The Emergency Department of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is located in the heart of University City in West Philadelphia and has an annual volume of over 72,000 patients a year. The patient population is diverse, as the ED functions as the major tertiary care center for the entire Philadelphia region. There is a high level of acuity in the HUP ED with an admission rate of 22%, representing 30-35% of the admissions to the hospital.
Penn Emergency Medicine faculty are board-certified in emergency medicine and/or internal medicine and are skilled in the evaluation and stabilization of complex medical and surgical cases. The department has developed prioritized care for patients with cardiologic, neurologic, and traumatic emergencies. The Emergency Medicine program is supported 24 hours a day, seven days a week by premier radiologic and laboratory technology.
In 1995 the HUP ED was completely renovated, creating a 28,000 square foot new department with 4 resuscitation rooms, a 1,400 square foot trauma resuscitation space, 4 negative pressure rooms, one secured psychiatric evaluation room and 20 more patient care rooms, not including the Fast Track area. In 2011, the ED was expanded to add a 17 bed Emergency Department Observation Unit ("EDOU"). The department is unique in that all charting is computerized in the "EMTRAC" system with 72 computer terminals in the clinical area and immediate access to patients' past and present records. Laboratory and radiology reports are accessible on the same terminals. In 2014, the HUP ED patient triage and waiting area was further renovated, to provide the best patient care possible.
Our Renovated Waiting Room
Our telephone number is 215-662-3920, for general information.
