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Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill2301 Holmes |
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Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill embodies the legacy of health care on Hospital Hill that began with the opening of City Hospital in 1872. Today, the 250-bed medical center is recognized for its broad range of acute and outpatient care. TMC Hospital Hill has the highest number of emergency visits - 54,000 - of any health care institution in the metropolitan area. It also boasts a neo-natal intensive care nursery and extensive women's health care services. Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill is also noted for its:
• The Birthplace (22-bed LDRP) • Sickle Cell Resource Center • HIV/AIDS Services • Eye Foundation • High Risk Obstetrics The population at TMC Hospital Hill provides residents with ample and diverse educational and research opportunities. Residents are responsible for patient management under the supervision of senior residents, attending physicians, and a full complement of consultant subspecialists. More than 11,500 patients are admitted annually with more than 212,000 outpatient visits. Residents who work with the center's diverse patient population find a vast array of educational and research opportunities at TMC Hospital Hill, where they are responsible for patient management under the supervision of senior residents, attending physicians and a full complement of consultant sub-specialists. The Asthma Clinical Research Center, a cooperative effort created in partnership with the American Lung Association, Children's Mercy Hospital and the UMKC School of Medicine, is one of 19 research centers in the country promoting clinical research in adult and pediatric asthma. Clinical research activities with adult patients are conducted in the Adult Pulmonary Clinic at TMC Hospital Hill. TMC Hospital Hill, Truman Medical Center Lakewood and Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health Network make up the Truman Medical Centers network. |
