Tucson Medical Center
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| Company type | Non-profit healthcare |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare, hospitals |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Mimi Coomler (President & CEO) [1] |
| Services | Primary, secondary, ambulatory clinics |
| Website | www |
Tucson Medical Center (TMC), is a locally governed nonprofit regional hospital in Tucson, Arizona. The medical center is a part of healthcare network TMC Health, the fourth largest healthcare network in Arizona with four affiliated hospitals. TMC is licensed for 568 beds with more than 37,000 annual discharges.[2][3] Annual revenues are more than $791 million for the city's largest hospital.[4] The medical center is also a member of the Mayo Clinic Network.[5] TMC is consistently ranked a top hospital in Arizona.[6]
In the 1920s, the Desert Sanatorium began operating as a tuberculosis treatment center and health retreat at the site that would eventually become Tucson Medical Center. The Sanatorium was primarily frequented by those diagnosed with tuberculosis, and seeking treatment in the dry, warm air of Arizona. Heliotherapy was often used as treatment for these patients.[7] Three of the original buildings can still be found on the medical center's campus today, and have received designations on the National Register of Historic Places. Presently, these buildings primarily serve as administrative office space.[8][9]
In the summer of 1943, the sanatorium closed after facing numerous hardships — the Great Depression, a loss of clientele, and a shortage of nurses brought on by World War II.[10] The community, recognizing the need for a hospital, organized to raise money to reopen the building as a general hospital. Tucson Medical Center opened on November 9, 1944, admitting its first patient.[7] The center has grown significantly to meet the needs of the surrounding city as it has also seen much population growth.[10]
Clinical Services
The midtown facility is licensed by The Joint Commission to provide emergency and inpatient services,[11] TMC for Children, a general pediatric facility located inside TMC, has both pediatric and newborn intensive care, a wellness program and an onsite pediatric emergency department. It does not have psychiatric hospitalization services.[12]
Outpatient Clinics
The Joint Commission also licenses the following TMC and TMC Health services:
- TMC Health Cancer Care
- TMC Endocrinology
- TMC Hospice
- TMC Integrative Pain Management
- TMC Infusion Clinic
- TMC Outpatient Therapy
- TMC Pulmonary Associates
- TMC Rheumatology
- TMC Rincon
- TMC Sleep Diagnostics Laboratory
- TMC Women's Imaging Center
