University Health Truman Medical Center | |
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Geography | |
Location | 2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri, US |
Coordinates | 39°5′3″N 94°34′35″W / 39.08417°N 94.57639°W |
Organisation | |
Affiliated university | University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center[1] |
Beds | 238[1] |
Helipad | FAA LID: MO05 |
History | |
Former name(s) | Truman Medical Center–Hospital Hill |
Opened | 1870 |
Links | |
Website | www |
University Health Truman Medical Center, previously Truman Medical Center–Hospital Hill (abbreviated TMC Hospital Hill), is an 238-bed acute care and outpatient hospital located in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
University Health Truman Medical Center has one of the busiest adult emergency departments (EDs) in the Kansas City metropolitan area with more than 60,000 visits a year.[2] It is located in Downtown Kansas City, across from Children's Mercy Hospital and connected via a skybridge, having access for pediatric transfers when necessary.
The hospital is affiliated with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and provides training base for its four- and six-year medical programs.[3]
The facility is equipped with diverse fields of services including ED, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, and radiology.[1]