University Health Truman Medical Center

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
University Health Truman Medical Center is on Hospital Hill. The catwalk on the right connects to the Hospital Hill Center and the Diagnostic and Testing Center.
Geography
Location2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri, US
Coordinates39°5′3″N 94°34′35″W
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center[1]
Beds238[1]
History
Former name(s)Truman Medical Center–Hospital Hill
Links
Websitewww.universityhealthkc.org/locations/university-health-truman-medical-center/

Hospital background

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. Students rotate a total of six months in TMC for their internal medicine rotation, and begin their responsibility in out-patient clinics starting the third year of their training.

The facility is equipped with diverse fields of services (ED, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, radiology,[1] GI, behavioral health, dermatology, pulmonary clinic, primary care clinics, physical therapy, occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology).

See also

References
  1. "University Health Truman Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. October 26, 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. "Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill". Projects.ProPublica.org. ProPublica. Retrieved 2017-01-06.


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