Temple University Hospital
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| Temple University Hospital | |||||||||||
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| Temple University Health System | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′19″N 75°09′03″W / 40.00528°N 75.15083°W | ||||||||||
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| Care system | Private | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | Temple University School of Medicine | ||||||||||
| Network | Temple University Health System | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level 1 Trauma Center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 722 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: PA62[1] | ||||||||||
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| Founded | 1892 | ||||||||||
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| Website | tuh | ||||||||||
Temple University Hospital (TUH) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an academic medical center in the United States which is a part of the healthcare network Temple Health. It is the chief clinical training site for the Temple University School of Medicine. The hospital currently has a 722-bed capacity that offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to the surrounding community, and highly specialized tertiary services in the Delaware Valley.[2]
In 2015, Temple University Hospital had more than 84,000 emergency department[3] and 200,000 outpatient visits.
In August 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed Temple University Hospital as number 10 on the 100 Top Grossing Hospitals in America with $5.9 billion in gross revenue.[4]
Temple University Health System
It was originally the Samaritan Hospital which was founded by Russell Conwell and his congregation, Baptist Temple, on January 18, 1892, through the purchase of a three-story house at the intersection of Broad and Ontario St. The undertaking served to support the local community, as well as those who had limited access to healthcare.[5]
The original hospital had twenty beds and only two full-time staff members. The hospital expanded with the addition of the Greathart Hospital as a maternity hospital and further facilities in the next decade after its founding. Samaritan Hospital was renamed to Temple University Hospital in 1929.[6][7]
William Parkinson, who was appointed as the director of the hospital and Dean of School of Medicine in February 1929, oversaw its renovation and expansion to a 500-bed capacity by 1940.[8] Development progressed in 1950s with the leadership of William Parkinson as three new buildings were added to accommodate the increasing number of individuals served by the hospital. A new ancillary and outpatient building were added along with Parkinson Pavilion, which added 600 inpatient beds. Further development came in December 1982 when a replacement hospital was approved on Broad and Ontario to replace the main hospital building with a 504-bed facility. The new nine-story hospital opened in 1986 with an expanded emergency department, while the Parkinson Pavilion was renovated to an outpatient facility.[9]
Until 1994, Temple University and Temple University Hospital were one entity. Peter J. Liacouras, the president of Temple University at that time, and the board of trustees separated hospital-related activities with the creation of Temple University Health System (TUHS) as a private non-profit entity.[citation needed]
