Work Here?
About University Health
Industries
Healthcare
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1M
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Founded
1962
Overview
University Health is an academic health system with two acute-care hospitals, a large behavioral health program, a long-term care facility, and multiple primary care clinics. It delivers inpatient, emergency, surgical, and outpatient care through a connected network and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where doctors also train tomorrow’s physicians. Its downtown campus houses a Level One Trauma Center, and the system includes specialty centers like a cancer center, eye center, imaging, and a Family Birthplace. The goal is to provide accessible, high-quality care for the community, educate future healthcare professionals, and improve health outcomes for all patients.
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $2.3M expansion into Independence office space starts April 2024.
- $1M McCombs Foundation gift boosts pediatric transplant program.
- $300M Belvidere Park hospital adds 100 University Health acute beds.
What critics are saying
- UHS $63M mental health hospital opens 2026, capturing Independence market share.
- State repurposes Center for Behavioral Medicine, eliminating 50 acute beds.
- Belvidere Park state control sidelines University Health revenue from short-term care.
What makes University Health unique
- Largest comprehensive behavioral health program in Kansas City area.
- Primary teaching hospital for UMKC School of Medicine.
- Two acute care academic hospitals with specialist physicians.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?
Funding
Total Funding
$1M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
1 Rounds
Benefits
Professional Development Budget
Company News
University Health KC to spend $2,301,000.00 to expand into new space in Independence Missouri. University Health KC to spend $2,301,000.00 to expand into new space in Independence Missouri.Independence, Missouri — According to state and local development sources, University Health KC plans to invest $2,301,000.00 to build out new space in Independence. The company plans to occupy the new space at 19000 E Eastland Center Ct in Independence, on or about April 1, 2024. According to the company website University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrows doctors the very latest updates
This would be the 14th consecutive year the University of Kansas Hospital was named the Best Hospital in Kansas City.
The University of Kansas Hospital is also nationally ranked among the country's top 50 hospitals in 8 specialties.
The University of Kansas Hospital announced last week it has acquired $143 Million for the development of a new state-of-the-art cancer center.
Late San Antonio businessman and philanthropist Red McCombs’ impact on the city has continued after his passing in February as the McCombs Foundation is contributing $1 million to the pediatric transplant program at University Health’s Transplant Institute.
University Health is Hiring for 281 Jobs on Simplify!
Find jobs on Simplify and start your career today
About University Health
Industries
Healthcare
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1M
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Founded
1962
University Health is Hiring for 281 Jobs on Simplify!
Find jobs on Simplify and start your career today