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| University of Virginia Health System | |
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 Aerial view of UVA Health System campus in Charlottesville, Virginia. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 645 |
| Helipad | ground and rooftop |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Links | |
| Website | uvahealth |
| Lists | Hospitals in Virginia |
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System is an academic health care center associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The health system includes a medical center (with main hospital, children's hospital, and clinic network), school of medicine, school of nursing, and health sciences library. The health system provides inpatient and outpatient care and patient education and conducts medical research and education.
Based in Charlottesville, the Health System also operates satellite locations throughout Virginia, in Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Campbell, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange counties.
The first medical degrees granted by UVA were awarded in 1828. The University of Virginia Hospital, designed by architect Paul J. Pelz, opened in 1901.[1]
In 1995, the maternity ward of the University Medical Center mixed up two newborn babies and sent them home with wrong parents. This was not discovered until summer of 1998 and the children ended up being raised with the unintended families. This incident has garnered international media attention for years.
The UVA Health System's patient care,[2] research and medical education[3] are frequently ranked highly by several ranking systems.[4] In 2016 and 2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked UVAHS as the number one hospital in Virginia.[5]
- ^ "Milestones: School of Medicine University of Virginia". School of Medicine Official Website. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ "America's Best Hospitals 2007". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Top Medical Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "ANCC Magnet Recognition Program". American Nurses Credentialing Center. Archived from the original on 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Ranks UVA as No. 1 Hospital in Virginia". UVA Today. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-09.