Academic Medical Center (Amsterdam)

Academic Medical Center
Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
Map
Geography
LocationBijlmer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates52°17′40″N 4°57′27″E / 52.29444°N 4.95750°E / 52.29444; 4.95750
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Amsterdam
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds1002 (2011)[1]
History
Opened1983
Links
Websitewww.amc.nl (in Dutch)
ListsHospitals in Netherlands

The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: Academisch Medisch Centrum), or AMC, was the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. After merging with the VU University Medical Center, it now operates as the Amsterdam University Medical Center, a single organization with two locations, affiliated with two universities. It was one of the largest and leading hospitals of the Netherlands,[2] located in the Bijlmer neighborhood in the most south-eastern part of the city of Amsterdam. AMC consistently ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the world.[3]

  1. ^ "Jaarverslagen zorg, CIBG, Ministerie VWS". Desan, Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Radio Netherlands Archives". Radio Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – Medicine". Top Universities.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.