Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas). Hill Country Memorial Hospital has deep roots in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. More than 5,000 people arrived to take a tour when it opened its doors on Valentine’s Day 1971 — that was equal…
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Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.). A full-service tertiary and quaternary care hospital, Duke University Hospital is licensed for 938 acute-care beds and 19 adult psychiatry beds. The hospital has been recognized as one of the world’s great health care providers…
Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921. The physicians who founded it, drawing from military medicine, “believed in diverse specialists working and thinking as a unit.” “This kind of cooperation, efficiency and shared vision has fostered excellence in patient…
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Established in 1883, Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit academic medical center, is one of the oldest and most distinguished pediatric hospitals in the country. It offers comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions…
The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). The Christ Hospital was founded about 125 years ago with a vision to reduce sickness and poverty. In 1888, Isabella Thoburn, a teacher, nurse and missionary, was invited to come to Cincinnati and asked to start…
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond, Va.). VCU Medical Center is a 1,125-bed regional referral center for the state and the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults and children. The hospital is affiliated with the VCU School of…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s history stems back to 1874, one year after Vanderbilt University was founded with a grant from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Today, VUMC is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr.…
UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh). With roughly 650 beds and a Level I trauma center, UPMC Presbyterian is the flagship of UPMC’s sprawling academic medical campus. The hospital is one staple of Pittsburgh’s academic health hub: Since it was founded in 1893,…
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison). The Wisconsin legislature established the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 1924, originally naming it Wisconsin General Hospital. Today, the 592-bed hospital is a critical teaching facility in the Midwest with ties…
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). When University of Washington Medical Center opened as University Hospital in 1959, it was one of the smallest teaching hospitals in the country. Years later, UW Medicine is one of the most influential academic…