Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (MSHMC) is a 619-bed[4] non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania and serving central Pennsylvania. It is Central Pennsylvania's only academic medical center. The hospital is owned by the Penn State Health System and is its largest hospital. MSHMC is affiliated with the Penn State University College of Medicine.
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Location of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
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Location | Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°15′53″N 76°40′35″W | ||||||||||||||
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Type | Teaching hospital | ||||||||||||||
Affiliated university | Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine | ||||||||||||||
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Emergency department | Combined Adult Level I / Pediatric Level I Trauma Center[1] | ||||||||||||||
Beds | 619 | ||||||||||||||
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Helipad | FAA LID: 64PN[2] FAA LID: 8PS5[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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Website | pennstatehealth.org/hmc |
The medical center is an American College of Surgeons-designated level I adult and pediatric trauma center[5] and has a helipad to handle medevac patients.[6] Attached to the medical center is the 122 bed[7] Penn State Children's Hospital, which treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21.[8]