UCSF Medical Center
Coordinates: 37°45′47.67″N 122°27′29.76″W / 37.7632417°N 122.4582667°W / 37.7632417; -122.4582667
| University of California, San Francisco Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California, San Francisco |
| Services | |
| Beds | 600 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ucsfhealth.org/ |
The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is a world renowned hospital in research and a teaching hospital in San Francisco, California. It is one of the leading hospitals in the United States and with the UCSF School of Medicine has been the site of various breakthroughs in all specialities of medicine. Patients with complex diseases from around the world seek treatment at UCSF Medical Center.
With campuses located at Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion, UCSF Medical Center is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. It has been ranked as the 7th-best overall medical center in the United States by U.S.News & World Report. The following specialties were ranked in the top 10: endocrinology (4); neurology and neurosurgery (5); gynecology (6); urology (8); rheumatology (9); ophthalmology (9). A new 43-acre (170,000 m2) campus in the Mission Bay neighborhood is expected to eventually host new hospital facilities.
Read more about UCSF Medical Center: Parnassus, Mount Zion
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