| Academic Medical Center | |
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 Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bijlmer, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°17′40″N 4°57′27″E / 52.29444°N 4.95750°E / 52.29444; 4.95750 |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Amsterdam |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 1002 (2011) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Netherlands |
The Academic Medical Center (Dutch: Academisch Medisch Centrum), or AMC, was the university hospital affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. After merging with the VU University Medical Center, it now operates as the Amsterdam University Medical Center, a single organization with two locations, affiliated with two universities. It was one of the largest and leading hospitals of the Netherlands, located in the Bijlmer neighborhood in the most south-eastern part of the city of Amsterdam. AMC consistently ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the world.
History
The Academic Medical Center was founded in the year 1983, it stands as one of the Netherlands' most extensive and technologically advanced hospitals, boasting a global medical ranking of approximately the fiftieth position.
Services
The AMC has had an intensive cooperation with the other university hospital of Amsterdam, the VU University Medical Center (VUmc), affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The two hospitals merged their administrative tasks on 7 June 2018 to form the Amsterdam University Medical Center. The merger was fully completed on 31 December 2023.
Tertiary care departments included advanced trauma care, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, infectious diseases and other departments.
Special units include:
- Neurosurgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Neonatal and pediatric surgery and intensive care
- Pediatric oncology
- Level I trauma center
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References
- "Jaarverslagen zorg, CIBG, Ministerie VWS". Desan, Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Radio Netherlands Archives". Radio Netherlands. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – Medicine". Top Universities.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Academic Medical Center". Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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