University Medical Center (Lubbock, Texas)

University Medical Center
UMC Health System
Geography
Location	602 Indiana Ave. Lubbock, Texas, USA
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	General and Teaching
Affiliated university	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Helipad	FAA LID: TA79
Beds	412
History
Founded	1978
Links
Website	umchealthsystem.com

Coordinates: 33°35′17.95″N 101°53′28.91″W / 33.5883194°N 101.8913639°W

University Medical Center

University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas is a public, non-profit 412-bed hospital. UMC is the primary hospital of the UMC Health System and is owned by the taxpayers of Lubbock County. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).^[1] UMC had the first Level 1 Trauma Center in West Texas, and it is still the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region.^[2] UMC's Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center is the only Burn Center in the region.^[3] UMC's Children's Unit is a part of the Children's Miracle Network and includes a pediatric intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit.^[4]

References

1. "About UMC". UMC Health System. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
2. https://www.umchealthsystem.com/information/About.asp
3. https://www.umchealthsystem.com/BurnCenter/
4. https://www.umchealthsystem.com/ChildrensHospital/