University of Pennsylvania Health System

The University of Pennsylvania Health System is a diverse research and clinical care organization in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States, that operates under the direction and auspices of the University of Pennsylvania under the umbrella organization Penn Medicine, along with School of Medicine. It encompasses three hopsitals, two regional medical centers in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and a multitude of clinical care providers in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan region. The University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine, opened in 1765, the nation's first, works closely with the hospitals and practices.

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City of Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - United States - University of Pennsylvania - Penn Medicine - School of Medicine - Radnor - Cherry Hill - New Jersey - Metropolitan - 1765

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The three hospitals include Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City, Presbyterian Medical Center, and the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania (located on the University's main campus) in the University City district within West Philadelphia. A fourth hospital, Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsyvlania, was recently divested.

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Pennsylvania Hospital - Presbyterian Medical Center - West Philadelphia

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