Penn State Hershey Medical Center
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| company_name = Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| company_logo = [[Image:Milton S. Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine.gif|200px]]
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| foundation = [[1967]]
|location = [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]
| key_people = Harold L. Paz, M.D., M.S. - Penn State Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of Penn State College of Medicine, Chief Executive Officer of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| area_served = Southcentral PA
| industry = Medical
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| homepage = http://www.pennstatehershey.org
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<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Hmc_psu.gif|275px|thumb|Aerial view of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]].]] -->'''Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center''', located in Hershey, Pennsylvania 10 miles (17 km) east of Harrisburg, is Penn State’s medical school and is the only medical school and university hospital in Pennsylvania located outside the urban areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
==History==
In [[1963]], The M. S. Hershey Foundation offered [[USD|$]]50 million to Penn State to establish a [[medical school]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey]]. With this grant and $21.3 million from the [[U.S. Public Health Service]], the University built a medical school, teaching [[hospital]], and research center. Ground was broken in [[1966]] and Penn State's College of Medicine opened its doors to the first class of students in [[1967]] and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accepted the first patients in [[1970]].<ref name="hmc">{{cite web| url=http://www.hmc.psu.edu/college/about/index.htm| year=2006| title=About the College of Medicine|first=| last=Penn State College of Medicine| publisher=hmc.psu.edu/| accessdate=2006-12-31}}</ref>
The original buildings at the Medical Center included the Medical Science Building and [[medical center]], Animal Research Farm, Laundry and Steam Plant, and University Manor Apartments. Since [[1970]], the campus has grown from 318 to 555 acres. Many additions have been made to the academic and patient-care facilities, which are components of the Penn State College of Medicine and the Penn State University Children’s Hospital.<ref name="hbg">{{cite web| url=http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/econProfile/healthServ.html| year=2006| title=Healthcare in the Harrisburg area|first=| last=City of Harrisburg| publisher=harrisburgpa.gov/| accessdate=2006-12-31}}</ref>
In 2004, the Medical Center established an [[emergency medicine]] [[Residency (medicine)|residency program]], in cooperation with [[PinnacleHealth System|PinnacleHealth]]/[[Harrisburg Hospital]], a primary urban clinical institution in the region.<ref name="emergency">{{cite web| url=http://www.hmc.psu.edu/emergencymedicine/residency/index.htm| year=2006| title=Emergency Medicine Residency Program|first=| last=College of Medicine| publisher=hmc.psu.edu/| accessdate=2007-01-01}}</ref> Since 2006, there is a new affiliation with the [[Mount Nittany Medical Center]] hospital in [[State College, Pennsylvania]].
==Penn State College of Medicine==
'''Penn State College of Medicine''' students have gone on to become world renowned productive physicians and scientists. As of May [[2001]], the College of Medicine has graduated 2,808 physicians and 598 scientists with Ph.D. or M.S. degrees.<ref name="hmc"/> The College of Medicine offers degree programs in [[anatomy]], [[biochemistry]] and [[molecular biology]], [[bioengineering]], cell and [[molecular biology]], [[genetics]], integrative [[biosciences]], [[microbiology]] and [[immunology]], [[neuroscience]], [[pharmacology]], and [[physiology]], and two postdoctoral programs leading to an M.S. degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine, the only such program in the [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]], and an M.S. in Health Evaluation Sciences.<ref name="hmc"/> Each year, more than 360 resident [[physician]]s are trained in medical specialties at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The medical center also maintains a School of Nursing.<ref name="hmc"/>
'''College of Medicine statistics:''' (as of 2005<ref name="hmc"/>)
* Enrollments exceeding 21,000 annually.
* Over $100 million in awards from federal, state, and private agencies, businesses, and individuals annually.
* Admitted 20,622 patients and provided care through 524,411 outpatient and 47,500 emergency-service visits.
* 5,028 employees, 500 volunteers, and the College of Medicine enrolls more than 600 students annually.
==Penn State Children's Hospital==
'''Penn State Children’s Hospital''' is the only [[children's hospital]] in central Pennsylvania and maintains the region's only Level III (highest level), state-of-the-art [[neonatal intensive care unit]] (NICU).<ref name="nicu">{{cite web| url=http://www.giveto.psu.edu/news/003633/default.aspx| year=2005| title=Penn National Gaming Commits $1 Million to Penn State Children's Hospital
|first=| last=Hershey Medical Center| publisher=giveto.psu.edu/| accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref> The [[Intensive Care Unit|pediatric intensive care unit]] (PICU) at Penn State Children’s Hospital received the highest rating for its care to medical, surgical, and trauma patients by the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Evaluations. This ranks the PICU among the top in the [[United States]].<ref name="rank">{{cite web| url=http://www.hmc.psu.edu/news/about/kudos.htm| year=2006| title=Independent Rankings and Accreditations|first=| last=Penn State Hershey Medical Center| publisher=hmc.psu.edu/| accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref> The hospital is a leader in several specialties including [[Neonatology|neonatal care]], [[pediatric oncology]], [[Pediatrics|pediatric cardiology]], [[pediatric surgery]], and [[Physical trauma|pediatric trauma]]. The Children's Hospital houses 120 beds and treats more than 125,000 patients annually.<ref name="nicu"/>
A new '''Expansion of Children's Hospital''' was announced in February [[2003]], which calls for a new free-standing 160,000 square-foot Penn State Children's Hospital to be constructed adjacent to the new [[Penn State Cancer Institute]]. Along with the existing emergency department and main hospital entrances, the Children's Hospital and Cancer Center will form a clinical quadrangle on the east side of the medical center, complete with convenient pick-up and drop off points for patients. A proposed 48,000 square-foot Heart Center will be constructed between Children's Hospital and the medical center's existing south addition. The total cost of the new Children's Hospital (combined with the Cancer Center expansion) is well in excess of [[USD|$]]200 million. To complement funding through federal and state grants, borrowing, and Medical Center reserves, the Cancer Institute is seeking to raise $65 million in [[philanthropy]].<ref name="build">{{cite web| url=http://www.giveto.psu.edu/ReasonsForGiving/BuildingProjects/HMC.html| year=2006| title=Penn State Building Projects|first=| last=Penn State University| publisher=giveto.psu.edu/| accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref><ref name="map">{{cite web| url=http://www.hmc.psu.edu/news/pr/images/masterplan.jpg| year=2006| title=Hershey Medical Center Master Plan|first=| last=Penn State University| publisher=hmc.psu.edu/| accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of hospitals in Harrisburg]]
* [[Penn State Cancer Institute]]
==External links==
*[http://www.hmc.psu.edu/ Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center]
*[http://www.hmc.psu.edu/md/ MD Program]
*[http://www.pennstatemdphdprogram.com Penn State MD/PhD Program]
*[http://www.hmc.psu.edu/library/ George T. Harrell Library]
*[http://www.hmc.psu.edu/emergencymedicine/ Penn State Emergency Medicine]
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