OVERVIEW
Southern Arizona's newest academic medical facility, University Physicians Hospital (UPH Hospital) provides patients with direct access to the expertise, groundbreaking research and latest treatments of The University of Arizona College of Medicine 

The comprehensive medical center and hospital that features nationally and internationally recognized clinics, programs and UA faculty physicians. UPH Hospital has been ranked as one of the 100 Best Value Hospitals in the United States as part of the Hospital Value Index^TM.  UPH Hospital and University Medical Center were the only two Tucson hospitals listed in the 100 Best Value Hospitals Index.

New additions to the campus will be built on the 70 acres surrounding the hospital, creating numerous specialty treatment centers, as well as advanced teaching and state-of-the-art research facilities. 

Location

2800 E. Ajo Way Tucson, Arizona 85713

Media Contact:

Sarah Frost Office: (520) 874-3521 Cell: (520) 425-7594 Pager: (520) 694-4480 #7677 sfrost@uph.org

Website:

www.UPH.org

Services and Programs:

Arizona Institute for Sports Medicine Behavioral health services Cardiology including cardiac cath lab Dialysis Emergency/urgent care Inpatient and outpatient surgical services Intensive care unit (ICU) Laboratory Medical/Surgical/Telemetry unit Neurophysiology Outpatient primary and specialty care clinics Pharmacy Radiology (diagnostic and imaging services including MRI, breast MRI and mammography) Rehabilitation therapy Robotically assisted surgery Telemedicine UltraClinics TM

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
UPH employs some of the world's most sophisticated medical technology, setting itself apart from other hospitals, locally and nationally.

da Vinci® Surgical System

The first of its kind in Southern Arizona, da Vinci is a minimally invasive surgical system.  UPH surgeons are currently using it to perform radical prostatectomies, Nissen fundoplications, myomectomies, hysterectomies and pelvic reconstructive procedures.

UltraClinicsTM

This rapid breast cancer diagnosis service enables women to have a biopsy and get the lab results back the same day, eliminating the unnecessary and traditional wait time of 15 to 43 days to get results. University Physicians Hospital was the first site in the nation to use this innovative technology.

UPH Hospital Medical Upgrades

$1,448,292 in capital equipment for the ICU $4,688,001 in Radiology $3,280,336 for Operating Room/Anesthesiology

Clinic visits at UPH Hospital

FYTD 2007 - May 2008* = 66,454 FY 2006-2007 = 65,768 FY 2005-2006 = 59,640 FY 2004-2005 = 49,830

Inpatient and outpatient surgeries

FYTD 2007 - May 2008* = 2,352 FY 2006-2007 = 2,224 FY 2005-2006 = 1,142 FY 2004-2005 =  662

UPH Hospital Admissions

FYTD 2007 - May 2008* = 6,865 Nov 2006-2007 = 6,682 FY 2005-2006 = 5,250 FY 2004-2005 = 4,200

UPH Emergency Department and Urgent Care Visits

FYTD 2007 - May 2008* = 41,072 Nov 2006-2007 = 38,999 FY 2005-2006 = 37,417 FY 2004-2005 = 30,356

UPH Hospital Total Patient Days

FYTD 2007 - May 2008* = 38,593 FY 2006-2007 = 37,030 FY 2005-2006 = 444,765 FY 2004-2005 = 320,022

*Annualized data July 2006 - November 2006

HISTORY

In June 2004, University Physicians Healthcare reached an agreement with Pima County to assume full control of the 200-bed Kino Community Hospital.

The 50-year lease agreement included $127 million in funding from Pima County over 10 years to re-establish UPH Hospital as a full-service hospital and outpatient treatment center. UPH is paying $10 per year to lease the 280,000 square foot hospital.

Per the lease agreement with Pima County, UPH is restoring the hospital to full-service, as well as improving patient care and training programs. The following advances have been completed:

• July 2008: As part of The University of Arizona/UPHK Graduate Medical Education Consortium, UPH begins the first two of seven new residency programs at the hospital.
• June 2008: Cath Lab opens with state-of-the-art equipment.
• June 2008: University Physicians Hospital is ranked as one of the 100 Best Value Hospitals in the United States as part of the Hospital Value Index^TM.
• January 2008: Second CT scanner is installed (64 slice).
• April 2007: The only sports medicine facility in Southern Arizona opens on the campus - Arizona Institute for Sports Medicine.
• May 2006: UPH Hospital becomes base site for new UA College of Medicine residency programs.
• May 2006: $36 million in bonds approved by voters to expand and improve the psychiatric inpatient hospital facilities at University Physicians Hospital.
• May 2006: $18 million in bonds approved by voters for a specialized psychiatric urgent care facility at University Physicians Hospital.
• March 2006: Toshiba EXCELART Vantage MRI System installed.
• August 2005: UPH moved all its neurology services into renovated clinics, expanding programs and adding new physicians. The clinic now offers the widest range of neurological services in the area.
• July 2005: UPH took over management of the Emergency Department and recruited additional physicians.
• July 2005: A combined pediatric and emergency medicine residency program was established. It is the third such training program in the US and the only one west of Indianapolis.
• May 2005: $1.5 million da Vinci surgical system installed as the first in Southern Arizona, used for nissen fundoplications, myomectomies, hysterectomies, pelvic reconstruction procedures and radical prostatectomies.
• May 2005: New diagnostic imaging system, UltraClinics^TM is installed.

University Physicians Healthcare is a non profit corporation created in 1985 as the medical practice of the physicians of the UA College of Medicine. Together, University Physicians Healthcare, The University of Arizona, University Physicians Hospital and University Medical Center combine to care for patients, educate medical students, train young physicians and conduct clinical research. With over 350 physicians and 1,500 staff, UPH is Arizona's largest physicians group.