Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Geography
Location	3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Coordinates	39°57′00″N 75°11′37″W / 39.95°N 75.1936°W / 39.95; -75.1936Coordinates: 39°57′00″N 75°11′37″W / 39.95°N 75.1936°W / 39.95; -75.1936
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Perelman School of Medicine
Network	University of Pennsylvania Health System
Services
Beds	776
Helipad	Yes
History
Founded	1874
Links
Website	pennmedicine.org/hup
Lists	Hospitals in the United States

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is the flagship hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is 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.^[1]

For 2016-17, U.S. News & World Report ranked HUP and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center at #9 on its list of the best hospitals in the nation.^[2] In the same report, U.S. News ranked HUP #1 in the region and #1 in the Philadelphia metro area. The same report rated HUP in the top 20 nationally in 11 of the 16 individual specialties it measured.^[3]

Location

The hospital is located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) along with several other health related organizations including a medical school, a nursing school, a radiology technologist school,^[4] veterinary and dental medicine schools, research laboratories and outpatient facilities including the Abramson Cancer Center and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is also located on this campus. Although it engages in many collaborative efforts with Penn Med, CHOP is not part of the Penn Health System.

As of May 2012, The University of Pennsylvania Health System was the third largest private employer in the greater Philadelphia area.^[5]

As of February 4, 2014, HUP's Level I Trauma Center had been relocated to a brand-new state-of-the-art 5 bed shock trauma bay at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

See also

• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center ("Presby") - A separate hospital, located nearby, that is part of the Penn Health System.
• Pennsylvania Hospital ("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."

References

External links

• Official site