The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is the flagship hospital of Penn Medicine and is located in the University City section of West Philadelphia.
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History
The hospital was founded at its current location in 1874 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, making it the oldest university-owned teaching hospital in the country.
The hospital is located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, along with several other related organizations including a medical school, a nursing school, veterinary and dental schools, research laboratories and outpatient facilities including the Abramson Cancer Center and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is also located on this campus. Although it engages in many collaborative efforts with Penn Medicine, CHOP is not part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
In 2020, the hospital accelerated the development of its new $1.5 billion "Pavilion" site in order to build additional capacity to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
Reputation
The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian (HUP/PPMC) are ranked among the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in 2019. HUP/PPMC is ranked #18 in the nation in the publication's annual "Honor Roll." The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian were nationally ranked for excellence in 12 specialties.
Penn Medicine's hospitals are all recognized as among the best regionally. In the Philadelphia metropolitan area, HUP/PPMC is ranked #1, Pennsylvania Hospital is ranked #4, and Chester County Hospital is ranked #6.
Beyond Philadelphia, Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) is ranked #1 in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania metropolitan area while Princeton Health is ranked #11 in the state of New Jersey.
Notable births, deaths, and hospitalizations
Births
Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of punk rock musician Sid Vicious
Hospitalizations
Kimmo Timonen, National Hockey League player
Deaths
George Rarclay, professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals
Pete Carril, professional and college basketball coach
Britton Chance, biochemist
Kathy Change, political activist and writer
Jim Johnson, professional football defensive coordinator, Phoenix Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks
Gary Papa, Philadelphia television sportscaster
David Ruffin, vocalist, The Temptations
Andy Smith, college football coach
Piers Wedgwood, 4th Baron of Wedgwood