Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Name :

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Address  :

51 N. 39th Street

Town  :

Philadelphia

State  :

Pennsylvania

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

19104

Phone  :

215 662 8000

Web URL  :

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Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 45

Description
About Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
For more than a century Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has provided outstanding health care services for our Philadelphia neighbors and for patients who travel from far and wide for our innovative medical therapies and distinguished specialists We have grown tremendously over the years and today Penn Presbyterian ranks as one of the regions premier medical facilities

Penn Presbyterian combines stateoftheart technology with personalized care from outstanding physicians and the friendly atmosphere of a community hospital

We have an outstanding track record of medical accomplishments such as creating one of the first coronary care units in the country We continue to provide leadingedge care as part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System Several of Penns premier medical programs including family medicine internal medicine ophthalmology psychiatry radiology and imaging rehabilitation and surgery are located on Penn Presbyterians campus

Because hospitalization can be stressful were also concerned about our patients comfort and peace of mind Each of our hospital rooms is private and our patient care staff understands the importance of being attentive to patients and families needs and of keeping them informed about their medical care

The connection between Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania HUP is close and strong The mix of specialists from these two respected institutions offers convenience and reassurance for patients



History
Our History
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center was founded in 1871 by the Alliance of Philadelphia Presbyteries Originally called Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia we began as a small 45bed facility on 212 acres

Nursing has strong roots at Penn Presbyterian beginning with the establishment of our School of Nursing in 1887 We have always recognized the extraordinary role nurses play in providing firstrate care and continue to value their professionalism and dedication to patients

Over the years Penn Presbyterian has grown to a modern 16acre campus that contains more than 300 beds and encompasses our impressive array of medical institutes specialty centers and research programs including the regions first freestanding outpatient heart facility and one of the nations most renowned ophthalmology centers the Scheie Eye Institute

At Penn Presbyterian our strong heritage enables us to deliver care with the humanity and medical excellence that our patients expect We are enormously proud of our history of healing

In 1995 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center became a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System As a University of Pennsylvania teaching hospital Penn Presbyterian is able to offer patients a full array of stateofthe art services from primary and family care to the most complex medical and surgical treatment by a worldrenowned team of medical professionals
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