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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
The Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is the flagship of the University
of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS). The Hospital was founded in 1884
and was the first university hospital in America. UPHS was founded in
1993 and became one of the first academic health systems in the United
States during a period of transformation in health care. Both HUP and
UPHS have been recognized recently for the exceptional quality of their
services. Since 1998 HUP was accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations with commendation, an honor reserved for
the top 1% of American hospitals. It also has been recognized on the
Honor Roll of the top 10 hospitals in the U.S. News and World Report
Ranking . The Health System was the recipient of the first National
Quality Award in 1998. HUP and its affiliated facilities, the Medical
School and University, provide the training ground for the Infectious
Diseases Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.
Harvey
Friedman, M.D., Chief
Contact
502 Johnson Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA
19104-6073
(215) 662-8729
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health
System
The Presbyterian Medical Center (PMC) campus of the
University of Pennsylvania Health System is
located four blocks from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
PMC is a 300 bed, full-service community hospital providing care to
the West Philadelphia community. Specialty units located at
Presbyterian include a skilled nursing inpatient facility, ophthalmology
at the Scheie Eye Institute, and cardiothoracic surgery. The house staff
of the University of Pennsylvania cover the medical and
surgical services of PMC.
Jay Kostman, M.D., Chief
Contact
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA
19104-2699
(215) 662-8729
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Pennsylvania
Hospital was founded in 1754 and is the oldest hospital in the United
States. Pennsylvania Hospital's association with the Penn Medical School
extends back for more than a century and has served as a clinical training
site for generations of Penn students and fellows. Pennsylvania's center
city Philadelphia campus is a classic example of colonial architecture.
The Hospital has outstanding programs in orthopedics, obstetrics and
gynecology, and HIV care which complement the fellow's experience in
these disciplines at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Fellows may choose elective rotations at Pennsylvania Hospital under
the supervision of Penn Infectious Diseases faculty.
Michael
Braffman, M.D., Chief
Contact
822 Pine Street
Suite 3-A
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 829-5354
Philadelphia
Veterans Administration Medical Center (PVAMC)
The Philadelphia
Veterans Administration Medical Center (PVAMC) is located on the western
edge of campus one block from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
The PVAMC is housed in a new building which has been transformed from
a large inpatient facility to a 150 bed inpatient unit with a large
ambulatory service and a nursing home on site. Effective July 1, 1998
the Infectious Diseases Division of the University of Pennsylvania provides
all of the consultation services as well as staffing for the Ambulatory
HIV Clinic and Infection Control. The clinic serves a large population
of HIV infected patients from West Philadelphia and a larger referral
radius. Several upper year Infectious Diseases fellows staff the HIV
Clinic with attending oversight.
Joel Maslow,
M.D., Ph.D., Chief
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