UCSF Medical Center

The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is a research and teaching hospital in San Francisco, California and is the medical center of the University of California, San Francisco. It is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. In 2020–21, it was ranked as the 8th-best overall hospital in the United States and the third best hospital in California (behind UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which are both located in Los Angeles) by U.S. News & World Report.[1]

University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
UCSF Medical Center
Geography
LocationSan Francisco, California, USA
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of California, San Francisco
Services
Beds796
History
Opened1907
Links
Websitehttp://www.ucsfhealth.org/

It was founded in 1907 at the site of Parnassus Heights, on Mount Sutro, following the 1906 earthquake, and it was the first hospital in the University of California system. The university acquired Mount Zion Hospital in 1990, which became the second major clinical site and since 1999 has hosted the first comprehensive cancer center in Northern California. Beginning in 2001, the University expanded in the Mission Bay neighborhood and added a new medical center with three new hospitals.

History

The UCSF medical center opened as a hospital in 1907 with 75 beds, after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake made it necessary to expand healthcare in the city. In 1949, the UC Hospital was officially renamed "University of California Medical Center."[2]

Mount Zion Hospital opened its doors in 1897 merged with UCSF in 1990.[3]

The medical center received a philanthropic donation of $100 million from Chuck Feeney in February 2015, the largest gift by an individual in the history of the UC system.[4] In 2018, UCSF received a commitment of $500 million for the construction of a new hospital, which will be built at Parnassus, replacing the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute.[5]

Facilities

Parnassus

UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights is located on the main campus of UCSF and includes the 600-bed teaching hospital of the same name along with the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, extensive research labs, the main branch of the UCSF Library, and is home to the UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF School of Nursing, UCSF School of Dentistry, and UCSF School of Pharmacy.[6]

In June 2013, Becker's Hospital Review listed the UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus as the 9th highest grossing hospital in America with a gross revenue of $6.88 billion.[7]

Mission Bay

UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay opened February 1, 2015 and hosts three hospitals (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital, and UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital) and an outpatient facility. Overall, the 6-story medical center covers 878,000-square-foot and has 289 beds. It also has 4.3 acres of green space, including 100,000 square feet of ground landscaping and 60,000 square feet of rooftop gardens.

Mount Zion

Mount Zion Hospital was planned in 1887 by members of the Jewish community in San Francisco. It opened its doors in 1897 and gradually became a major center of medical research. It merged with UCSF in 1990.[3] UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion now hosts specialty clinics, including the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Women's Health Center. Mount Zion includes a Surgery Center with 10 operating rooms and 90 beds.[6]

Rankings

In 2020–21, UCSF Medical Center was ranked as the third best hospital in California (standing behind UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which are both located in Los Angeles) by the U.S. News & World Report.[1] UCSF received following ranking in 16 adult medical specialities:[8]

Specialty Ranking
Cancer 10
Cardiology and Heart Surgery 33
Diabetes and Endocrinology 3
Ear, nose, and throat (otolaryngology) 14
Gastroenterology and GI surgery 17
Geriatrics 8
Gynecology 21
Nephrology 8
Neurology and Neurosurgery 2
Ophthalmology 9
Orthopedics 15
Pulmonology and Lung Surgery 8
Psychiatry 9
Rehabilitation Not Ranked
Rheumatology 7
Urology 7

See also

References
  1. "2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll and Medical Specialties Rankings".
  2. "UCSF History". UC San Francisco.
  3. "Mount Zion Chronicles" at the UCSF website
  4. "University of California San Francisco receives $100M gift". KSBW. February 19, 2015.
  5. "UCSF Receives $500M Commitment from Helen Diller Foundation to Begin Planning New Hospital". UC San Francisco.
  6. "Our Organization | UCSF Medical Center". www.ucsfhealth.org.
  7. "100 Top-Grossing Hospitals in America". Beckers Hospital Review.
  8. "US News and World Report rankings of best hospitals". Usnews.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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