navigation search uw hospital and clinics industry health care genre hospital founded 1924 headquarters madison wisconsin usa area served wisconsin key people alan kaplan md ceo parent university of wisconsin hospitals and clinics authority website www.uwhealth.org university of wisconsin hospital and clinics uw hospital and clinics or uwhc is a 592 bed academic medical center with 85 outpatient clinics 1 in madison wisconsin . it is an american college of surgeons designated level i adult and pediatric trauma center one of two level i trauma centers in wisconsin the other in milwaukee . 2 uw hospital and clinics has six intensive care units trauma and life support pediatric cardiac cardiothoracic burn neurosurgery . uw health also has an affiliated insurance company unity health insurance . contents 1 history 1.1 american family children s hospital 2 employee relations 3 recognition 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit wisconsin general hospital in the 1930s uw hospital and clinics was established by the wisconsin legislature in 1924 . it was originally named wisconsin general hospital and located at 1300 university avenue . they were formerly part of the uw system but since 1995 are under the control of the university of wisconsin hospital and clinics authority uwhca created under former wisconsin governor tommy thompson . in 1979 3 it moved to a new facility at 600 highland avenue madison wisconsin as the original building was converted for use by the university as classrooms . uw hospital and clinics was reorganized as public authority on june 29 1996 . 4 the hospital and clinics are directed by statute to maintain control and supervise the use of the university of wisconsin hospitals and clinics for the purposes of 1 . delivering comprehensive high quality health care to patients using the hospitals and to those seeking care from its programs including a commitment to provide such care for the medically indigent . 2 . providing an environment suitable for instructing medical and other health professions students physicians nurses and members of other health related disciplines . 3 . sponsoring and supporting research in the delivery of health care to further the welfare of the patients treated and applying the advances in health knowledge to alleviate human suffering promote health and prevent disease . 4 . assisting health programs and personnel throughout the state and region in the delivery of health care . 1 american family children s hospital edit the university of wisconsin hospital and clinics opened the american family children s hospital on august 29 2007 . the 78 million facility was funded by 41 million in private donations which included 10 million contributed by american family insurance and 37 million in bonds . employee relations edit employees of the uwhc negotiate their contracts on a separate schedule from employees of the uw system . 5 this right was removed when the passage of a bill to limit collective bargaining rights was passed . 6 recognition edit in 2012 uw hospital and clinics uwhc was named the top hospital in wisconsin by u.s. news & world report magazine and among the nation s top 50 hospitals in seven medical specialties . additionally uwhc was named a high performing hospital among the top 25 % of hospitals in five additional specialties . 7 uw hospital and clinics received magnet hospital designation by the american nurses credentialing center in 2009 . 8 uw hospital and clinics was named the 1 academic medical center nationwide for outstanding nursing quality in 2009 by american nurses association based on performance on the national database of nursing quality indicators ndnqi . uw hospital and clinics ranked among the top five academic health centers nationwide in a university healthsystem consortium benchmarking study of safety mortality clinical effectiveness and equity in delivering care 2008 . 9 uw hospital and clinics ranked among the top 50 in the nation in seven medical specialties in the most recent 2011 2012 u.s. news & world report hospital ranking . 10 additionally the american family children s hospital was ranked among the top 50 in the nation in five medical specialties in the same report . 11 uw hospital and clinics named among 100 best companies in the nation by working mother magazine in 2007 and 2008 . 12 the hospital and clinics heart and vascular care program listed among top 100 hospital programs in the thomson reuters cardiovascular benchmarks for success 2004 2008 . 13 see also edit uw carbone cancer center references edit http www.uwhealth.org about uwhealth university of wisconsin hospital and clinics 11013 http www.facs.org trauma verified.html http www.uwhealth.org about uwhealth history and innovation 11087 http www.uwhealth.org files uwhealth docs pdf2 uwhc factsandfigures feb2010.pdf uwhc employees union contract summary of gov. scott walker s budget repair bill green bay gazette february 16 2011 http www.uwhealth.org news uw hospital and clinics named top hospital in wisconsin 38260 http www.nursecredentialing.org magnetorg getdetail.cfm magnetid 2682 http www.med.wisc.edu news events news uw hospital and clinics among top five teaching hospitals 821 http health.usnews.com best hospitals university of wisconsin hospital and clinics 6450820 http health.usnews.com best hospitals university of wisconsin hospital and clinics 6450820 http www.workingmother.com bestcompanies janice bultema 2010 04 university of wisconsin hospital and clinics http www.100tophospitals.com top cardio hospitals external links edit uw hospital and clinics home page american family children s hospital home page v t e university of wisconsin madison colleges and schools agricultural & life sciences business education engineering human ecology international studies journalism & mass communication law letters & science library & information studies medicine & public health music nursing pharmacy public affairs 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