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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.
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.
In 2011, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was renamed to the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in recognition of a $225 million gift by Raymond and Ruth Perelman. [12] Raymond and his son, Ronald Perelman, are both alumni of Penn's Wharton School. [13]
Phoenixville Hospital was sold again by CHS to Tower Health in 2017. [6] In 2020, University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian was ranked as the 15th best hospital in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report. [7]
William R. D. Blackwood (May 12, 1838 – April 26, 1922) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Class of 1862): wrote thesis on gastro-intestinal digestion [14] and in September 1862 (mere months after having his thesis approved) enlisted into the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry as an Assistant Surgeon and within a year was promoted to Chief Surgeon of 48th Pennsylvania Infantry [15] such ...
The building originally housed the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing which was a three-year diploma in nursing. Students there also attended classes at UPenn for chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and two electives of their choice. The school was founded in 1886 and graduated its last class in 1978. [citation needed]
CPR classes are conducted for MERT members, Penn Nursing students, college house residents, and other members of the Penn community (including staff members and Penn parents). [12] MERT frequently invites guest lecturers from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including trauma surgeons, cardiologists, paramedics and other health ...
The College of Medicine has a faculty of approximately 4,000 across the four sites. [citation needed]The surrounding health science center, of which the University of Illinois College of Medicine is a part, also comprises the University of Illinois Medical Center, the colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Applied Health Sciences, and the School of Public Health.