| UW Health Hospital & Clinics | |
|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics UW Health | |
 A view of UW Health University Hospital, the Health Sciences Learning Center, and the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research rising above Lake Mendota | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°04′35″N 89°25′51″W / 43.076330°N 89.430750°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Independent[1] Non-Profit[1] |
| Type | Teaching Hospital Academic Medical Center |
| Affiliated university | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center |
| Beds | 614 adult beds (University Hospital) 110 pediatric beds (American Family Children's Hospital) |
| Helipad | UW Med Flight (IATA: WS27) |
| Public transit access |  Metro Transit |
| History | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
UW Health University Hospital (UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics or UWHC) is a 614-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics,[2] located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin.[3]
UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison."[4] It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (whose main building, the Health Sciences Learning Center, is connected to UW Health University Hospital). It is also the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy, and is a teaching affiliate of Edgewood College's Henry Predolin School of Nursing.[4][5]
UW Health University Hospital is home to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. UW Health also operates the American Family Children's Hospital, a 110-bed pediatric hospital located adjacent to University Hospital, as well as UW Health East Madison Hospital, an 83-bed hospital and emergency room located on the Northeast Side of Madison. Additionally, UW Health operates a network of outpatient clinics at over 80 sites throughout southern and central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and has partnerships with UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison, Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois.[4] UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., operated in partnership with UnityPoint Health and Gundersen Health System.[6]
UW Health serves over 950,000 patients per year, and employs over 24,000 employees across seven hospitals, 4 medical centers, 90+ clinics/specialty clinics, 3 urgent cares, 4 behavioral health centers and 1 community service center., making it the second-largest employer in Madison (after UW–Madison) and in Wisconsin.[4][7]
UW Health University Hospital is home to a helipad that serves UW Med Flight, the hospital's air ambulance and ground ambulance service. UW hosts 11 Helicopters for Air Medflight and is partnered with MidWest Motion for Ground Ambulance Services with 17 ambulances.
- ^ a b "About Us - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics". Uwhealth.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics". Uwhealth.org. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics". Uwhealth.org. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Henry Predolin School of Nursing". edgewood.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Quartz Health Solutions". Uwhealth.org. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "CareerOneStop". careerinfonet.org. Retrieved 8 June 2019.