at Hooper Drive | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | UAMS College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 400 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.uamshealth.com |
| Lists | Hospitals in Arkansas |
UAMS Medical Center is a major tertiary university hospital located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the only academic teaching hospital and the only designated Level I trauma center in the state of Arkansas.[1]
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UAMS Medical Center is affiliated with the UAMS College of Medicine, which is part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and an affiliate of the University of Arkansas System. UAMS Medical Center has been ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals" by US News & World Report 13 consecutive times.,[2] and was featured on the cover of American Hospital Association's Health Facilities magazine for the recently constructed 553,282-square-foot (51,401.6 m2), $197 million expansion to the facility formerly known as University Hospital of Arkansas.[3][4]
The UAMS campus facilities have undergone massive renovations and expansions in the past ten years. The campus currently spans a total of 84 acres (340,000 m2), covers over 25 buildings, and contains over 5,200,000 square feet (480,000 m2).[5]
Although UAMS Medical Center (also known as University of Arkansas Medical Center) was founded in 1879, no patients were admitted or treated at the facility until 1892.[6] What started as a free clinic later evolved into an entity known only as City Hospital when UAMS moved their campus just outside of downtown Little Rock in 1935.[7] That facility is now home to the William H. Bowen School of Law. UAMS and the City Hospital remained at that location until 1956, when they moved to the current location on West Markham Street in the central part of Little Rock. That 40 acre site was deeded to the university by the Arkansas State Hospital, and the name UAMS Medical Center originated with the new campus location. The campus saw extensive growth in the 1960s and 1970s, and began another large expansion phase in 2001, which is still ongoing.
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