The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) is a major multi-hospital health system headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. UPHS and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania together comprise Penn Medicine, a clinical and research entity of the University of Pennsylvania. UPHS hospitals include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, Princeton Medical Center, and Doylestown Hospital.

The UPHS is home to the first hospital in the United States, Pennsylvania Hospital.

History

The Chester County Hospital and Health System joined UPHS in 2013. Two years later, Lancaster General Health (LG Health) joined the UPHS family. Princeton Health officially merged into UPHS in January 2018. UPHS added Doylestown Hospital as its seventh hospital in 2025.

Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was previously part of the UPHS network but was sold to Community Health Systems in 2004. Phoenixville Hospital was sold again by CHS to Tower Health in 2017.

In 2020, University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian was ranked as the 15th best hospital in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report.

Major facilities

FacilityLocationType of facilityYear openedYear joined UPHSNotes
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity City, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTeaching18741993First university-owned teaching hospital in the United States
Pennsylvania HospitalCenter City, PhiladelphiaTeaching17511993First hospital of the United States
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterUniversity City, PhiladelphiaTeaching18711995Houses Penn's departments of Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, in addition to long-term care and nursing home facilities
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PATeaching18922013
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PATeaching18932015Part of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network
Princeton Medical CenterPlainsboro Township, NJTeaching19192018Part of the Penn Medicine Princeton Health network
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PATeaching19232025Part of Penn Medicine Doylestown Health network.
Perelman Center for Advanced MedicineUniversity City, PhiladelphiaSpecialist20082008Houses the Abramson Cancer Center and Roberts Proton Therapy Center
Penn Medicine University CityUniversity City, PhiladelphiaSpecialistHome to the Penn Musculoskeletal Center
Penn Medicine RittenhouseSouthwest Center City, PhiladelphiaRehabilitation19161997Houses the Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (operated by Good Shepherd Penn Partners) and the Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse
Penn Medicine RadnorRadnor Township, PAOutpatientComprehensive primary and specialized outpatient care.
Penn Medicine Cherry HillCherry Hill, NJOutpatient
Women & Babies HospitalLancaster, PASpecialist20002015Specialty hospital for babies and women of all ages, part of the Lancaster General Health network
Lancaster Rehabilitation HospitalLancaster, PARehabilitation20072015Part of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network, co-owned by Kindred Healthcare
Lancaster Behavioral Health HospitalLancaster, PAPsychiatric hospitalPart of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network, co-owned by Universal Health Services