Magee-Womens Hospital

Description

About Us
MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC is a worldclass center for both womens health and comprehensive medicalsurgical care Ranked among the top 12 hospitals in the nation for gynecological care MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC is a National Center of Excellence in Womens Health one of the first recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services An innovative leader in the delivery of womens health care and research Magee is elegantly designed and welcoming with stateoftheart technology for diagnosis and treatment

Nearly 10000 babies are born at Magee each year accounting for 45 percent of all births in Allegheny County The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU the largest in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the country treats more than 1500 seriously or critically ill babies each year MageeWomens Research Institute is a nationally and internationally recognized center for womens health study Our Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences is among the nations top departments of its kind in funding from the National Institutes of Health a vital indicator of high quality patient care and clinical staff

One of the first recognized as a National Center of Excellence in Womens Health by the US Department of Health and Human Services Magee serves as the teaching facility for obstetrics gynecology gynecologic oncology and neonatology for the University of Pittsburgh Members of our medical staff hold academic appointments at the university and are actively involved in education and research as well as patient care

Our Mission Vision
MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC is committed to providing superior health care to the families of western Pennsylvania including women infants and men and to being a regional and national leader in innovative womens and infants health care and research

Our focus on local women regardless of ability to pay has been fundamental to Magees growth and evolution as a national center for clinical programs in breast and gynecologic cancers genetics infectious diseases and reproductive endocrinology Our philosophy has always been that each woman is unique and central to the delivery of medical care Our vision of personal and inclusive health care includes an emphasis on research that moves quickly from lab to bedside

MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC continues to strive in these areas

medical excellence and innovation
outstanding patient care
education
research
standards development
advocacy
health and environment

History

Since opening our doors in 1911 Magee has striven to advance the understanding of womens health and the practice of genderspecific medicine Our first patients were 14 women and their infants brought in horsedrawn ambulances to a makeshift facility at the home of Christopher Lyman Magee More than 500000 babies have been born at Magee during the ensuing years and our outpatient visits have grown to 200000 a year