Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pennsylvania
The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania is a multi-hospital consortium based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is claimed to be one of the world's premiere centers of emergency medicine and EMS development.
Currently, the Center's member hospitals include University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Mercy, Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Altoona Hospital. The "Center" as it is known, has several distinct offices:
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