M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center

M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
M Health Fairview
Phillips-Wangensteen, Moos Tower and other buildings in the East Bank complex
Geography
Location2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°58′03″N 93°14′13″W / 44.967372°N 93.237035°W / 44.967372; -93.237035
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III Trauma Center
Beds1700
SpecialityTeaching
HelipadFAA LID: MY65
History
Former name(s)University of Minnesota Medical Center
Opened1911
Links
Websitewww.mhealthfairview.org
ListsHospitals in Minnesota

M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) previously known as University of Minnesota Medical Center, is a 1700-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, servicing the entire region. UMMC is the region's only university-level academic medical center. The hospital is operated by the M Health Fairview Health System and the largest hospital in the system. UMMC is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School. UMMC is also an ACS designated level III trauma center. Attached to the medical center is the Masonic Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21.

There are two campuses: one located on the East Bank of the Mississippi River and the other located on the West Bank. The West Bank campus was previously Saint Mary's Hospital and Fairview-Riverside Medical Center. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center is a teaching institution.