| The University of Kansas Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas (primary) Topeka, Kansas (St. Francis campus) (University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus), Kansas, US |
| Coordinates | 39°03′21″N 94°36′33″W / 39.05583°N 94.60917°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center |
| Beds | 910 |
| Helipad | FAA LID: 10KS |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | University of Kansas Hospital |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The University of Kansas Health System, commonly known as KU Med and formerly known as The University of Kansas Hospital,[1][2] is a nonprofit, academic medical center located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, with branch hospitals and education centers in Topeka, Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas, and Lawrence, Kansas. It is the region's only nationally verified Level I Trauma Center.[3] In 1998, it became an independent entity that receives no funding from the state of Kansas.[4] The hospital is affiliated with the University of Kansas Medical Center, which comprises the schools of medicine, nursing and allied health. The University of Kansas Health System combines education, research and patient care. Physicians represent more than 200 specialties.
The center has 910 staffed beds; per year, there are 298,920 outpatient visits, 27,380 inpatient admissions and 47,771 emergency department visits. The center performs annually 10,124 inpatient and 8,743 outpatient surgeries.[5]
- ^ "How KU Med came to KCK (and not Topeka)". The Kansas City Star. June 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "KU Med works to prevent concealed weapons on campus". The University Daily Kansan. March 17, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Level I Trauma Center". Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "KU Hospital was barely breathing 20 years ago. Here's why it's thriving now". November 3, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS – Rankings, Ratings & Photos | US News Best Hospitals". Health.usnews.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.