Academic Medical Center (Amsterdam) Explained

See also: Academic health science centre.

Academic Medical Center
Location:Bijlmer
Region:Amsterdam
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:52.2944°N 4.9575°W
Address:Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Funding:Government
Type:Teaching
Emergency:Level I trauma center
Affiliation:University of Amsterdam
Beds:1002 (2011)[1]
Founded:1983

The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: Academisch Medisch Centrum), or AMC, was the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. After merging with the VU University Medical Center, it now operates as the Amsterdam University Medical Center, a single organization with two locations, affiliated with two universities. It was one of the largest and leading hospitals of the Netherlands,[2] located in the Bijlmer neighborhood in the most south-eastern part of the city of Amsterdam. AMC consistently ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the world.[3]

Services

The AMC has had an intensive cooperation with the other university hospital of Amsterdam, the VU University Medical Center (VUmc), affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The two hospitals merged their administrative tasks on 7 June 2018 to form the Amsterdam University Medical Center. The merger was fully completed on 31 December 2023.

Tertiary care departments included advanced trauma care, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, infectious diseases and other departments.

Special units include:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaarverslagen zorg, CIBG, Ministerie VWS. Desan, Netherlands. May 19, 2020.
  2. Web site: Radio Netherlands Archives. Radio Netherlands. May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – Medicine. Top Universities.com. May 19, 2020.
  4. Web site: Academic Medical Center. Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. May 19, 2020.