UPMC Shadyside

UPMC Shadyside is a nationally ranked, 520-bed non-profit, tertiary, teaching hospital located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPMC Shadyside is a part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and grouped in with the flagship UPMC Presbyterian. The hospital is near UPMC's flagship campus which houses Presbyterian and Montefiore. As the hospital is a teaching hospital, it is affiliated with University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The hospital has an emergency room to handle emergencies, with a rooftop helipad to transport critical patients to and from the hospital. UPMC Shadyside houses the flagship campus of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, a nationally ranked cancer hospital.

UPMC Shadyside
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
UPMC Shadyside seen in 2007.
Geography
Location5230 Centre Avenue, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40.454638°N 79.940056°W / 40.454638; -79.940056
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds520
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: PA16
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 48 x 48 15 × 15 mats
History
Former name(s)
  • Shadyside Hospital
  • Homeopathic Medical and Surgical Hospital and Dispensary
Opened1866
Links
Websitewww.upmc.com/locations/hospitals/shadyside
ListsHospitals in Pennsylvania

Founded in as the Homeopathic Medical and Surgical Hospital and Dispensary, it changed its name to that of the neighborhood of Shadyside on May 12, 1938. Shadyside agreed to be bought by UPMC on June 5, 1996.

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