Agency Details:

University Of Toledo Medical Center

The mission of The University of Toledo Medical Center is to provide superior patient care which is compassionate and cost effective, and to support and enhance the health education mission of The University of Toledo. In partnership with UT, The University of Toledo Medical Center continuously strives to develop and incorporate advancements in health care knowledge to improve the safety and quality of patient care.

Vision for the Future-redefining the standards of excellence in health care through teamwork toward a common vision. To improve the human condition; to advance knowledge through excellence in learning, discovery, and engagement; and to serve as a diverse, student-centered public research university.

History:
The University of Toledo Medical Center offers:

The area's only academic medical center-An academic medical center provides high levels of expertise, the resources to handle the most complex cases, and access to the latest and safest medical advances.

Specialty care in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, cancer, surgery and kidney transplantation.

Guaranteed appointments within 24 hours for all new orthopedic, cardiology and surgery patients.

Level one trauma center, offering emergency health and trauma services 24 hours a day.

An average door to balloon time of 59 minutes-'Door-to-balloon' refers to the interval from patient arrival, to inflation of the balloon catheter within the patient's blocked artery. The average established time is 90-minutes.

Paired Kidney Donation-UTMC performed the world's first paired kidney exchange transplant.

The area's only accredited primary stroke center-UTMC was recognized with a 2008 Gold Sustained Performance Award for stroke care.

Heart and vascular services that provide comprehensive care, including treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation and the only specialists in the area who perform atrial fibrillation ablation. New atrial fibrillation patients are guaranteed an appointment within 24 hours.

A state of the art Orthopaedic Center that offers total orthopedic care from neck to toe, and every bone and joint in between. The center also offers new patients a guaranteed appointment within 24 hours.

A cancer center dedicated to clinical and translational cancer research, education and treatment

Coghlin Rehabilitation Center, which holds Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditations in the areas of brain injury outpatient rehabilitation, hospital inpatient rehabilitation, hospital brain injury inpatient rehabilitation, and spinal cord system of care.

Contact person: Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email)

Address:

2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43606-3390 (See a map)

Web Site: http://utmc.utoledo.edu/

Last updated on March 13, 2009