About UPMC
UPMC is one of the most renowned academic medical centers in the
United States and is the premier health system in western Pennsylvania. UPMC's
integrated health care delivery system includes superb physicians and
researchers who have developed internationally renowned centers in neurosurgery,
transplantation, cancer, psychiatry, rehabilitation, geriatrics, and women's
health, among others.
With 50,000 employees, 20 hospitals, and a network of care sites across western
Pennsylvania and throughout the world, UPMC meets the health needs of more than
4 million people each year.
UPMC also has invested significantly in information technology to link and
integrate electronic medical records across multiple hospitals and care settings
and has invested research monies to seed new fields like regenerative medicine
and biosecurity. In addition, UPMC is involved in the development of exciting
new medical technologies with the potential to improve medical care and patient
outcomes in a variety of specialties.
A passion for innovation lies at the heart of UPMC's success. Through such
innovation, UPMC has launched a portfolio of new businesses in information
technology, biosecurity, and biomedicine—all nurtured from its core service
lines. UPMC's unique strategy of combining clinical and research excellence with
business-like discipline translates into excellent patient care and the promise
of new jobs, new businesses, and a new biotechnology-based economy for the
region.
To learn more about UPMC, please visit UPMC.com.
