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Presbyterian Medical Center

39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA.
215-662-8000

For more than a century, Presbyterian Medical Center has provided outstanding health care services for our Philadelphia neighbors — and for patients who travel from far and wide for our innovative medical therapies and distinguished specialists. We have grown tremendously over the years, and today Presbyterian ranks as one of the region's premier medical facilities.

Presbyterian was founded in 1871 by the Alliance of Philadelphia Presbyteries. Originally called Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia, we began as a small 45-bed facility on 2 1/2 acres.

Nursing has strong roots at Presbyterian, beginning with the establishment of our School of Nursing in 1887. We have always recognized the extraordinary role nurses play in providing first-rate care, and continue to value their professionalism and dedication to patients.

Over the years, Presbyterian has grown to a modern 16-acre campus that contains more than 300 beds and encompasses our impressive array of medical institutes, specialty centers and research programs, including the region's first freestanding outpatient heart facility and one of the nation's most renowned ophthalmology centers, the Scheie Eye Institute.

At Presbyterian, our strong heritage enables us to deliver care with the humanity and medical excellence that our patients expect. We are enormously proud of our history of healing.

In 1995, Presbyterian Medical Center became a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. As a University of Pennsylvania teaching hospital, Presbyterian is able to offer patients a full array of state-of-the art services, from primary and family care to the most complex medical and surgical treatment by a world-renowned team of medical professionals.