UPMC
UPMC is one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. A $10 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, UPMC develops and delivers Life Changing Medicine by harnessing the power of technology, translating science into cures, and accelerating the pace of innovation worldwide.
A world-renowned health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care. It provides more than $900 million a year in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution.
As Pennsylvania’s largest nongovernmental employer, with more than 87,000 employees, UPMC is comprised of:
- More than 40 hospitals
- More than 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites
- An international division
- An enterprises division
A passion for innovation lies at the heart of UPMC’s success. UPMC’s unique strategy of combining clinical and research excellence with business-like discipline translates into high-quality patient care for both western Pennsylvanians and the global community.
UPMC is organized into four major operating units:
- Provider Services, which includes a comprehensive array of tertiary, community, and regional hospitals; specialty service lines, such as transplantation, women’s health, behavioral health, pediatrics, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and rehabilitation; in-home care and retirement living options; contract services, including pharmacy and clinical laboratories; and nearly 3,400 employed physicians and associated practices.
- Insurance Services, the largest medical and behavioral health service insurer in western Pennsylvania, offers health insurance to companies and their employees, as well as recipients of government programs such as Medicare and Medical Assistance; integrated workers’ compensation and disability services; and coverage for behavioral health services to Medical Assistance beneficiaries in 35 Pennsylvania counties.
- UPMC International provides hands-on health care and management services with partners around the world.
- UPMC Enterprises functions as the innovation and commercialization arm of UPMC.