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The Pittsburgh Cancer Institute was founded in 1985 under the direction of Ronald B. Herberman, MD. [3] [4] In 1990, the center earned NCI designation. [5] The Hillman Cancer Center was opened in 2002 and housed the clinical services for UPMC Cancer Centers and research facilities for the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. [6]
The center is home to Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, radiation oncology, cardiovascular medicine and an outpatient surgical pavilion. One of the most important parts of the Center for Advanced Medicine is the Roberts Proton Therapy Center which houses the largest proton therapy center associated with a medical center in the world. [ 2 ]
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, sometimes called Presby, is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia.It was founded by Reverend Ephraim D. Saunders in 1871 and formally joined the University of Pennsylvania Health System in 1995.
UPMC is an American integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 100,000 employees, 40 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 800 clinical locations including outpatient sites and doctors' offices, a 3.8 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) is a major multi-hospital health system headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. UPHS and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania together comprise Penn Medicine , a clinical and research entity of the University of Pennsylvania .
The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian were nationally ranked for excellence in 12 specialties. Penn Medicine's hospitals are all recognized as among the best regionally. In the Philadelphia metro area, HUP/PPMC is ranked #1, Pennsylvania Hospital is ranked #4, and Chester County Hospital is ranked #6.
The Penn State Cancer Institute is a cancer research center of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Institute provides clinical care, research, education, and community outreach services throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania . [ 1 ]
UPMC Presbyterian, often referred to locally as Presby, is a 900-bed [1] non-profit [2] [3] research and academic hospital located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, providing tertiary care for the Western Pennsylvania region and beyond.