UPMC South Side

UPMC South Side is a 149-bed community hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, located in the South Side area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is scheduled to be shut down within five years after its services are transferred to UPMC Mercy which is less than two miles apart and is undergoing $75-$90 million in expansions to its campus. [ [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08165/889655-28.stm Pittsburgh-Post Gazette June 13, 2008] ]

Founded in 1899 as an "industrial hospital" it was merged with UPMC on May 1, 1996 [ [http://southside.upmc.com/Services.htm] "UPMC South Side website", Accessed October 23 2007.] and is home to the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. [ [http://www.upmc.com/HospitalsFacilities/HFHome/Hospitals/#community] "UPMC Hospitals and Facilities Page", Accessed October 23 2007.]

Other notable services include:

6 operating rooms and 2 digital operating rooms

A woman's diagnostic suite

The Heart Center, offering cardiology services and cardiac monitoring

The Sleep Center, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders

References

External links

[http://southside.upmc.com/Default.htm UPMC South Side Website]

[http://www.smith-nephew.com/news/item.jsp?id=165 UPMC South Side Opens Digital Operating Rooms and Learning Center for Orthopaedic Surgery]