Free University Medical Center

Free University Medical Center

The Free University Medical Center (Dutch: "Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum") or VUMC, is the university hospital affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) of Amsterdam.

It is one of the largest and leading hospitals of The Netherlands, located next to Amsterdam's A10 ringway in the south-western part of the city, next to the VU campus and close to Schiphol airport.

The VUMC has an intensive cooperation with the other university hospital of Amsterdam, the Academisch Medisch Centrum (Academic Medical Center), which is affiliated with the Universiteit van Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam), Amsterdam's other university.

Tertiary care departments include advanced trauma care, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, infectious diseases and other departments. A medical emergency rescue helicopter is also affiliated with the hospital.

Special units include:
* Neurosurgery
* Cardiothoracic surgery
* Neonatal and pediatric surgery and intensive care
* Pediatric oncology
* Level I trauma center (including trauma helicopter)

ee also

* Academic Medical Center
* Universiteit van Amsterdam


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