Academic Medical Center (Amsterdam)

The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: Academisch Medisch Centrum), or AMC, is the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. It is one of the largest and leading hospitals of the Netherlands [2], located in the Bijlmer neighborhood in the most south-eastern part of the city of Amsterdam. AMC consistently ranks among the top 50 medical schools in the world.[3]

Academic Medical Center
Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
Geography
LocationBijlmer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Coordinates52°17′40″N 4°57′27″E
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Amsterdam
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds1002 (2011)[1]
History
Opened1983
Links
Websitewww.amc.nl (in Dutch)
ListsHospitals in The Netherlands
See also: Academic medical center, Academic health science centre, and Teaching hospital

Services

The AMC has an intensive cooperation with the other university hospital of Amsterdam, the VU University Medical Center (VUmc), which is affiliated with the VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam's other university.

Tertiary care departments include advanced trauma care, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, infectious diseases and other departments.

Special units include:[4]

  • Interior
  • Interior
  • Interior
  • The AMC campus

References
  1. "Jaarverslagen zorg, CIBG, Ministerie VWS". Desan, Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. "Radio Netherlands Archives". Radio Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - Medicine". Top Univerisities.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. "Academic Medical Center". Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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