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The Perelman School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) comprise "Penn Medicine". Penn Medicine is an organizational structure designed to integrate Penn's clinical, educational, and research functions. Penn Medicine is governed by a board of trustees which in turn reports to the trustees of the university.
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.
Lancaster General Health is also home to the Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency Program, consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top family medicine residency programs in the United States. [9]
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 Medicine Rittenhouse is a rehabilitation and long-term acute-care facility in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia founded in 2007. [1] The current facility is owned by the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) [ 2 ] and operated by Good Shepherd Penn Partners.
Although it engages in many collaborative efforts with Penn Medicine, CHOP is not part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. [citation needed] The Chester County Hospital and Health System joined Penn Medicine in 2013. [3] Two years later, Lancaster General Health (LG Health) joined the UPHS family. [4]
The Penn State Health Children's Hospital (PSCH) is a nationally ranked women's and pediatric acute care teaching hospital located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The hospital has 134 pediatric beds. [15] PSCH is affiliated with the Penn State College of Medicine and is located at the Milton S. Hershey
Penn Medical College was founded by Dr. Joseph S. Longshore in 1853, [1] but the name was changed to Penn Medical University in 1854. [2] It was among the first medical colleges to admit both men and women but they attended separate sessions (fall term for women, spring term for men).