UCSF Medical Center
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| University of California, San Francisco Medical Center | |
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| File:UCSF Medical Center logo.svg | |
UCSF Medical Center
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California, San Francisco |
| Services | |
| Beds | 600 |
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| Website | http://www.ucsfhealth.org/ |
The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is a hospital in research and a teaching hospital in San Francisco, California. It is one of the leading hospitals in the United States and with the UCSF School of Medicine has been the site of various breakthroughs in all specialities of medicine. Patients with complex diseases from around the world seek treatment at UCSF Medical Center.
With campuses located at Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion, UCSF Medical Center is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. It has been ranked as the 7th-best overall medical center in the United States by U.S.News & World Report.[1] The following specialties were ranked in the top 10: diabetes and endocrinology (5); neurology and neurosurgery (5); cancer (6); urology (7); nephrology (7); gynecology (8); geriatrics (8); rheumatology (10).[2] A new 43-acre (170,000 m2) campus in the Mission Bay neighborhood opened on February 1, 2015.[3] The medical center received a philanthropic donation of $100 million from Chuck Feeney in February 2015, the largest gift by an individual in the history of the UC system.[4]
Parnassus
The 600-bed Parnassus center serves as the main campus and houses the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, the 180-bed UCSF Children's Hospital, extensive research labs, and the main Dental and Nursing buildings.
In June 2013, Becker's Hospital Review listed the UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus as the 9th highest grossing hospital in America with a gross revenue of $6.88 billion.[5]
Mount Zion
Mount Zion Hospital was planned in 1887 by members of the Jewish community in San Francisco. It opened its doors in 1897 and gradually became a major center of medical research. It merged with UCSF in 1990.[6] The Mount Zion hospital now has the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Women's Health Center.
The UCSF Medical Center is considered one of the top hospitals in the nation, and ranks in the top ten in the US News 2005 survey. The Medical Center conducts research in almost every field of medicine and supports top-notch programs in many specialties including AIDS, cancer, and pediatric research.
See also
References
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- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Becker's Hospital Review
- ↑ "Mount Zion Chronicles" at the UCSF website
External links
- Official website
- This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
