UPMC Presbyterian

UPMC Presbyterian (often referred to locally as Presby) is a 900-bed non-profit research and academic hospital located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, providing tertiary care for the Western Pennsylvania region and beyond. It comprises the Presbyterian campus of the combined UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside hospital entity. The medical center is a part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center health system and is the flagship hospital of the system. UPMC Presbyterian also features a state verified Level 1 Trauma Center, 1 of 3 in Pittsburgh. Although UPMC Presbyterian has no pediatric services, Presby has the equipment to stabilize and transfer pediatric emergency cases to the nearby UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

UPMC Presbyterian
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh
Geography
Location200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°26′34″N 79°57′39″W
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Trauma Center
Beds900
SpecialityTeaching
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: PS78
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 45 x 55 14 × 17 concrete
History
Former name(s)
  • Presbyterian-University Hospital
  • Presbyterian University Hospital
  • Presbyterian Hospital
Construction started1930
Opened1893
Links
WebsiteUPMC Presbyterian Website

UPMC Presbyterian is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is physically conjoined to the medical school's primary facility, Scaife Hall. UPMC Presbyterian is also connected via enclosed pedestrian bridges and tunnels to UPMC Montefiore hospital, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, the Eye & Ear Institute, Falk Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing's Victoria Hall, the University of Pittsburgh's (Pitt) Lothrop Hall student residence, and multiple university biomedical science towers.

Despite the name, UPMC Presbyterian has no affiliation with the Presbyterian Church, aside from the founder being the wife of a Presbyterian minister.

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