UPMC Somerset is a non-profit, general acute care community hospital that was founded on January 31, 1921 and is located at 225 South Center Avenue Somerset, Pennsylvania 15501.[1] It has 111 licensed beds and five operating rooms making it the largest hospital in Somerset County.[2][3]
On June 28, 2018, Somerset Hospital announced it was exploring an affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC),[4] and on November 1, 2018, the two entities announced that they had signed a binding integration and affiliation agreement.[5] Somerset Hospital officially merged with UPMC on February 1, 2019, becoming UPMC Somerset.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ "History". Sommersethospital.com. Somerset Hospital. 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Interactive Hospital Map: Hospitals and Health Systems of Pennsylvania". HAPonline.org. The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania. July 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Hospital Reports". pa.gov. Pennsylvania Health Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health. 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ Ellich, Judy D.J. (June 29, 2018). "Somerset Hospital seeks affiliation with UPMC". Daily American. Somerset, PA. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Ellich, Judy D.J. (November 1, 2018). "Somerset Hospital moving forward with UPMC affiliation". The Courier Express. Dubois, Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Pesto, Mark (February 2, 2019). "Somerset Hospital officially merges into UPMC network, becomes UPMC Somerset". The Tribune-Democrat. Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 3, 2019.