M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) previously known as University of Minnesota Medical Center, is a 828-bed[1] non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, servicing the entire region. UMMC is the region’s only university-level academic medical center. The hospital is owned by the M Health Fairview Health System and the second largest hospital in the system. JSUMC is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School. UMMC is also a ACS designated level II trauma center[2] and has a rooftop helipad to handle medevac patients.[3] Attached to the medical center is the Masonic Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21.[4]
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Geography | |
Location | 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN |
Coordinates | 44.967372°N 93.237035°W |
Organisation | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Minnesota Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level II Trauma Center |
Beds | 828 |
Speciality | Teaching |
Helipad | FAA LID: MY65 |
History | |
Former name(s) | University of Minnesota Medical Center |
Links | |
Website | https://www.mhealth.org/ |
There are two campuses: one located on the East Bank of the Mississippi River and the other located on the West Bank. The West Bank campus was previously Saint Mary's Hospital and Fairview-Riverside Medical Center. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center is a teaching institution.
Facilities
The 828-bed M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center includes inpatient and outpatient facilities and is connected with six community clinics and many specialty clinics.[5] Services range from "primary care", "emergency care" and the delivery of thousands of babies each year to care of patients. Areas of specialization includes organ and blood and marrow transplantation, neurosciences, pediatrics and behavioral illnesses.
History
The medical center and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, were created in 1997 as a result of the merger of the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics with Fairview Health Services. In 2014, Children's Hospital was renamed University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital in recognition of the financial support that Minnesota Masonic Charities has given the medical center over the past 60 years.[6][7][8]
The world's first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant were done at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.[9][10][11]
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See also
References
- "American Hospital Directory - M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (240080) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "AirNav: MY65 - University of MN Hospitals & Clinics Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Cancer and Blood and Marrow Transplant Survivor Program | MHealth.org". www.mhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "University of Minnesota Health - Main Home - MHealth.org". Mhealth.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "U Of M Children's Hospital Renamed For Largest Donor". 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- "$25M gift brings new name to U's Children's Hospital". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- "University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview - 100 Great Hospitals in America | 2014". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Minnesota Research Firsts". mbbnet.ahc.umn.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Medical Milestones". www.mhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.