Wesley Medical Center

Wesley Medical Center
Map
Geography
Location550 North Hillside
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Coordinates37°44′01″N 97°17′56″W / 37.733670°N 97.299010°W / 37.733670; -97.299010
Organization
Care systemMedicare, Medicaid, and all insurance providers
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Kansas
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds760 beds and 102 bassinets
HelipadYes
History
Opened1912
Links
Websitewww.wesleymc.com
ListsHospitals in the United States

Wesley Medical Center, located in Wichita, Kansas, is an acute-care center licensed for 760 beds and 102 bassinets. The medical staff of 900 physicians and 3,000 employees provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for patients from throughout Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Every year, more than 25,000 adults and children are inpatients and more than 6,000 babies are born at Wesley. The center was founded in 1912 by the Methodist Church, but has been part of HCA Healthcare since 1985.[1]

An unrelated organization, Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has 211 licensed beds and is owned by Triad Hospitals, Inc.