About University Medical Center
Bringing Advanced Solutions to Our Community Every Day
University Medical Center, part of the LCMC Health family of hospitals, was built for and by New Orleans. We're home to the Avery C. Alexander Academic Research Center and the largest training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana. That means you can count on us to bring the latest and greatest expertise to your care, every time you step through our doors.
University Medical Center at a glance
Our treatment facilities provide high levels of patient care availability to handle anything that comes our way.
University Medical Center helps our community by offering:
- 446 licensed inpatient beds
- 60 behavioral health beds
- 2,779 employees
- 753 physicians in 78 specialties
- 2.3 million square feet for healthcare services
- 19 surgical suites
- 5-story Clinic building with 276 exam rooms
- 68,755 emergency room visits
- 5 trauma rooms
- 185,609 primary and specialty care visits
About Rev. Avery C. Alexander
Rev. Alexander was an important figure in the Civil Rights movement. He was a longtime member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and a prominent community leader who fought for better healthcare for the poor. Charity Hospital, which long served as the region’s safety net hospital prior to its closure following damage from Hurricane Katrina, had also been named in Rev. Alexander's honor.
Transition and transformation
In 2013, LCMC Health finalized a partnership with the State of Louisiana to operate the former Interim LSU Hospital and the future University Medical Center New Orleans.. In August 2015, we began the next chapter in our history with the opening of the state-of-the-art, $1.2 billion University Medical Center. We look forward to carrying on our legacy and becoming an epicenter of medical care, education and research for the coming decades and beyond.
Our mission
Health, care, and education beyond extraordinary
Our vision
University Medical Center New Orleans will be a leading world-class academic medical center and the destination of choice for exceptional health care.
Our values
We bring heart and soul. We're in it together. We give a little extra.
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