University of Tennessee Medical Center | |
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University Health Systems Inc. (UHS) | |
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Geography | |
Location | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
Coordinates | 35°56′26″N 83°56′36″W / 35.94056°N 83.94333°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | UT College of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Adult Level I Pediatric Level I[1] |
Beds | 855 |
Helipad | IATA: 09TN (private) |
History | |
Opened | August 9, 1956 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.utmedicalcenter.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in Tennessee |
The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) is an academic medical center located in Knoxville, Tennessee and serves as a referral center for East Tennessee and regions in Kentucky and North Carolina. The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) oversees residency and medical student education at UTMC. In addition to being a Level I Trauma Center, UTMC is recognized as a center for primary stroke, biomedical imaging, adult & children transplantation, pediatric dialysis, and kidney failure. In 2010, UTMC opened East Tennessee's first dedicated heart hospital.[2]
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