About Us

A mother gives birth to a healthy baby. Down another corridor, pediatric orthopedic surgeons conduct an extensive Ilizarov procedure to lengthen the leg of a young girl born with one leg four inches shorter than the other. In another unit, a father is discharged just weeks after receiving a new heart. He is counseled extensively on nutrition to help build his strength and speed his return to his family and home state.

These scenarios represent a typical day at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Here, you’ll find an exciting blend—excellent patient care provided by the hospital nurses and the physicians from University Physicians Healthcare, the education of our next generation of health-care providers, and pioneering treatments and research that are world renowned.

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UMC is a private, nonprofit hospital located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, adjacent to The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. AHSC includes the colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health as well as the physicians from University Physicians Healthcare. These affiliations enable UMC to take a leadership role in offering the latest treatments as well as routine medical care and wellness.