University of Kansas Health System

The University of Kansas Health System
Geography
LocationKansas City, Kansas, Kansas, United States
Coordinates39°03′21″N 94°36′33″W / 39.05583°N 94.60917°W / 39.05583; -94.60917
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Beds910
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 10KS
Number Length Surface
ft m
1
History
Former nameUniversity of Kansas Hospital
Founded1906
Links
Websitewww.kansashealthsystem.com
ListsHospitals in Kansas
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The University of Kansas Health System, commonly known as KU Med and formerly known as The University of Kansas Hospital, is a nonprofit, academic medical center located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, with branch hospitals and education centers in Topeka, Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas, and Lawrence, Kansas. It is a Level I Trauma Center. In 1998, it became an independent entity that receives no funding from the state of Kansas. The health system is affiliated with the University of Kansas Medical Center, which comprises the schools of medicine, nursing and allied health. The University of Kansas Health System combines education, research and patient care with over 18,000 employees and 140 locations. Physicians represent more than 200 specialties.

The center has 993 staffed beds; there were 1,753,607 outpatient visits, 62,579 inpatient admissions and 133,093 emergency department visits in 2024. The center performs annually 10,124 inpatient and 8,743 outpatient surgeries.