| Penn Medicine | |
| Logo Alt: | Logo of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn Medicine |
| Trade Name: | Penn Medicine |
| Type: | Private hospital network |
| Industry: | Health care |
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| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | in Philadelphia, PA |
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| Hq Location City: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Num Locations: | 6 hospitals, 10 multispecialty centers, doctors' offices, clinics & sites |
| Areas Served: | Delaware Valley Central Jersey South Central Pennsylvania |
| Key People: | Kevin B. Mahoney (CEO)[1] Jonathan A. Epstein (interim EVP) |
| Services: | Hospital network |
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| Owner: | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania |
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) is a major multi-hospital health system headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. UPHS and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania together comprise Penn Medicine, a clinical and research entity of the University of Pennsylvania. UPHS hospitals include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, and Princeton Medical Center.
The UPHS is home to the first hospital in the United States, the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The Chester County Hospital and Health System joined UPHS in 2013.[2] Two years later, Lancaster General Health (LG Health) joined the UPHS family. Princeton Health officially merged into UPHS in January 2018.[3] [4]
Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was previously part of the UPHS network but was sold to Community Health Systems in 2004.[5] Phoenixville Hospital was sold again by CHS to Tower Health in 2017.[6]
In 2020, University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian was ranked as the 15th best hospital in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report.[7]
| Facility[8] | Location | Type of facility | Year opened | Year joined UPHS | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Teaching | 1874[9] | 1993 | First university-owned teaching hospital in the United States | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | Center City, Philadelphia | Teaching | 1751 | 1993 | First hospital of the United States | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | University City, Philadelphia | Teaching | 1871 | 1995 | Houses Penn's departments of Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, in addition to long-term care and nursing home facilities | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester, PA | Teaching | 1892[10] | 2013 | ||
| Lancaster, PA | Teaching | 1893[11] | 2015 | Part of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network | ||
| Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine | University City, Philadelphia | Specialist | 2008 | 2008 | Houses the Abramson Cancer Center and Roberts Proton Therapy Center | |
| Penn Medicine University City | University City, Philadelphia | Specialist | Home to the Penn Musculoskeletal Center | |||
| Penn Medicine Rittenhouse | Southwest Center City, Philadelphia | Rehabilitation | 1916 | 1997 | Houses the Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (operated by Good Shepherd Penn Partners[12]) and the Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse | |
| Penn Medicine Radnor | Radnor Township, PA | Outpatient | Comprehensive primary and specialized outpatient care. | |||
| Penn Medicine Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill, NJ | Outpatient | ||||
| Women & Babies Hospital | Lancaster, PA | Specialist | 2000 | 2015 | Specialty hospital for babies and women of all ages, part of the Lancaster General Health network | |
| Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital | Lancaster, PA | Rehabilitation | 2007 | 2015 | Part of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network, co-owned by Kindred Healthcare | |
| Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center | Plainsboro Township, NJ | Teaching | 1919 | 2018 | Part of the Penn Medicine Princeton Health network |