The University of Arizona Medical Center’s parent corporation, The University of Arizona Health Network, was formed in 2010 as a merger between the hospital’s predecessor, University Medical Center, and University Physicians Healthcare. Today, the main campus, opened in 1971, has 479…
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UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.). UAB Hospital was established in 1945 as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Today, the 1,046-bed facility stands as the centerpiece of UAB Health System and is the largest academic medical…
Oregon Health & Science University (Portland). Oregon Health & Science University, a 544-bed hospital established in 1974, is the state’s only public academic health center. Oregon Health & Science University is a Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated for nursing excellence.…
Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.). Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center opened in 1903 with 20 beds. It has since expanded to 622 beds and diversified its clinical offerings to become one of the state’s most comprehensive healthcare providers. …
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston). Houston is a town of many hospitals, but the sizable Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center continues to make a name for itself. Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center is located in…
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, Pa.). Situated approximately 95 miles outside New York City, Lehigh Valley Hospital is the flagship of Lehigh Valley Health Network, with roots dating back to 1899. Lehigh Valley Hospital is comprised of two campuses in Allentown:…
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center (Portland, Ore.). In 1875, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center was founded as Good Samaritan Hospital by the Rev. B. Wistar Morris, who came from Philadelphia to become the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon. He believed that…
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Mich.). What started as a 238-bed community hospital in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak in 1955 has grown into the three-hospital Beaumont Health System. The system is named after William Beaumont, MD, a famous Michigan…
Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis (Tenn.). Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis opened to the public in 1979, and during the course of the past 35 years, the hospital has become of the highest-volume facilities in Tennessee with roughly 27,000 discharges…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). In 1884, Cedar Rapids was one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa, but it lacked a hospital. That May, community members laid down the cornerstone of St. Luke’s Hospital, which today…